LAUNCHBAY LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N231-043
LAUNCHBAY LLC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $139,994
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- N231-043
- Solicitation
- 23.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2023-06-21 → 2023-12-18
Description
As US Naval operations in the deep Artic North increase, gaskets and seals used in the battleships will be increasingly exposed to extremely low temperatures up to -40°F. Existing neoprene gaskets used DDG-51 destroyer are not designed for this extreme cold weather conditions. Therefore, new gasket materials are needed that have good resistance (low swelling) to a wide range of oils, hydrocarbons and solvents as well as very good low temperature flexibility characteristics. LaunchBay, in this Phase I, proposes to develop and evaluate 3 different rubber materials for their low temperature properties, mechanical performance and chemical resistance characteristics.