SBIR/STTR Research Award
ADVANCED DIESEL ENGINE ENHANCEMENTS
Award amount
$30,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1987Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Commerce
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Seaworthy Systems Inc
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
PHASE I WILL EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY INCLUDING COST/BENEFITS OF RETRO-FITTING SHIPBOARD MAIN PROPULSION DIESEL ENGINES WITH ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS TO INCREASE PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY, AND TO SAVE ON MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, AND FUEL COST. THESE COMPONENTS WILL BE IN THE AREAS OF CURRENT ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT BY SEAWORTHY AND ARE ADVANCED TURBOCHARGERS, CERAMIC COATING OFENGINE PARTS, AND ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS. ALL ENGINE TYPES IN THE NOAA FLEET WILL BE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE IF THE COMPONENTS ARE ADAPTABLE AND IF THE COST/BENEFIT RATIO IS SIGNIFICANT. ADAPTION OF THESE COMPONENTS WILL EXTEND THE SERVICE LIFE AND REDUCE THE OPERATING COSTS WITH ONLY A MINIMUM OF INVESTMENT.
Technology keywords
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