TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A19-142

TRITON SYSTEMS, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$111,484
Agency
Department of Defense · Army
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
A19-142
Solicitation
19.3
NAICS
Place of performance
MA
Period
2020-02-05 → 2020-10-15

Description

The proposed effort will focus on making improvements to the fuel tank fittings used on self-sealing fuel tank bladders for military rotorcraft. These fittings and fuel bladder wall transition areas are points of high stress concentration due to large material property gradients and therefore often are the cause of tank failure during significant hydrodynamic ram events. In this effort Triton Systems will design and demonstrate functionally-graded and topologically-optimized fittings for self-sealing fuel tank bladders for military aircraft to improve crash-worthiness and reduce weight.