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Solid Ramjet Fuel Containing In-Situ Grown Aluminum Nanoparticles

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68936-14-C-0056
Agency Tracking Number: N141-011-0931
Amount: $149,458.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N141-011
Solicitation Number: 2014.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2014
Award Year: 2014
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2014-05-22
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2015-08-25
Small Business Information
12001 Avalon Lake Dr., #304
Orlando, FL 32828
United States
DUNS: 000000000
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 David Reid
 CEO
 (321) 300-6266
 david.reid@heliconchemical.com
Business Contact
 David Reid
Title: CEO
Phone: (321) 300-6266
Email: david.reid@heliconchemical.com
Research Institution
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Abstract

During the course of the proposed work Helicon will develop and demonstrate Solid Fuel Ramjet (SFRJ) high performance fuels based on proprietary in-situ grown aluminum nanoparticles. Currently available solid fuel grains do not yet meet the Navys mission requirements for ramjet application. Fuels developed by Helicon have demonstrated high regression rates combined with high specific impulse as well as properties consistent with insensitive munitions. By generating the aluminum directly in the fuel binder, many drawbacks of traditional nano-powder additives are eliminated. To prove feasibility Helicon proposes to test various formulations and concentrations of its in-situ nanoparticles to determine which iteration is optimal when applied in a solid fuel ram jet. Upon determination of promising formulations, larger scale tests will commence to generate data to determine efficiency of use in ramjet engines. Aluminum particles gown in place within fuel binders have shown vast increases in performance over standard metal additives, permitting high performance applications not previously available.

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