SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY FAIL-SAFE HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITESTRUCTURE
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 927110
— Space Research and Technology
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 12, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- TT01058
- Response Due
- 5/16/2015
- Archive Date
- 5/21/2015
- Point of Contact
- Jesse C Midgett, Program Specialist, Phone 757-864-3936, Fax 757-864-8314, Email j.midgett@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Jesse C Midgett
(j.midgett@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. THE TECHNOLOGY: Scientists at NASA Langley Research Center have developed a combination structural and thermal protection system that maintains structural and thermal protection integrity even when damaged. This innovation incorporates the use of a PCP composite structure that when overheated or exposed to fire or plasma will convert to a ceramic matrix composite (CMC), retaining structural integrity and still functioning effectively. When damage causes the thermal protection system (TPS) to fail, the underlying PCP structure converts to a CMC material that has high-temperature structural properties, will not catch fire or melt, and continues to perform its structural function. The polymer matrix composite TPS carrier structure is fabricated with a carbon-fiber-reinforced preceramic polymer matrix containing ceramic particulates. During fabrication, the carbon fibers are coated with an interfacial coating prior to application of the preceramic polymer. The structure is then cured using standard polymer matrix composite processing; it is inherently fail-safe. If the TPS protecting the structure is damaged or lost, the carrier structure will convert to a CMC material when its temperature reaches 1000C. The converted CMC structure will maintain structural integrity, ensuring the safe completion of the mission. Because density is lost during conversion of the preceramic polymer, the ratio of polymer to ceramic particulates can be optimized to obtain acceptable densities and strengths. Samples have been developed and successfully tested. The system can be used in a variety of vehicles and static structures, such as incorporation into a building to keep it structurally sound during a fire. Used in a re-entry heat shield, it costs less to produce than current heat shield systems. The technology also has applicability to engines in general aviation aircraft, turbines, automobiles, or other ground vehicles. To express interest in this opportunity, please respond to LaRC-PatentLicensing@mail.nasa.gov with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. Please also provide the nature of your interest in the technology along with a brief background of your company. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at http://technology.nasa.gov/. These responses are provided to members of NASA Langleys Office of Strategic Analysis and Business Development OSACB for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. If direct licensing interest results from this posting, OSACB will follow the required formal licensing process of posting in the Federal Register. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.
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