MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES CORP. — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: N04-160

MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES CORP. — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$830,136
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
Topic
N04-160
Solicitation
2004.2
NAICS
Place of performance
OH
Period
2017-07-25 → 2019-07-25

Description

The primary objective of this Phase II program is to fully develop and qualify a cost effective synthetic replacement fluid for the MIL-PRF-17672E petroleum-based hydraulic fluid currently used by the Navy. The Phase II program will result in a synthetic version (2075-S) of the 2075-TH external hydraulic (HEX) fluid for use on Navy submarines. The synthetic hydraulic fluid technology developed under this program will show significant improvements in fluid oxidative resistance, performance additive stability, and seawater contamination tolerance in extended service life platforms. The Navy will benefit from integration of this advanced synthetic formulation for HEX fluids (2075-S) into the submarine fleet by providing Fleet operators and maintainers with an improved and extended-service-life performance fluid that delivers reduced friction wear, lowered component torque stresses, and better control of in-service operating temperatures in rolling element load zones.