ACREE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: A14-001
ACREE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $99,999
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Army
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- A14-001
- Solicitation
- 2014.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2014-05-30 → 2014-11-30
Description
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the effectiveness of an innovative coating solution to provide a substantial improvement in the gear lifetime of rotorcraft power transmission systems following loss-of-lubrication. The high temperature compatible, self-lubricating coating is a nanocomposite material that offers lubricity to reduce frictional heating, resistance against scuffing, and resistance to brittle fracture over a wide temperature range (>650C). The coating provides substantial performance improvements compared to conventional diamond-like-carbon, carbide and dichalcogenide coatings due to its superior resistance to degradation at elevated temperatures, which are present on gear faces during loss-of-lubrication. The coating will significantly improve the survivability of gears in current rotorcraft transmissions and next generation aircrafts, such as the Joint Multi-Role (JMR) aircraft.