SBIR/STTR Research Award
Electric Pyrogens and Systems for Safer In-line Inititation of Rocket Motors
Award amount
$99,996Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- DIGITAL SOLID STATE PROPULSION INC
- Proposal award date
- 2009-03-27
- Contract end date
- 2009-09-27
- UEI
- EYCLPAKMU4W4
- Solicitation number
- 2008.3
- Topic code
- MDA08-045
Research abstract
Electrically Solid Propellants (ESP) are a new class of energetic material that can be formulated as a pyrogen having several safety advantages over BKNO3. These ESP are inherently safe from accidental ignition being controllable via electrical power input. When an ESP is fitted with electrodes and a current of the required voltage is applied, it ignites and continues to energetically burn until the electrical power is removed. Yet, these ESPs are also insensitive to ignition by spark or flame, making them well suited for use as a safer pyrogen than BKNO3. Remarkably, these safer ESP electric pyrogens candidates also burn hotter and produce more gas than current BKNO3 pyrogens. Our modification to initiator pyrogen ignition also should be fully compatible with other accident mitigation methods further down the ignition train.
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.
- A Smart Controller for Managing Water Heaters as Thermal Storage Batteries
- Micro Reactor Synthesis of Energetic Ionic Liquids
- Non-Pyrotechnic Battlefield Effects Replication Using eSquibs
- Non-Pyro Electric Small Arms Fire Simulator
- Synthesis of HAN and HEHN in a Continuous Mix Process
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Precision ACS
- Safe Solid Rocket Motor Ignition Systems for Mil. Std. 1901A Compliance Using Electric Solid Propellants and Pyrogens
- Electric Pyrogens and Systems for Safer In-line Inititation of Rocket Motors
- Electric Pyrogens and Systems for Safer In-line Inititation of Rocket Motors
Research funding history
26 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2006–2020). Reported award amounts total $13,812,904. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration