SBIR/STTR Research Award
Oil-Free Thrust Bearings for Army Turboshaft Engines
Award amount
$729,561Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2004Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- MOHAWK INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Proposal award date
- 2003-10-31
- Contract end date
- 2005-10-31
- UEI
- ZY3GYFN4ELC4
- Solicitation number
- 2002.2
- Topic code
- A02-045
Research abstract
Under this Phase II effort MiTi will continue development of its high load capacity oil-free thrust bearing technology through both experiment and analysis. Phase I results showed that in the areas of load capacity per pound of bearing weight and power loss, that the compliant foil bearing has by far the highest specific load capacity, that is load per pound of bearing weight. In the areas of maximum total load capacity in excess of 500 pounds however, several unique hybrid configurations are considered the most appropriate and will be examined under Phase II.
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.
- Configurable Array of 3D-Printed Lubrication-Free Turbocompressors for High Temperature Industrial Heat Pump Applications
- Additively Manufactured High Temperature Centrifugal Impellers for Low Cost SOFC Recycle Blower
- 3D-Printed Compressor-Turbine Sets with Internal Cooling
- Innovative Turbine Engine Propulsion Solutions for Class 3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
- High Speed Closed Brayton Cycle Turboalternator
Research funding history
105 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1995–2022). Reported award amounts total $40,033,528. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce