SBIR/STTR Research Award
SHEAR STRESS SENSOR DEVELOPMENT USING SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVES
Award amount
$220,550Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1986Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Raman Aeronautics Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
THIS PROJECT CONCERNS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL, RELIABLE AND UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTABLE SURFACE SHEAR STRESS (OR SKIN FRICTION) SENSOR FOR AERODYNAMIC BOUNDARY LAYER RESEARCH AT SUBSONIC TO SUPERSONIC SPEED. FOR THIS EFFORT THE SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) DELAY-LINE TECHNIQUE (PHASE I) AND RESONATOR TECHNIQUE (PHASE II) WILL BE EXPLORED. DEPOSITION OF INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCERS AND BENCH TESTING (PHASE I) AND DESIGN OF PROPER ENCLOSURE FOR THE SAW ELEMENT AND WIND TUNNEL TESTING (PHASE II) ARE PLANNED.
Technology keywords
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