NASA Technology Transfer Opportunity: Low Noise Exit Guide Vanes for Turbofan Jet Engines
Synopsis – Mar 05, 2012
General Information
Solicitation Number: N/A
Reference Number: TTO0970
Posted Date: Mar 05, 2012
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Mar 05, 2012
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No
Original Response Date: Jun 01, 2012
Current Response Date: Jun 01, 2012
Classification Code: 99 — Miscellaneous
NAICS Code: 927110
Set-Aside Code:
Contracting Office Address
NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 12, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, VA 23681-0001
Description
NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA solicits interest 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:
Aircraft jet engine noise remains a major issue for airports, communities near airports, and of course for jet engine designers. NASA Langley and NASA Glenn researchers have developed a novel approach to mitigate the noise generated from exit guide vanes used in high-bypass-ratio turbofan engines. Exit guide vanes provide increased thrust and efficiency by controlling the swirl in the downstream engine flow generated by the turbofan. The interaction of this swirling flow with the stationary guide vanes, however, is a significant source of noise. Design of the vane shapes and placement have allowed for some reduction in the amount of noise generated. Sound-absorbing linings in the ducting are also used to reduce this turbofan noise as it passes through the engine nacelle. The NASA innovation described here, however, represents a novel design for the construction of the stationary exit guide vanes to reduce the noise at its source.
To express interest in this opportunity, please respond to Sean Sullivan, Research Triangle International (RTI), at: NASA Langley Research Center, Strategic Relationships Office (SRSO), 17 West Taylor St., Mail Stop 218, Building 1212, Room 110 Hampton, Virginia, E-mail: Sean.D.Sullivan@NASA.gov, or phone: 757-864-5055. Please indicate the date and title of the FBO notice and include your company and contact information.
RTI is responsible for aggregating and acknowledging all responses. These responses are provided to members of NASA Langley’s Innovative Partnerships Office within the SRO for the purpose of promoting public awareness of our 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, SRO will follow the formal licensing process of posting in the Federal Register as required. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.
Point of Contact
Name: Sean Sullivan
Title: Media Specialist
Phone: 757-864-5055
Fax: 757-864-8101
Email: sean.d.sullivan@nasa.gov
