SBIR-STTR Award

Navy ships require the use of hazardous materials (HM) such as hydraulic fluid, paint, acids, corrosives, etc. for daily operations. Navy safety regulations and HM management procedure (i.e. OPNAVINST 5100.19E and CHRMIP), require designated HM storerooms for bulk storage of flammable and corrosive liquids. These storerooms have dedicated fire protection systems, explosion proof electrical fixtures, and forced ventilation. In order to increase efficiency, NAVSEA approved the use of satellite storage lockers that will be placed in the work centers to store a week supply of daily use HM. The objective of this SBIR effort is to develop satellite storage lockers for the stowage of HM to meet the needs of the Fleet. Such lockers will be designed for high corrosion/fire resistance with excellent durability while satisfying all specified safety and operational requirements for storage lockers. Pacific Engineering Inc. (PEI) has a history of producing fire resistance composite components for Naval ships and submarines. Our composite lockers will be lighter than existing steel lockers that weigh between 60 to 225 pounds. PEI will also design superior protection against corrosions, and fire, smoke and toxicity per DDS 078-1 while meeting shock/vibration loads per MIL-STD-810 and Grade B UNDEX blast shock per MIL-S-901. NAVSEA approved the use of satellite storage lockers, which will be placed in the Ships work centers, to store a seven (7) day supply of daily use HM. The objective of our SBIR is to develop satellite storage lockers for the stowage of hazardous materials to meet the evolving needs of the Fleet. Such lockers will be designed for high corrosion/fire resistance with excellent durability while satisfying all specified safety and operational requirements for satellite storage lockers. PEI has a history of producing fire resistance composite components for Naval ships and submarines. Our composite lockers will be lighter than existing steel lockers that weigh between 60 to 225 pounds. They will also provide adequate protection against fire/smoke hazards, corrosions, and toxicity per DDS 078-1 while satisfying shock and vibration loads and Grade B UNDEX blast shock environments per Mil-Std-901D.

Benefit:
Light weight, low maintenance, long service life, modular lockers can be used on all ships throughout the entire fleet.

Keywords:
Light weight, Light weight, Finite Element Analysis, fire resistance, Composites, no toxic, Hazardous materials, Materials, carbon fiber, Shock, High Strength

NAVSEA Undersea Defensive Warfare Systems Program office is developing a Surface Ship Torpedo Defense program that utilizes Anti-Torpedo-Torpedo (ATT) hard kill capability for high value unit (HVU) platforms (Carriers and Combat Logistics Force (CLF) ships). The CAT, a hard kill countermeasure, consists of All Up Round Equipment (AURE), which includes a composite canister and an Anti-Torpedo Torpedo (ATT) countermeasure. Pacific Engineering Inc will design, test and fabricate EDM prototype light weight composite components of the ATT Ready Stow Group (RSG) launcher cradle and canisters for the Anti Torpedo-Torpedo (ATT) Undersea Defensive Warfare Systems. PEI will perform structural design of the ATT RSG launcher, and perform computational modeling to design cost effective component designs backed by appropriate analytical evaluations and performance predictions. PEI will perform a material analysis to ensure components are corrosion resistance. PEI will also develop high strength materials and light weight sandwich composite ballistic panels that will fit onto the ATT RSG launcher. The launcher panels will be designed to meet Insensitive Munitions, shipboard environmental conditions, low fabrication costs, and Mil-Std-901D Grade A shock. PEI will also design and develop high strength, sandwich composite canisters with heaters.

Keywords:
Resin, Resin, canister, carbon fiber, Composites, Shock, Light weight, Launcher, Torpedo, armor