MEMS Technology Transition Opportunities for Gas Turbine Engines

Abstract

This paper is based on a workshop conducted jointly with the Propulsion Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, with participants drawn from the Navy, Army, and NASA gas turbine engine development community. The purpose of the workshop was to assist the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in identifying transition or insertion opportunities for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) from the laboratory to the field. The presentation offers highlights from the workshop, links major technical challenges, assesses technology transition opportunities, lists barriers to technology transition, and discusses future prospects for MEMS in turbine engines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA396993

Entities

People

  • Forrest R. Frank

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Auxiliary Power Units
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Electronics
  • Engine Components
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Gas Turbines
  • Maintenance Costs
  • Manufacturing
  • Micro-Machines
  • Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Turbines

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics