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Non-Dispersive Atomic Absorption System for Engine Health Monitoring

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNX09CF82P
Agency Tracking Number: 080138
Amount: $99,993.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: T10.01
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2008
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2009-01-22
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-01-21
Small Business Information
45 Manning Rd
Billerica, MA 01821-3976
United States
DUNS: 030817290
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Joda Wormhoudt
 Principal Investigator
 (978) 663-9500
 jody@aerodyne.com
Business Contact
 Charles Kolb
Title: President
Phone: (978) 932-0290
Email: kolb@aerodyne.com
Research Institution
 University of Florida
 Not Available
 
219 Grinter Hall, P.O. Box 115500
Gainesville, FL 32611
United States

 (352) 392-1582
 Domestic Nonprofit Research Organization
Abstract

We propose to design, construct and test a first implementation of a non-dispersive technique for the measurement of atomic absorption in the plumes of liquid rocket engines in altitude test facilities. Led by NASA Stennis Space Center (SSC), the observation of metal atom emission from liquid rocket engine exhausts at sea level conditions has become a highly successful health monitoring technique, but in altitude tests emission intensities are low. SSC developed an atomic absorption system which has provided useful measurements, but improved sensitivity is required. Non-dispersive atomic absorption presents a far simpler, smaller, lower cost alternative to other techniques with comparable spectral resolution and, of particular importance, should allow a more forgiving receiver geometry, so that noise-modulated source light or plume emission can be eliminated.

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