SBIR/STTR Research Award

High-Temperature Easy-Removal Jet Engine Blankets

Award identifier c7b6d1b5c750794d6bb3dbfe9c0d612eae5cfcb2882dbbbc2ef096ae67583cf6Awarding agency Department of Defense · Air Force

Award amount

$50,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

2019

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Air Force
Recipient company
NANOSONIC INC.
Proposal award date
2019-08-02
Contract end date
2020-08-02
UEI
ZK7ECNMN7MM5
Solicitation number
19.2
Topic code
AF192-001

Research abstract

In this Special AF program, NanoSonic shall explore our flexible Thermal Array insulation and easy-removal adhesive appliques as an innovative combined Defense-Related Dual-Purpose technology for near-term military and commercial markets. NanoSonic has developed ultra-high-temperature polymer derived ceramic (PDC) HybridShield (HS) Thermal Arrays as fire resistant liners for FIREFIGHTER GLOVES. HS Thermal Arrays have demonstrated financial stability through sales to Shelby Glove for use within their FLEX-TUFF HS glove. NanoSonic has also validated and sold innovative pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) to defense prime partners that perform at high temperatures, maintain adhesion at Mach 1.9 and offer easy removal. A current dual-use need for these united technologies, identified by the Air Force and Lockheed Martin JSF engineers, is an improved jet engine blanket. Current F-35 ENGINE BKANKETS are applied with an adhesive that is extremely difficult to remove after flight. Here, we shall integrate our high-temperature peel-n-stick appliques to the current engine blankets as well as our Thermal Arrays for benchmark testing. NanoSonic shall deliver Thermal Array engine blanket demos to AF PEOs for evaluation to adapt this non-defense technology as a low risk jet engine blanket solution for JSF in a short timeframe at a low cost.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

469 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1998–2026). Reported award amounts total $155,330,549. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Transportation, Environmental Protection Agency

Agency intelligence

Department of Defense

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