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DoD Engine Efficiency Enhancement Technology
Navy SBIR 2009.3 - Topic N093-162 MARCOR - Mr. Paul Lambert - [email protected] Opens: August 24, 2009 - Closes: September 23, 2009 N093-162 TITLE: DoD Engine Efficiency Enhancement Technology TECHNOLOGY AREAS: Ground/Sea Vehicles, Materials/Processes, Space Platforms ACQUISITION PROGRAM: Product Group 15, PEO Land Systems, ACAT III The technology within this topic is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR), which controls the export and import of defense-related material and services. Offerors must disclose any proposed use of foreign nationals, their country of origin, and what tasks each would accomplish in the statement of work in accordance with section 3.5.b.(7) of the solicitation. OBJECTIVE: Develop non-trivial retrofit engine technologies that can be adapted to existing vast base of DoD diesel and gas driven platforms to significantly increase (40% to 60% or greater) fuel efficiency. Does not require whole new engine, but rather upgrades/retrofits existing engine (reducing costs), maintaining parts availability of non-retrofit remainder of engine/transmission. DESCRIPTION: Current large vehicle base across DoD typically very fuel inefficient. Current technology trends towards future systems involving any widespread usage of ultrahigh efficiency electric/fuel cell/hybrid system on large scales across DoD are probably still decades out, varying with budgets and technological availability and consequent manufacturing/cost capabilities. Consider six stroke adaptations with (recycled water stroke steam being an additional power stroke along with the regular power stoke from diesel et.); consider additionally a �camless� engine as well. Saving the engine block and much of the rest of the platform. Consider a �retrofit� kit per vehicle motor type, that as vehicles were rapidly rebuilt, could be refurbished on current production schedules. Consider the use of advanced thermoelectronics to extract wasted heat energy in novel ways. This could act as an extremely efficient �bridge� technology until Li- Ion, hydrogen fuel cells and/or other hybridic technologies come online. PHASE I: Using a diesel engine type common across the DoD, select a platform for proof of concept to clearly, empirically, and physically demonstrate and document technologies that provide a 50-60% increase in fuel efficiency from unmodified base engine. Demonstrate repeatable benefits of each introduced level of technology. Demonstrate how efficiency is consistent under loading conditions. PHASE II: Demonstrate capability across three different types of engines, including gas and diesel fuel types for significantly increased efficiency. Provide cost metrics to derive full cost to benefit ratios and effects on reliability, availability, and maintainability. As in Phase 1, clearly, empirically, and physically demonstrate 50-60% increase in fuel efficiency from the unmodified base engines. Clearly demonstrate and document benefits of each type of technology introduced onto each base engine. Demonstrate that introduced technologies do not deleteriously affect reliability, availability or maintainability. PHASE III: Demonstrate manufacturability and cost reductions across all platforms. Provide retrofit kit systems that can be rapidly utilized in a rebuild/depot environment where the majority of the existing engine is retained. Provide cost benefits analysis. PRIVATE SECTOR COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL/DUAL-USE APPLICATIONS: Significant potential not only for DoD, but across vast base of commercial hauling vehicles (numbering in the millions). REFERENCES: 2. Camless engine technologies. 3. Heat extraction, energy recovery systems (cutting edge energy extraction thermoelectrics) KEYWORDS: ultrahigh engine energy efficiency six-stroke camless thermoelectrics
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