GENERAL SCIENCES INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N141-080

GENERAL SCIENCES INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$149,997
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
N141-080
Solicitation
2014.1
NAICS
Place of performance
PA
Period
2014-05-23 → 2015-09-16

Description

The proposed program will produce graded composites consisting of a new thermoplastic resin with excellent properties leading to higher heats of ablation, low thermal conductivity and lower heat shield weight. This structure can eventually serve as an integrated Thermal Protection System (TPS) structure for Navy strategic systems or conventional strike boost glide vehicles.. General Sciences, Inc. (GSI) with support from Lockheed Martin (L/M), Valley Forge, PA proposes to conduct a proof-of-concept effort based on materials development, ablation and thermal conductivity measurements and analytical predictions on expected flight performance.