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Vehicle Thermal Design Tool

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: DAAE07-02-C-L011
Agency Tracking Number: A002-0564
Amount: $873,277.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2002
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
23440 Airpark Blvd, P.O. Box 66
Calumet, MI 49913
United States
DUNS: 943826859
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 David Less
 Senior Engineer
 (906) 482-9568
 krj@ThermoAnalytics.com
Business Contact
 Keith Johnson
Title: President
Phone: (906) 482-9506
Email: krj@ThermoAnalytics.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

To maximize the performance of the next generation of vehicles, including hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), the Army needs an integrated design tool. Employing the latest advances in computer conceptual design and simulation techniques, ThermoAnalytics, Inc.(TAI) proposes to create a tool to allow designers to simultaneously optimize drivetrain performance, thermal management, and signature control. TAI will integrate two of their software packages: HEVsim, a drivetrain design simulator, and MuSES, a powerfulthermal analysis and signature prediction tool. TAI will also add in new and innovative modules. To design cooling and exhaust systems, TAI will develop a fluid flow analyzer. This CFD code will be tailored to flow problems specific to vehicle design, thusallowing the code to be tuned for fast and easy use. To solve for volumetric heat transfer in thick armor blocks, TAI will use the boundary element method (BEM). Compared with conventional finite element techniques, BEM is faster and more tolerant of meshimperfections. Overall, the GUI-based vehicle design tool will provide continuous performance feedback to the user throughout the design process, guiding the user through parameter trades and design space explorations. The end result will be robust vehicledesigns optimized for performance, efficiency, and survivability.

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