Digital Solid State Propulsion, Inc — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N151-062

Digital Solid State Propulsion, Inc — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.

Amount
$79,831
Agency
Department of Defense · Navy
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase I
Topic
N151-062
Solicitation
2015.1
NAICS
Place of performance
NV
Period
2015-07-06 → 2016-05-06

Description

DSSP proposes to modifying our novel and innovative Electrically-controlled Solid Propellant (ESP) for use as an electric liquid propellant for adaptation to a high performance, high mass fraction, non-toxic, low hazard liquid DACS monopropellant system. Since DSSPs propellants are ignited by applied electrical power, simple inert electrodes and advanced energy management concepts can be substituted for the complex and heavy catalyst pack approach as well as eliminate the need for two tanks needed when using hypergolic bipropellants. Our goal is an ionic liquid Green Electric Monopropellant (GEM) DACS that will provide safe-storable options and MIL-STD-2105D IM compliance for use in the field, on land and aboard Navy ships.