GRC NEWS RELEASE 02-008



02-008
For Release: February 5, 2002



Katherine K. Martin
Media Relations Office
216/433-2406
katherine.martin@grc.nasa.gov



Lori J. Rachul
Media Relations Office
216/433-8806
lori.j.rachul@grc.nasa.gov


Advanced Aeropropulsion Selections 

Revolutionary new aircraft propulsion technologies will be developed 
under contracts recently awarded by NASA's Glenn Research Center, 
Cleveland. Fifteen proposals were selected to receive fixed price 
contracts for work on improvements in engines for vehicles ranging 
from today's jetliners to aerospace vehicles that fly up to five 
times the speed of sound.



The contracts total approximately $1.5 million over nine months and 
will focus on establishing the scientific or technical merit, 
feasibility, benefits and challenges of the proposed innovation. The 
research will be performed in two phases, the first of which will 
culminate in a final report, including a proposal for a Phase II 
effort. Phase II will involve a maximum 24-month period and will be 
funded at a level of no more than $250,000 per year.



The work will focus on the following technical areas: Electric 
Aircraft Engines; Emission Reduction;Distributed Aircraft Engines; 
Micro Steam Turbine Power Plant; Extreme Temperature Optical 
Fibers;Supersonic/Jets Noise Control and Reduction; Super Lightweight 
Aircraft Structures; and Design Tools.



The 15 selected proposals came from a diverse combination of talents 
including nine universities, including a Historically Black College 
or University, and six small businesses.



NASA received 67 proposals in response to the research announcement 
for this revolutionary work. All proposals were peer-reviewed by 
scientific and technical experts from academia, government and 
industry.



The following is a list of the topics, names, and locations of the 
successful proposals:


<th>Description of Work</th> <th>Awardee</th> <th>Location</th>  
Multi-Gas-Generator-Driven Fan Engine with Circulation Control Nacelle 
M-DOT Aerospace Phoenix, AZ  
A Feasibility Study for a Multiple-Engines in-Wing Concept Technology 
Nielsen Engineering &amp; Research Mountain View, CA  
Sensing and Active Flow Control for Propulsion-Airframe Integration 
Technology in Blacksburg, Inc.(Techsburg) Blacksburg, VA  
Zero Emitting Electric Aircraft Feasibility WILCO International 
Associates Henderson, NV  
Development &amp; Application of Preliminary Design Tools for the 
Exoskeletal Engine Modern Technologies Corp. (MTC) Middleburg, Hts.OH 
 
Design of Lightweight High Power Motors for Electric Aircraft 
Propulsion Long Electromagnetics, Inc. (LEI) Pittsburgh, PA  
Design and Analysis of a Fuel Cell Powered Electric Propulsion System 
for High Performance Composite Two Place Aircraft Advanced Technology 
Products, Inc. Worcester, MA  
Extreme Temperature Single-Mode Optical Fiber Luna Innovations Inc. 
Blacksburg, VA  
Three-Dimensional Therma-Structural Analysis for Super Lightweight 
Aircraft Structures Collier Research Corp. Hampton, VA  
Combustion Driven Actuator For Jet Noise Reduction Georgia Tech 
Applied Research Corp. Atlanta, GA  
Optimized Designs of Ultra-High Power Density Machines Pennsylvania 
State University University Park, PA  
Integration of Pulse Detonation Engine with Airframe for Powered Lift 
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH  
Active Noise Control in Supersonic Jets Using Plasma Actuators Ohio 
State University Columbus, OH  
Design of a Micro Steam Turbine Power Plant-on-a-chip for Aerospace 
Power Generation Columbia University New York, NY  
PEM-Fan All Composite Electric Aircraft Engine Concept Clark Atlanta 
University Atlanta, GA   

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