SBIR/STTR Research Award
Low Velocity Initiation Ram Accelerator Concepts
Award amount
$69,882Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1998Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- UTRON, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- J4C9PRVUYLL8
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The NAVY seeks a method to reduce ram accelerator barrel length by lowering the required entrance Mach number for ram acceleration to begin. This proposal will develop: 1) An improved understanding of the ram acceleration starting process. 2) A practical technique to accelerate propellant towards the ram projectile. 3) A robust external ignitor design for both starting and sustaining ram combustion at low Mach number. 4) An analysis of current and alternative technologies for initial acceleration of the ram accelerator projectile. 5) An analysis of wave activity for various low velocity starting techniques. 6) A conceptual design/methodology of a low to zero velocity concept for implementation in Phase II.
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.
- Hydrogen Based High Velocity Insensitive Launch Systems
- Hydrogen Based High Velocity Insensitive Launch Systems
- Nanocomposite Thermolectric Materials by High Pressure Powder Consolidation Manufacturing
- High Temperature Propulsion Components for Advanced Solid DACS by Combustion Driven Powder Compaction (CDC) Technology
- Near Net Shape Manufacturing of Actuator Components by Rapid Combustion Driven Powder Consolidation Technology
Research funding history
38 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1995–2012). Reported award amounts total $11,169,716. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration