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Chemical Quick-Quench Probe for Aircraft Engine Emissions Measurements

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9101-06-C-0194
Agency Tracking Number: F051-301-0251
Amount: $749,333.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF05-301
Solicitation Number: 2005.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2006-12-21
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-12-21
Small Business Information
45 Manning Road
Billerica, MA 01821
United States
DUNS: 030817290
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Paul Yelvington
 Senior Engineer
 (978) 932-0265
 paul@aerodyne.com
Business Contact
 Charles Kolb
Title: President
Phone: (978) 932-0290
Email: kolb@aerodyne.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The chemical composition of the exhaust streams of aircraft engines (augmented and non-augmented) and combustors are required for the determination of combustion efficiency and for understanding pollutant formation. Typically, extractive sampling is used to measure aircraft emissions; however, these measurements are biased by chemistry that can occur as the gas sample travels through the probe and sample line. The goal of this project is to develop a reliable probe for quenching chemistry in aircraft exhaust, thus minimizing the measurement errors caused by chemical conversion during sampling. Under Phase I, ARI and its Phase II subcontractor, CFDRC, performed a comparison of potential quick-quench probe designs using advanced chemical kinetic and computation fluid-dynamic models. A prototype probe, which combines the best aspects of existing aerodynamic-quench probes and dilution probes, was constructed and shown to have good aerodynamic performance. Under Phase II, the prototype will be further refined using model-based design and laboratory testing of sampling performance (using a flat-flame burner) and aerodynamic performance (using a blowdown facility). Two rounds of engine tests will also be performed at the UTSI jet engine test bed using a novel radio-labeling technique to quantitatively determine the sampling efficiency. At the finish of this project, an optimized chemical quick-quench probe will be delivered including hardware, mechanical drawings, operating manual, and performance data.

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