SBIR/STTR Research Award
INVESTIGATION OF AN INNOVATIVE SELF-COMPENSATING SEAL
Award amount
$49,950Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Westmont Inc
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
AN INVESTIGATION OF AN INNOVATIVE SELF-COMPENSATING SEAL UTILIZING AN UNIQUE GEOMETRY. THE STUDY WILL DEVELOP A MATHEMATICAL MODEL USING THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD AND CLASSICAL PHYSICS METHODS WHERE APPROPRIATE. THESE METHODS WILL BE USED TO ANALYZE AND VERIFY THE SEAL CONCEPTS. THE INVESTIGATION WILL INCLUDE MATERIAL AND WEAR STUDIES TO FIND APPROPRIATE MATERIALS FOR THE SEVERE ENVIRONMENT OF AN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TURBINE ENGINE. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS THE DESIGN OF A PROTOTYPE SEAL.
Technology keywords
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