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COIL STRUCTURES FOR ENERGY STORAGE WHICH ARE FABRICATED BY NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR ACHIEVING MAXIMUM STRENGTH AND ENERGY DENSITY, AND WHICH LEND THEMSELVES TO THE USE OF NEW HIGH-STRENGTH COMPOSITES.

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2135
Amount: $49,962.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
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Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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625 Putnam Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DR PETER MONGEAU
 (617) 661-5655
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Abstract

COIL STRUCTURES FOR ENERGY STORAGE WHICH ARE FABRICATED BY NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR ACHIEVING MAXIMUM STRENGTH AND ENERGY DENSITY, AND WHICH LEND THEMSELVES TO THE USE OF NEW HIGH-STRENGTH COMPOSITES. ONE TYPE OF STRUCTURE COMPRISES STACKED SPIRAL PANCAKE MODULES WOUND FROM REINFORCED BAR STOCK OR MACHINED FROM SOLID SLABS, WITH INSULATION INSTALLED AFTER THE CONDUCTOR HAS BEEN FORMED, MACHINED AND HEAT-TREATED. ANOTHER TYPE OF STRUCTURE IS A HELIX FABRICATION BY EDGE-WINDING FLAT BAR STOCK (IN THE HARD DIRECTION), BY WELDING SLOTTED DISKS, OR BY MACHINING FROM A MONOLITHIC CYLINDER. IN PHASE I, SCALE SIZE PROTOTYPE STORAGE COILS WILL BE MADE BY TWO MEANS: BY WINDING 6061 ALUMINUM ALLOY REINFORCED WITH SILICON CARBIDE FILAMENTS,AND BY STACKING SPIRAL PANCAKE MODULES MACHINED FROM 6061 ALUMINUM PLATE STOCK REINFORCED WITH SILICON CARBIDE FLAKES. THESE COILS WILL BE TESTED TO DESTRUCTION AT AMBIENT AND LIQUID NITROGEN TEMPERATURES. RESULTS WILL BE EXTRAPOLATED SO AS TO DEFINE SCALING LAWS AND LIMITS OF ENERGY STORAGE DENSITY.

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