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OAI’s collaborative projects range from the most down-to-earth (literally, as satellite remote sensing data is applied to the challenges facing Ohio farmers) to recently-emerging esoteric technologies. All, however, are ultimately focused on deriving real-world application from Ohio’s aerospace research and technology infrastructure. The Aeroacoustics Research Consortium (AARC) was established in 2000. It is a partnership between the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), Boeing, GE Aviation, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, and Rolls-Royce, fostering knowledge exchange and improvement of the state of the art in aeroacoustics through sponsored research and interaction among world class aeroacoustics researchers.
A National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-funded project for which an integrated product team (IPT) has been formed to develop polymer dielectrics (blend of PVDF and polyester) for high energy density film capacitors. Capacitor applications include fluorescent lighting, motors, portable defibrillators, hybrid vehicles and automotive fuel cells. This IPT is led by the Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) and partners Aerovox, Case Western Reserve University, DuPont Teijin Films, Lithium Power Technologies, Inc., University of Houston and expert consultants with the NIST. At this project’s conclusion, an optimized blend of PVDF/Polyester materials will be available for use as a dielectric in high energy density film capacitors for lighting, motor, portable defibrillator, and military pulsed-power applications.
For more information contact: Bearing Design Lubrication of bearings in a vacuum is an ongoing challenge for space exploration. This study is designed to examine the long-term impact on bearings of operating in a vacuum aboard the International Space Station. On the ISS, a system life of 10 years is required at a 99% probability of survival. The system being studied consists of 3 shafts and 10 bearings. Shaft speed is near continuous at about 42 rpm. The results of this study will help determine the design of future components on the ISS and on spacecraft required to achieve the goals of NASA’s Moon, Mars and beyond missions. For more information contact: CCRP - Collaborative Core Research Program Complete RFP , 2007 STNs , White Paper Template , RFP Template , OAI Operating Policy & IP Policy The Collaborative Core Research Program pools industry sponsorship fees to competitively fund exploratory seed projects in innovative technologies at universities. Such projects are responsive to the strategic needs of OAI’s industry sponsors. OAI facilitates the proposal process, administers awarded contracts and acts as a source for follow-on collaborative project concepts. The key objective of CCRP is the fostering of long-term strategic relationships between industry, university and government collaborators, through a sharing of strategic technical needs and capabilities. CCRP has provided over $150 million of funding to more than80 projects. Many of these projects have led to very successful technology transitions and awards. For example, the $21.5 million Federated Intelligent Product EnviRonment (FIPER) project originated at Ohio University as a CCRP project. For more information contact:
OAI’s close association with NASA Glenn Research Center has resulted in a unique opportunity for technology development and commercialization exchange. The Glenn Alliance for Technology Exchange (GATE) is an innovative mechanism to foster spin-in and spin-out of NASA’s cutting-edge technologies and world-class capabilities. GATE is a collaborative program of the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC), Battelle and OAI, with OAI acting as overall program lead and fiscal agent for the project.
Using a multi-pronged approach with four different activities - Technology Matching, Technology Assistance, Partnership Awards, and Research and Technology Innovation Platform, GATE has embarked on a program designed to increase the spin-off benefits from GRC to the State of Ohio through the use of GRC technology and problem solving expertise and to benefit GRC by augmenting their research activities. The Technology Matching program is designed to pair Glenn technologies with Ohio companies who could use the technology for new or improved products or processes. The purpose of the Technology Assistance program is to identify and promote Glenn expertise that might be helpful in solving problems faced by Ohio companies. The GATE Partnership Awards program was established to foster and expand technology development and transfer between GRC and smaller enterprises in Ohio. Each company receives a cash award of $50,000. $50,000 in NASA Glenn development assistance is also made available for each company. The GATE Research & Technology Innovation Platform effort is designed to select and further develop a technology of mutual interest to Glenn and Ohio companies. Once the ultimate R&D Platform is chosen, a public/private consortium will be formed and 2-3 demonstration projects will be identified that can achieve results within 12-18 months. For more information contact: International Computational Materials Science Consortium (ICMSC) NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) and OAI recently entered into an agreement to create the International Computational Materials Science Consortium (ICMSC). The goal of ICMSC is to promote world-class computational research and the development and implementation of simulation tools for alloy design. ICMSC is sponsored by the Aerospace Propulsion and Power Program at NASA GRC, through the Higher Operating Temperature Propulsion Components (HOTPC) project. For more information contact: You can also visit http://www.icmsc.org/. OhioView is the Ohio element of AmericaView. It is a consortium of 12 Ohio universities mining the wealth of satellite remote sensing data every day to assess critical environments and provide data and information that support decision making for disaster preparedness, homeland security and urban planning. OhioView is also committed to supporting K-12 education, workforce development and outreach. OAI acts as OhioView’s fiscal agent. OAI staff facilitates collaborative activities of the consortium members and provides financial management services. The OhioView (http://www.ohioview.org) consortium consists of the University of Akron (UA), Bowling Green State University (BGSU), the University of Cincinnati (UC), Cleveland State University (CSU), Kent State University (KSU), Miami University (MU), Ohio University (OU), Ohio State University (OSU), the University of Toledo (UT), Wright State University (WSU), Central State University (CeSU) and Youngstown State University. For more information contact: Polymer Matrix Composites for VAATE Applications Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs) offer tremendous opportunities to enable extended aircraft range, greater payload capability, and parts integration for reduced downstream assembly, and/or complex structural hardware geometry. The application of PMC materials in military gas turbine applications is currently restricted by the limited service temperature capabilities of commercially available resin systems and part cost. A number of promising new resin systems has recently been introduced that offers the potential for production of large and/or complex high temperature components at reasonable manufacturing costs. An integrated product team (IPT) has been formed to evaluate candidate PMC materials in order to determine their potential for ultimately meeting VAATE cost and performance objectives. This IPT, led by the OAI, consists of the three major turbine engine companies: Allison Advanced Development Company (AADC), General Electric Aircraft Engines (GEAE), and Pratt & Whitney (P&W), and the Cincinnati Test Lab. In close collaboration with AFRL, the IPT will develop and perform a series of evaluations that will be used to rank the candidate PMC materials. In Phase I, the IPT evaluated 11 candidate materials from seven different suppliers. In January 2005, the IPT down-selected five materials for Phase II testing. Of the five selected for phase II, four were selected in August 2005 for Phase III testing. The results of these tests were reported at AFRL High Temperature Polymer Matrix Composite Workshops, SAMPE Conferences and High Temp. Workshops. For more information contact:
Propulsion instrumentation is one of the most pervasive problems shared by aircraft engine companies. Gaining more precise understanding of compressor, combustor and turbine performance is a vital, ongoing challenge. The Propulsion Instrumentation Working Group cooperatively addresses critical propulsion engine-development test instrumentation and sensor issues to keep pace with the expected needs of future gas turbine engine development programs. OAI is the facilitator for PIWG and manages all funded PIWG projects. In the past two years, the PIWG has successfully developed and tested cutting edge sensor technology for high temperature operation in turbine engine compressors and turbines. For more information contact: |
Advanced Film Capacitor Consortium (AFCC)
