SBIR/STTR Research Award
Foil Bearing Supported Centrifugal Cathode Air Blower
Award amount
$99,976Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2008Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- R&D Dynamics Corporation
- Proposal award date
- 2008-05-22
- Contract end date
- 2008-11-22
- UEI
- FN9VRJT8ZDZ5
- Solicitation number
- 2008.1
- Topic code
- OSD08-EP3
Research abstract
The proposed technology will reduce the size and weight of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) power systems for unmanned air vehicle and munition (UAV) applications thus making future UAV's lighter and more fuel efficient. In addition, the proposed technology will further enable the Air Force’s move toward more electric aircraft. The technological advance will have a spillover benefit to land and sea based vehicles utilizing SOFC power systems. A high technology cathode air blower will be designed and built in Phase I. The cathode air blower is able to operate at very high speeds > 100,000 rpm because the rotating assembley will be supported on foil air bearings. This high speed operation allows for a very small, light weight and efficient air blower which enables more power dense SOFC power 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.
- Foil Gas Bearings for High Temperature Gas Turbine Engine
- Low Cost Foil Bearing Supported Helium Circulation Fan
- High Efficiency R744 Centrifugal Chiller
- High Temperature Solid Lubricant Coatings for Foil Air Bearings
- Foil Gas Bearing Supported Quiet Fan for Spacecraft Ventilation
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Foil Bearing Supported Centrifugal Cathode Air Blower
- High-Temperature Blower Development for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Applications
- Highly Efficient, Lightweight, High Temperature Blower for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Research funding history
20 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1995–2012). Reported award amounts total $6,800,293. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration