During Phase I, Adiabatics, Inc. will use generator best design technical practices as well as new proprietary technology to develop a solution for high temperature cable and connector development for radio frequency (RF) applications in harsh environments. First, Adiabatics, Inc. will develop a heat transfer model of its proposed RF cable. The cable includes many materials that Adiabatics, Inc. has chosen based on many years of high temperature engine performance work as well as its extensive background in high temperature coatings. These will include high performance ceramic fibers, carbon black material, titanium, polysilazane, copper oxide and aluminum oxide. Many of these materials and their uses are addressed in this proposal. Once the model is generated, it will be used to verify existing cable temperature measurements for given external heat inputs. Upon verification, Adiabatics, Inc. will use the model to predict temperature resistance performance for its high temperature cable design. A simple prototype cable model that will be composed of the materials selected by Adiabatics, Inc. will be constructed and then tested to generate first iteration cable wire temperatures. The heat transfer model developed by Adiabatics, Inc. will be used to confirm measurement of the actual wire temperatures. A similar process will also be used on an RF cable connector. Adiabatics, Inc. will choose a reputable RF cable connector vendor to work with and design prototype RF cable connectors. A heat transfer model of the connector will be developed by Adiabatics, Inc. once this connector design has been finalized. It will then be used to predict existing cable connector temperature characteristics of an already existing RF cable connector. The model will then be revised to match the new high temperature RF cable connector and calculated temperatures of the high temperature connector will be calculated. Open communication between Adiabatics Inc. and the Navy is essential to the success of this design project. Scheduled meetings will be held with the Navy and technical results will be shared and discussed. At the conclusion of this project a solution for a high temperature RF cable and connectors will be developed.
Benefit: The development of a high temperature RF cable and connectors will allow Adiabatics, Inc. to access both defense and commercial markets. Adiabatics, Inc. will endeavor to promote this product for military defense, satellites, missiles, and any other equipment that requires the use of a high temperature RF cable and connectors within harsh operating environments that include erosion problems and vibrational problems. This will include building a support team that all military can access as well as operating manuals and instructions. With successful implementation into the US defense, Adiabatics, Inc. will build on its product and offer it to private industry users who require high temperature cables. The overall RF cable design may also be changed into a simpler high temperature wire product or into similar products that either the US government or private contractors desire.
Keywords: RF Connectors, RF Connectors, ceramic fibers, Low Thermal Conductivity Coatings, High Temperature Coatings, heat transfer, RF Cables
