SBIR/STTR Research Award
OF COMBUSTORS
Award amount
$22,646Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1984Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Air Force
- Recipient company
- Virginia Research Associates
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR VISUALIZING THE FLOW IN WATER TUNNEL OF COMBUSTORS AND MIXERS IS PROPOSED. THE TECHNIQUE IS BASED UPON THE USE OF A NEWLY DEVELOPED TYPE OF MATERIAL - NEUTRAL-DENSITY, BILIQUID FOAMS OR "POLYAPHRONS." THESE MATERIALS ARE SMALL, SPHERICAL GLOBULES OF ONE LIQUID ENCAPSULATED IN A THIN FILM OF ANOTHER LIQUID. THEY DO NOT DISSOLVE, BREAK-UP OR COALESCE WHEN INJECTED INTO WATER. THEY ARE EASY TO SEE AND PHOTOGRAPH IN WATER, AND THEY CAN ALSO BE DYED TO A VARIETY OF INTENSE COLORS. PRELIMINARY TESTING HAS SHOWN GREAT POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS OVER ALL EXISTING METHODS. THE PHASE I PROGRAM INVOLVES A THOROUGH TRIAL APPLICATION USING A REALISTIC COMBUSTOR MODEL AT REPRESENTATIVE TEST CONDITIONS.
Technology keywords
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