SBIR/STTR Research Award
TYPICAL LOW COST, DENSELY PACKAGED, EXPENDABLE FUEL TANKS ARE DIFFICULT TO ASSEMBLE AND REQUIRE LARGE ASSEMBLY AREAS.
Award amount
$49,865Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Sweeney Engineering Corp
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
TYPICAL LOW COST, DENSELY PACKAGED, EXPENDABLE FUEL TANKS ARE DIFFICULT TO ASSEMBLE AND REQUIRE LARGE ASSEMBLY AREAS. THIS WOULD MAKE DEPLOYMENT ON A CARRIER IMPRACTICAL. A TANK DESIGN IS PROPOSED THAT COLLAPSES INTO 1/3 THE VOLUME OF ITS DEPLOYED VOLUME AND CAN BE ASSEMBLED IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. MANUFACTURING METHODS TO ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT COST REDUCTIONS ARE INVESTIGATED.
Technology keywords
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