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Award ID | Description | Recipient | Total Value | Awarding Agency | Funding Agency | Set Aside | NAICS | PSC | Award Date | Start Date | End Date | |
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| RECUPERATOR | CERALINK INC. | $25,000 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 326130Laminated Plastics Plate, Sheet (except Packaging), and Shape Manufacturing | 9330PLASTICS FABRICATED MATERIALS | Nov 18, 2014 | Nov 18, 2014 | Mar 9, 2015 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF TITANIUM VALVE BODIE | CERALINK INC. | $7,000 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541380Testing Laboratories and Services | B529SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- SCIENTIFIC DATA | Mar 26, 2013 | Mar 26, 2013 | Apr 25, 2013 | ||
| IGF::OT::IGF OTHER FUNCTIONS - PLUME MITIGTION FOR MARS TERMINAL LANDING P436 PROJECT.CERALINK INC. WAS FUNDED FOR A PHASE I SBIR TO DEVELOP AUTOMATED MICROWAVE-HEATING TECHNOLOGIES FOR PREPARATION OF LAUNCH/LANDING PADS USING LUNAR REGOLITH. THAT PROJECT DEVELOPED A TECHNOLOGY FOR SINTERING LUNAR REGOLITH SIMULANT, AND A MODEL THAT COULD BE USED TO DETERMINE OPTIMUM PARAMETERS FOR HEATING OF OTHER REGOLITH SIMULANTS. IN THIS PHASE III PROJECT, THE MODEL WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS FOR MICROWAVE SINTERING UNDER MARTIAN CONDITIONS, INITIAL MICROWAVE HEATING/SINTERING TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED, AND DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR A MICROWAVE APPLICATOR WILL BE DEVELOPED. TASK DESCRIPTION/OBJECTIVE: 1. MONTHLY TELECOMS. CERALINK WILL REPORT ON PROGRESS IN MONTHLY TELECOM MEETINGS WITH NASA (AND US ARMY) COLLABORATORS. 2. DEVELOP REMOTE IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES. CERALINK WILL INTERFACE WITH PROJECT COLLABORATORS ON STRATEGIES TO IMPLEMENT MICROWAVE SINTERING ONTO REMOTE, MOBILE SYSTEMS. 3. ATTEND ONE MEETING WITH ALL COLLABORATORS. CERALINK WILL ATTEND ONE MEETING AT A TBD LOCATION WITH ALL PROJECT COLLABORATORS. 4. MEASURE AND OBTAIN DIELECTRIC AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MARS SIMULANTS. CERALINK WILL OBTAIN NECESSARY DIELECTRIC PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS OF A MARS SIMULANT. MEASUREMENTS WILL BE TAKEN AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE UP TO 1400 C, USING THE CAVITY PERTURBATION METHOD. CERALINK WILL OBTAIN THERMAL PROPERTY DATA FROM NASA. 5. MODEL HEATING OF MARTIAN REGOLITH USING NASA DEFINED SIMULANTS. CERALINK WILL CREATE SOLID MODELS OF THE MICROWAVE HEATING SCENARIOS TESTED EXPERIMENTALLY IN TASKS 6. THE DIELECTRIC AND THERMAL PROPERTY DATA COLLECTED IN TASK 4 WILL BE IMPORTED INTO THE SOLID MODELS. THE MODEL USES THE GID PRE-PROCESSOR, AND PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE DEVELOPED FOR CERALINK AT RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. A. THE MODEL WILL BE RUN BASED ON THE OPEN SURFACE SCENARIOS TESTED PREVIOUSLY BY CERALINK FOR LUNAR SIMULANTS. B. MODELING OF THE SLOW-WAVE AND/OR LEAKY WAVEGUIDE WILL UTILIZE MODELING SUPPORT FROM DR. JEFF BRAUNSTEIN. 6. PERFORM INITIAL MICROWAVE HEATING EXPERIMENTS. CERALINK WILL PERFORM 15 MICROWAVE HEATING EXPERIMENTS USING MARS SIMULANT SPECIFIED BY NASA. THE MICROWAVE HEATING STUDIES WILL BE PERFORMED IN AN ATMOSPHERE CONTROLLED 6 KW CPI AUTOWAVE MICROWAVE SYSTEM. THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS IN THE CHAMBER WILL BE CONTROLLED TO APPROXIMATE THE MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE USING CARBON DIOXIDE, AND LOW PRESSURE. MICROWAVE HEATING WILL BE TESTED USING TECHNOLOGIES IDENTIFIED IN CERALINK S PHASE I SBIR INCLUDING DIRECT MICROWAVE HEATING AND DISTRIBUTED PARTICULATE SUSCEPTOR (DPS) HEATING. 7.SPECIFY A PROTOTYPE MICROWAVE APPLICATOR DESIGN. CERALINK WILL SPECIFY A PROTOTYPE MICROWAVE APPLICATOR(S) THAT COULD BE IMPLEMENTED IN A BREADBOARD SYSTEM. MICROWAVE GENERATOR EQUIPMENT TO POWER THE APPLICATOR WILL BE SPECIFIED. | CERALINK INC. | $80,000 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR72 | Jul 19, 2012 | Jul 19, 2012 | Jun 1, 2013 | ||
| NASA HAS IDENTIFIED POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS) AS A CRITICAL NEED FOR LAUNCH AND IN-SPACE VEHICLES, BUT THE SIGNIFICANT COSTS OF SUCH MATERIALS LIMITS THEIR USE. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR LOWER COST PMCS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES WITH AN IN-SITU GROWN CARBON NANOTUBE 3-D NETWORK THAT WILL TRANSLATE TO LESS EXPENSIVE COMPONENTS WITH PROPERTIES APPROACHING THOSE OF CONTINUOUS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS. THE USE OF MICROWAVE PROCESSING WILL FURTHER REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE THE PROPERTIES SUCH THAT THE PHASE I AND 2 EFFORTS COULD LEAD TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE COMPOSITES FOR A MULTITUDE OF APPLICATIONS FOR WHICH THEY ARE CURRENTLY DEEMED TOO EXPENSIVE. CERALINK WILL TEAM WITH FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, WHO WILL PERFORM THE IN-SITU GROWTH OF CARBON NANOTUBES, AND HITCO CARBON COMPOSITES, WHO WILL EVALUATE THE DEVELOPED MATERIALS AND PROVIDE AN ASSESSMENT OF TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL VIABILITY. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL OF 4 WILL BE ACHIEVED BY THE END OF THE PHASE I PROGRAM. | CERALINK INC. | $99,984 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Feb 17, 2011 | Feb 18, 2011 | Sep 29, 2011 | ||
| OVERALL OBJECTIVE IS TO PRODUCE A LOW COST, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND HIGH PERFORMANCE ADVANCED POLYMER-RBSC ARMOR COMPOSITE SYSTEM. | CERALINK INC. | $99,997 | DEPT OF THE NAVY | DEPT OF THE NAVY | — | 541711 | AD91 | Sep 13, 2010 | Sep 13, 2010 | Feb 13, 2011 | ||
| TAS::80 0123::TAS THIS SBIR PROJECT ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR A SYSTEM THAT WILL PROVIDE AUTOMATED LUNAR SURFACE STABILIZATION VIA HYBRID MICROWAVE HEATING. SURFACE STABILIZATION IS PARAMOUNT TO FUTURE LUNAR MISSIONS DUE TO SEVERE COMPLICATIONS FROM DUST ON THE APOLLO SPACE MISSIONS. THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROWAVE SURFACE SOLIDIFICATION DEVICE, WHICH COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO A ROVING SYSTEM, TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WORKING PLANES FOR ROBOTIC AND MANNED OPERATIONS. PHASE I WILL DEMONSTRATE MICROWAVE SYSTEM FEASIBILITY USING ADVANCED COMPUTER MODELING AND SOPHISTICATED LABORATORY EXPERIMENTATION WITH LUNAR SIMULANT. RESEARCH WILL TARGET SURFACE HEATING OF DEEP POWDER BEDS TO BEST SIMULATE IN-SITU USE. MICROWAVES COUPLED WITH RADIANT HEAT SOURCES WILL MAXIMIZE HEATING EFFICIENCY. HYBRID MICROWAVE HEATING MODELS WILL PROVIDE PROCESS OPTIMIZATION, DIRECT CORRELATIONS TO LUNAR REGOLITH HEATING, AND A FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCED AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS. CERALINK HAS ASSEMBLED A TEAM INCLUDING RESEARCH PARTNER RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND COMMERCIALIZATION PARTNER GERLING APPLIED ENGINEERING TO SUCCESSFUL BRING THIS TECHNOLOGY FROM A TRL 2 TO A TRL 4 IN PHASE I. THE TEAM IS WELL POSITIONED TO ACHIEVE TRL 6 WITH PROTOTYPE DEMONSTRATIONS BY THE COMPLETION OF PHASE II, AND ULTIMATELY DELIVER A FULLY FUNCTIONING SYSTEM. | CERALINK INC. | $99,817 | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION | — | 541712 | AR11SPACE R&D SERVICES; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; BASIC RESEARCH | Jan 29, 2010 | Jan 29, 2010 | Jul 29, 2010 |