SBIR/STTR Research Award
Advanced Coatings for Alane with Enhanced Stability
Award amount
$749,910Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2010Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2009-06-26
- Contract end date
- 2011-09-26
- UEI
- RMG1AZ1ZH8Q7
- Solicitation number
- 2006.3
- Topic code
- OSD06-PR3
Research abstract
Physical Sciences Inc. proposes to develop a higher performing solid propellant fuel by coating AlH3 to enhance its thermal stability and reduce electrostatic discharge (ESD) sensitivity. Our coated AlH3 ingredient will achieve a viable, higher performing, solid propellant fuel that can exceed IHPRPT phase III Isp goals. In phase II, we will focus upon scale up of our coating procedure, propellant formulation development and characterization, including ballistic performance in a subscale motor firing. Motor firing data will be used to predict specific impulse expected in 15 lb and 70 lb BATES motors, and allow comparisons of our AlH3 propellant’s performance to operational systems.
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.
- Off-axis Laser Event Recorder (OALER)
- TFLN Interconnect for Gigabit-rate Environment Ruggedization (TIGER)
- Advanced Ruggedized Modulators for Onboard Receivers (ARMOR)
- Modular Bypass Valve for Solid Fuel Ramjets
- Bio-inspired Energy Dissipating Structures for Enhanced Airdrop Capabilities
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Development Novel High-Performance Solid Propellants
- Development Novel High-Performance Solid Propellants
- Advanced Coatings for Alane with Enhanced Stability
Research funding history
1,763 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $698,949,224. 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 Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency