SBIR/STTR Research Award
Sprayable Thermal Insulation for Cryogenic Tanks
Award amount
$69,753Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2006Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- ASPEN AEROGELS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2006-01-26
- Contract end date
- 2006-07-24
- UEI
- RUMAJ7ELJG96
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- X3.03
Research abstract
The innovation addressed in this proposal is Sprayable Thermal Insulation for Cryogenic Tanks, or STICT. This novel system could be applied in either an automated or manual spraying process, with much less sensitivity to process chemistry and environmental parameters than cur-rent spray-on foam insulation (SOFI) products like BX-265, while providing better insulation performance. The resulting material would form an aerodynamically smooth, uniform coating with better cohesion and significantly lower thermal conductivity. This would allow thinner layers of insulation which, when combined with greater material strain-to-failure, will eliminate the generation of in-flight debris. In this way, the proposed CryoGel insulation can render future space transportation systems safer and more reliable.
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.
- Thin Aerogel as a Spacer in Multi-Layer Insulation for Cryogenic Space Applications
- High Performance Insulation for Industrial Processes
- Pressure Sensitive Aerogel Bead with PCM for Building Envelopes
- Flexible Ablative Aerogel TPS Materials for Planetary Aerocapture and Entry
- Rapid Fabrication of Aerogel Thermal Insulation for Operationally Responsive Space Satellites
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- Improved Combustion Products Monitor for the ISS
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- Portable Sensor for Rapid In Situ Measurement of Trace Toxic Metals in Water
Research funding history
91 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2002–2013). Reported award amounts total $27,895,998. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services