SBIR/STTR Research Award
Contamination Prevention for Plain Airframe Bearings (1002-048)
Award amount
$999,900Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2014Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2014-04-10
- Contract end date
- 2015-12-15
- UEI
- DA91DUWSMSQ7
- Solicitation number
- 2013.1
- Topic code
- N131-016
Research abstract
Liner wear in spherical bearings used in fixed wing and rotor craft can be significantly accelerated by liquid and solid contamination. Contamination is particularly problematic with oscillating loads. The proposed solution will prevent contamination of plain airframe bearings without significant additional friction or cost. The modification will not impact the bearing installation time, methods or required equipment. The solution will not significantly increase initial running torque, temperature or maintenance cost. It is universal to all SAE Aerospace bearings (AS81819, AS81820, AS81935, AS82819, AS8942), all sizes and material options.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Life improvement of Plain Airframe Bearings by Preventing Contamination
- Advanced Cermet Liner for Reduced Wear and Contamination in Plain Airframe Bearings
- Life Improvement of Plain Airframe Bearings by Preventing Contamination
- Contamination Prevention for Plain Airframe Bearings (1001-958)
Research funding history
927 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1993–2026). Reported award amounts total $388,500,403. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation