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A -- DUAL USE APPLICATION PROGRAM SOL BAA No. 97-05-AAK POC Contact Bettie L. Steely, Contracting Officer, (513) 255-5252 Part II of III Features of the CFD tool to be commercialized shall include: 1) use of a unified grid methodology (structured, unstructured, and hybrid), 2) portability of the software to a wide range of platforms including High Performance Computers utilizing Massively Parallel Processing (MPP), 3) applicability to modeling and analysis of steady and unsteady flows in compressible and incompressible flow environments, and 4) flexibility to rapidly incorporate new physical and numerical models. Estimated Program Value is $400,000.00. Technical POC: Dr. Balu Sekar or Steven Mozes, WL/POPS, AC (937) 255-5451 Ext 5210. Contracts POC: Pam Covey, WL/POKA, AC (937) 255-5310. WL010 -- CATALYTIC AND MULTIPHASE COMBUSTION: The Air Force has sponsored research in catalytic and multiphase combustion for aerospace propulsion applications. These technologies can be transferred to the non-aerospace industries, where their use will ultimately benefit the Air Force via increased efficiencies, reduced costs, and reduced environmental impact. This "spin-off" effort will facilitate transition of the technologies by adaptation of existing catalytic and multiphase combustion models to non-aerospace applications. As a result, the contractor will be able to market the models to the commercial, non-aerospace industry. Modeling the effect of catalysis in combustion systems (using metals such as platinum) requires catalytic heterogeneous and gas homogenous chemical reaction mechanisms and computational tools. Existing catalytic models (reduced chemical kinetic models) developed for the aerospace industry can be extended to the following non-aerospace applications: 1) use of catalysts to enhance fuel reactivity in all natural gas-based combustion systems such as automotive engines, furnaces and power generation engines, 2) use of catalysts in exhaust gas emissions reduction such as nitric oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO) in automotive, residential and industrial furnaces, power plants and waste incinerators, and 3) use of catalysts to improve air quality by converting harmful chemical compounds to non-harmful compounds. Multiphase combustion modeling and simulation requires accurate description of the physical phenomena along with efficient state-of-the-art computational tools. Existing models (droplet and evaporative models) can be extended to following non-aerospace applications: 1) use of multiphase algorithms to model hydrocarbon liquid fuel sprays in liquid-fuel ground-based gas turbine power generator and automotive engines, and 2) use of multiphase algorithms to model sprays in spray painting, pesticide, milk powder, food processing industries. Estimated value $200,000.00. Technical POC: Dr. Balu Sekar, WL/POPS, AC (937) 255-5451 Ext 5210. Contracts POC: Pam Covey, WL/POKA, AC (937) 255-5310. C -- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (1) Anticipated Period of Performance: Proposals should include schedules and budgets for a base term not to exceed 36 months, unless otherwise specified in the specific topic area. Priced options for an additional period of up to 24 months may be submitted. The Government may fund both base term and options from the present appropriation depending on the content of the proposal, the availability of funds, the fit with other programs and any other considerations necessary to establish and maintain program coherence and balance. The Government may also choose to condition the exercise of options on the availability of future year appropriations or other funding sources. (2) Expected Award Date: Sep 97. (3) . Orals, Interviews and Site Reviews: During the proposal review and final stages of the selection process, some offerors may be asked to provide clarification and/or oral presentations to members of the selection panel or to travel to Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH, or other location for an interview. WL also reserves the right to conduct site reviews prior to award. (4) Type of Award Instruments: Cooperative Agreements or Other Transactions. If you are unfamiliar with these type contractual instruments, please see web site http://www.afmc.wpafb.af.mil/organizations/HQ-AFMC/PK/pkt/jump.htm which provides guidance and directions on Department-wide policies and procedures applicable to the award and administration of DoD grants, Cooperative agreements, and special assistance agreements. Other web sites which may be helpful on Assistance Instruments Regulations include http://www.afmc.wpafb.af.mil/organizations/HQ-AFMC/PK/pkt/index.htm and http://www.wl.wpafb.af.mil/contract/hp.htm. (5) Government Furnished Property: None contemplated. (6) Size Status: For the purpose of this acquisition, the size standard is 500 employees (SIC 8731). (7) Notice to Foreign-Owned Firms: Such firms are asked to immediately notify the Air Force point cited below upon deciding to respond to this announcement. Foreign contractors should be aware that restrictions may apply which could preclude their participation in this acquisition. (0062)

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