SBIR/STTR Research Award
Novel Cold-Flow Enhancing Additives for Jet Fuel
Award amount
$0Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- FOSTER-MILLER, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- XDF1FRDG8KK4
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
In this Phase II program Foster-Miller will continue working on the development of cutting edge molecular modeling techniques to design and select candidate jet fuel additives to prevent aircraft fuel filter plugging by paraffin waxes at low temperature.This additive can be used in JP-8 to improve its low temperature properties to match the performance of JPTS fuel. This would allow the USAF to eliminate the use of JPTS specialty fuel, greatly reducing the operating costs and logistical burden associatedwith JPTS. Candidate additives identified by molecular modeling will be laboratory tested using screening methods developed by Foster-Miller during the Phase II program, as well as USAF filter plugging tests. Foster-Miller will synthesize novelcandidates for evaluation. (P-01294)
Technology keywords
Not reported
Research funding history
924 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2006). Reported award amounts total $172,256,128. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency