GREAT LAKES SOUND & VIBRATION INC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N151-004

Description

The GLSV team will deliver a durable, compact, quiet, lightweight APU for powering on-board equipment when the main engine is off, providing silent watch capability for the ACV, and for subsystems operation during at-sea recovery. GLSV has assembled an exceptional team for this project and will integrate an advanced 2-stroke spark ignition engine for the power plant. This engine utilizes a patented technology that offers a high power density, compact size, the ability to utilize heavy fuels, and eliminates problems with cold weather starting that are typical of standard 2-stroke engines. The engine will be coupled to a ruggedized high output alternator that offers the best efficiency and is the coolest running alternator in the high output market. GLSV has been involved in several under armor APU noise and vibration reduction efforts . As the lead integrator, GLSV brings a unique skill set that will result in an improved integration approach that will design noise and vibration performance into the base APU architecture right from the start of the development cycle. This will result in a quiet APU that will also meet the packaging, power generation, and thermal management requirements.