ASPEN PRODUCTS GROUP INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N151-079

ASPEN PRODUCTS GROUP INC — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$79,999
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
N151-079
Solicitation
2015.1
NAICS
Place of performance
MA
Period
2015-07-06 → 2016-05-06

Description

Hypersonic vehicles require high temperature thermal protection systems that are stable at temperatures above 1000?C to protect airframes, control surfaces, and internal assemblies from high radiative heat fluxes. Current state-of-the-art non-ablative materials used for thermal protection systems, such as yttria-stabilized zirconia, are unable to operate at temperatures above 1200?C. Aspen Products Group, Inc. proposes to develop a reinforced, sinter-resistant, oxidation-resistant, nanoporous ceramic foam with low thermal diffusivity that can reliably operate at temperatures up to 1500?C.