SBIR/STTR Research Award
Airfoil Replaceable Leading Edge (ARLE) for Integrally Bladed Rotor (IBR) Sustainment
Award amount
$741,849Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Florida Turbine Technologies Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2008-05-22
- Contract end date
- 2010-09-22
- UEI
- EJ5QQHF7B1P6
- Solicitation number
- 2007.1
- Topic code
- AF071-176
Research abstract
Florida Turbine Technologies proposes the development of an Airfoil Replaceable Leading Edge for the repair of Integrally Bladed Rotors. The phase 2 program will design a first stage fan rotor with an Airfoil Replaceable Leading Edge feature. The design process will include typical Finite Element Analysis plus LS-Dyna analysis of Foreign Object Damage (FOD) capability. The design will also have Fracture Mechanics analysis of a High Cycle Fatigue crack. The design will include considerations for manufacturing and repair using this new technology. Leading edge bonding material will be characterized to define properties for design analysis. Removal and replacement of the leading edge will be demonstrated. The program will conclude with a static FOD impact demonstration and dynamic spin to prove the structural integrity leading to further engine and flight testing.
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.
- Sonic Infrared Inspection for Airseals and Spacers
- Lightweight, Durable, Low-Cost Recuperators Designed for Integration with Small Turbo-generators for Future Army Unmanned Aerial Systems
- Air Riding Thrust Balance System
- Innovative Turbine Engine Propulsion Solutions for Class 3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- Modular Rocket Engine Electric Pumps
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Airfoil Replaceable Leading Edge (ARLE) for Integrally Bladed Rotor (IBR) Sustainment
- Reliable MWM-Array Inspection and Condition Assessment for IBRs
- Integrally Bladed Rotor (IBR) Sustainment
Research funding history
61 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2019). Reported award amounts total $21,420,197. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy