SBIR/STTR Research Award
Low-Erosion and Affordable Nozzles for Advanced Air-to-Air Missiles
Award amount
$79,936Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2012Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- EDWARD POPE DR
- Proposal award date
- 2012-06-06
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- HPX4PC9TMCV5
- Solicitation number
- 2012.1
- Topic code
- N121-014
Research abstract
In this Navy Phase I SBIR program, MATECH proposes to demonstrate its oxidative and erosion-resistant high temperature zirconium oxy-carbide (matrix) with carbon fiber (Cf-ZrOCm) ceramic matrix composite (CMC) for nozzles in multi pulse solid rocket motor, low-smoke propellant, tactical air-to-air missiles. Current graphite and carbon phenolic throat and nozzle components will not meet erosion and thermal insulation (heat soak) requirements. MATECH has developed a Cf-ZrOCm structural insulator/propulsion component material system in which the matrix has demonstrated virtually no erosion by H2 Arc Heater testing and by LHMEL laser testing with Mach 0.9 air impingement. This material also exhibits very low thermal conductivity (
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Flexible TPS Materials
- High Yield SiC Preceramic Polymers
- Affordable Materials and Coatings for Pressure Gain Combustion
- SiNC-1400X Ceramic Fibers and CMCs for Unique High Temperature Applications
- Low Thermal Conductivity Fiber for Solid Rocket Nozzle Insulation
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Low-Erosion and Affordable Nozzles for Advanced Air-to-Air Missiles
- Low-Erosion and Affordable Nozzles for Advanced Air-to-Air Missiles
- Low-Erosion and Affordable Nozzles for Advanced Air-to-Air Missiles
- Low-Erosion and Affordable Nozzles for Advanced Air-to-Air Missiles
Research funding history
70 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1996–2021). Reported award amounts total $25,404,453. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services