SBIR/STTR Research Award
Anti-coking additive for ester-based aerospace gas turbine engine oils
Award amount
$99,998Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2009Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- LUNA INNOVATIONS INCORPORATED
- Proposal award date
- 2009-03-19
- Contract end date
- 2009-12-19
- UEI
- SJHFCDGKJJC5
- Solicitation number
- 2008.3
- Topic code
- AF083-075
Research abstract
Luna Innovations proposes a novel anti-coking additive system for ester-based gas turbine engine oil. The additive package is synthesized and formulated to achieve the objective of a 50% reduction in both liquid and gas phase coking compared to the current MIL-PRF-23699 oils as measured by standard coking test. The additives will increase the high temperature stability of the turbine oil. The hydrolytic stability of the formulated turbine oil is also improved. FTIR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, GPC, DSC, TGA and coking tests are used to evaluate the efficacy of this anti-coking additive system. BENEFIT: This proposed research is part of an overall advanced fuel and energy system development program at Luna. This anti-coking additive system will support the future military engines which must operate at higher temperature in oxidative environments. It can also resolve the coking issues in commercial aircraft engines and stationary turbine power generation.
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
994 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1991–2026). Reported award amounts total $336,438,763. 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 Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency