SBIR/STTR Research Award

COMPACT FAST RESPONSE TRANSDUCER FOR DIRECT HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENT

Award identifier 68d74f8b722bfab307f0906532dee07403de1353aa5a7b83a3bf6e70fb628a7eAwarding agency Department of Defense · Army

Award amount

$376,100

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

1992

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Army
Recipient company
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
RMG1AZ1ZH8Q7
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
Not reported

Research abstract

A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR A NOVEL APPROACH TO HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENT IS PROPOSED. MULTI-ELEMENT PYROELECTRIC FILM TRANSDUCERS CAN PROVIDE SIMULTANEOUS DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF FAST TEMPERATURE TRANSIENTS, AND ACCURATE INSTANTANEOUS HEAT FLUX (BTU/FT(2)-S) (BOTH THE CONVECTIVE AND RADIANT PARTS INDEPENDENTLY) OVER LARGE, SMALL, CURVED OR FLAT AREAS. THE PHASE I EFFORT WILL YIELD A COMPACT LABORATORY PROTOTYPE HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER WITH LESS THAN 20 MS RESPONSE TIME, SUITABLE FOR USE IN LIVE FIRE TESTING. DUE TO UNIQUE SELF-SHIELDING PROPERTIES, THE TRANSDUCER IS EXPECTED TO FUNCTION WELL IN EXTREME EMI/RFI ENVIRONMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE PHASE I RESULTS WILL SHOW THAT THE DEVICE OFFERS AN IMPORTANT CAPABILITY FOR REMOTE CALIBRATION AND SELF-TESTING. HEAT FLUX MEASUREMENTS AT KNOWN SURFACE HEATING CONDITIONS WILL BE CORRELATED WITH THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS OF TRANSDUCER RESPONSE.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Other awards by this recipient

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Research funding history

1,763 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1983–2026). Reported award amounts total $698,949,224. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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