SBIR/STTR Research Award
IMPROVED FORMULATION OF FIRE FIGHTING AGENTS FOR HYDROCARBON FUEL FIRES
Award amount
$49,966Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1993Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- HUGHES ASSOC., INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- NM8HVXPHLEK7
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) is a superior agent for extinguishing hydrocarbon fuel fires. The very elements that contribute to its extinguishing proficiency result in undesirable environmental effects. Since the extinguishment mechanism is not well understood, the Phase I effort will focus on developing governing equations which may be used to predict foam performance on hydrocarbon liquids. This work would then be the basis for fabricating small-scale test apparatus and investigating candidate agents in Phase II. Alternative surfactant and stabilizer compunds which are environmentally benign will be identified in Phase I.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Advanced, Automated Sensing and 3-D Control/Targeting System for Exterior Shipboard Fires
- Fire and Smoke Spread Modeling to Support Damage C
- Comprehensive Unified User Oiriented Risk Assessment Tool for Fire Modeling Codes
- Applying Fine Water Mist (FWM) Technologies to Replace HFP Systems on New Construction Ships
- Modeling to Support Damage Control Assessment and Decision-making - Fire and Smoke Spread Modeling
Research funding history
24 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1985–2010). Reported award amounts total $3,534,843. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Commerce, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Transportation