SBIR/STTR Research Award
Development of Durable, Fiber-Reinforced Refractory Composites for Thermal Protection Systems (TPSs)
Award amount
$99,973Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Fiber Materials, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2005-05-25
- Contract end date
- 2006-02-25
- UEI
- SMJQBS4YW7V5
- Solicitation number
- 2005.1
- Topic code
- AF05-137
Research abstract
Next-generation endo/exoatmospheric hypersonic vehicles require durable thermal protection systems (TPSs) for leading edges, control surfaces and skin acreage that are resistant to impact damage. Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI) proposes a multidirectional fiber reinforced C/C-SiC TPS that demonstrates high impact durability for both low and high velocity debris. FMI's multidirectional C/C-SiC outer skin will be bonded to multiple layers of varying density foam filled with phase change material for thermal management. The developed TPS will be suitable for application in a variety of hypersonic space vehicles. A multi-phase program will be employed for development and analysis of an impact resistant TPS; results will be confirmed by testing under representative conditions. TPS prototype architectures will be fabricated; mechanical, thermal, and low- and high-velocity impact properties will be tested and analyzed.
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.
- Flexible Phenolic Impregnated Felt
- Composite DACS Nozzle for Next Generation Interceptor
- Graded Density Carbon Bonded Carbon Fiber (CBCF) Preforms for Lightweight Ablative Thermal Protection Systems (TPS)
- Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator (PICA) Gap Filler for Heat Shield Assemblies
- Multi-Layered Integrated Airframe System
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Development of Durable, Fiber-Reinforced Refractory Composites for Thermal Protection Systems (TPSs)
- Unique Reinforcement Architecture for Impact Resistant Carbon-Carbon Leading Edge
Research funding history
93 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2011). Reported award amounts total $20,525,204. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation