CARBON FIBER REINFORCED CERAMIC WING LEADING EDGE HEAT PIPES

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense

Branch: Air Force

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 9216

Amount: $59,036.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1988

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

THERMACORE, INC.

780 Eden Rd

Lancaster, PA 17601

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: BRIAN E SHANK
Phone: (717) 569-6551

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

CURRENT HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT DESIGNS REQUIRE COOLING ON THEIR LEADING EDGE SURFACES. HEAT PIPES HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PROVIDING A LOWWEIGHT METHOD OF COOLING THESE SURFACES. HOWEVER, CURRENT HEAT PIPE DESIGNS REQUIRE AN AUXILIARY HEAT EXCHANGER COUPLED TO THE HEAT PIPE CONDENSER. THIS HEAT EXCHANGER IS REQUIRED TO REMOVE HEAT IN EXCESS OF THAT WHICH CAN BE RADIATED. THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES A PROGRAM TO DESIGN A PASSIVE HEAT PIPE BASED ON CARBON FIBER REINFORCED CERAMIC MATERIALS. THE HEAT PIPE WILL OPERATE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES, 18002400 DEG C, SUCH THAT THE TOTAL INCIDENT HEAT LOAD CAN BE DISSIPATED BY RADIATION. A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT CARBON FIBER/CERAMIC HEAT PIPE WILL BE FABRICATED AND TESTED.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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CARBON FIBER REINFORCED CERAMIC WING LEADING EDGE HEAT PIPES