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Advanced Seal Technology for Helicopter Drive System Application

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W911W6-13-C-0004
Agency Tracking Number: A122-076-0409
Amount: $99,977.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A12-076
Solicitation Number: 2012.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2012
Award Year: 2012
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2012-10-30
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
850 Energy Drive Suite 307
Idaho Falls, ID -
United States
DUNS: 089822014
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Kevin Line
 Product Manager
 (615) 838-9217
 kline@sentientscience.com
Business Contact
 Kris D'Antoni
Title: Contracts Manager
Phone: (208) 522-8560
Email: kdantoni@sentientscience.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

Gearbox seal wear and leakage is a major source of maintenance and downtime for rotorcraft. Sentient will use our advanced tribology modeling technology to evaluate coatings and surface texturing processes for carbon face seals and provide a generalized modeling approach that can replace physical testing of seals. These models will be used to evaluate several rotorcraft seal designs proposed by our industry partner University of Akron to determine the real performance, durability and cost-benefit. During the project, these models will be validated with physical testing, resulting in advanced seal technology that is backed up by simulation and testing. Current seals are designed, manufactured and tested before fielding. Problems that arise in fielding often take years to manifest, meaning that retrofits and repairs are costly. Instead, Sentient will simulate the lifetime performance and durability of seals before manufacturing, thus reducing or eliminating problems that will arise later, leading to reduced maintenance cost and aircraft downtime.

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