SBIR/STTR Research Award

ADVANCED ROTARY ENGINE

Award identifier 43d640b67f74f7626710ed673d9a1279733b1f15f1e802833694ea390badee2cAwarding agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Award amount

$497,038

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase II

Award year

1984

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Award details

Awarding agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch
Not reported
Recipient company
Material Concepts Inc
Proposal award date
Not reported
Contract end date
Not reported
UEI
Not reported
Solicitation number
Not reported
Topic code
Not reported

Research abstract

THE ADVANCED ROTARY ENGINE HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY DUE TO ITS LOW NUMBER OF MOVABLE PARTS, COMPACTNESS, AND EXTREMELY HIGH HORSEPOWER-TO- WEIGHT RATIO. THIS PROJECT CAN ASSUME THAT AN AUTOMOTIVE VERSION OF THE ROTARY ENGINE CAN BE MODIFIED AND DEVELOPED FOR USE IN BUSINESS AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS. THE APPROACH IS TO MODIFY AN ENGINE BY REPLACING ENGINE HOUSING MATERIALS NOW PRODUCED FROM CAST IRON WITH A NEW LIGHTWEIGHT YET STRONG, GRAPHITE-REINFORCED-MAGNESIUM (GR/MG) COMPOSITE PARTS USING TRADITIONAL METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE FABRICATION PROCESSING METHODS. DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURE OF A GENERIC GR/MG MIDDLE HOUSING SECTION FOR A TWO-ROTOR ENGINE IS INVESTIGATED, AND THIS PART IS DELIVERED TO NASA FOR SUBSEQUENT TETSTING IN ITS ROTARY ENGINE TEST FACILITY.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Agency intelligence

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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