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Automated Ultrasonic Fuel and Lube Oil Sensors (UFLOS)

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00024-14-P-4549
Agency Tracking Number: N141-044-0333
Amount: $79,861.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N141-044
Solicitation Number: 2014.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2014
Award Year: 2014
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2014-07-17
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2015-01-13
Small Business Information
9500 Innovation Drive
Manassas, VA -
United States
DUNS: 945837219
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 John Sevick
 Principal Investigator
 (703) 368-6107
 jsevick@progeny.net
Business Contact
 Christine Sigety
Title: Manager of Business Suppo
Phone: (703) 368-6107
Email: csigety@progeny.net
Research Institution
 Stub
Abstract

Effective on-board testing of fuel and lube oil quality is critical to maintaining equipment condition and preventing operating machinery shutdowns. Primary concerns are contaminants such as particulates (dirt, rust and metallic flakes, catalyst fines), water, and microbiological material and maintaining proper lubricating oil viscosity. Current testing procedures. Current U.S. Navy fuel and lube oil quality measurements utilize a series of manually labor intensive ASTM procedures and test kits. A real-time, low maintenance, easily integrated, compact sensor-based device to measure and report Navy or standard commercial values of water and particulate contamination and viscosity could provide several advantages over current techniques. Progeny Systems proposes to analytically and empirically investigate two ultrasonic modalities for application in fuel and oil contaminant measurement, including both concentration and particle count, and for application in viscosity measurement. This research leverages Progeny"s previous research and experience in applying ultrasonic methods of detection, classification, and sizing of microscopic contaminants (bubbles, solid particles, biologics, water, oil) in flowing liquids. At the end of Phase I a proof of concept demonstration will be provided using real data from a flow circuit filled with Navy grade fuel or lubricants.

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