REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON NOVEL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON NOVEL PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROCESSES FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS. POC: W. Lee Bain, WL/POP, 1950 Fifth Street, WPAFB OH 45433-7251, telephone: (937) 255-2013. Wright Laboratory's Aero Propulsion and Power Directorate is interested in receiving information on academia and industry's capabilities as described below. This is an unrestricted Request for Information (RFI). Small businesses are encouraged to respond to all or any part of this RFI. Wright Laboratory has been exploring a number of technologies conceived in Russia and the Former Soviet Republics for aerospace vehicle application. These technologies have been described in a number of recent publications including (i) "Ajax: New Directions in Hypersonic Technology," AIAA 96-4609, (ii) "Sonic and Shock Wave Propagation in Weakly Ionized Plasmas," Gas Dynamics, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 1992, pp. 81, (iii) "Russia in the Forefront of Aerospace Technology" Military Parade, May-June, 1994, pp. 68-71, and (iv) "Shock Wave Dispersion in Nonequilibrium Plasmas," AIAA 96-4607. The topics of interest include (i) creation and mechanisms of nonequilibrium cold plasmas for shock wave attenuation, (ii) magnetogasdynamic (MGD) and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generation of electrical power via energy recovery from the vehicle air inlet stream, and (iii) endothermic fuels. WL/POP is soliciting information on academia and industry's capabilities in the areas described above. The following information is desired: 1. Literature such as reports, papers, diagrams, and specifications describing your specific capabilities in the technologies of interest. 2. A description of relevant experience you may have had in any of these technologies. 3. Approaches to cold plasma generation, including an assessment of equipment weight and volume, and power requirements. 4. Description of test facilities to investigate the effects of weak ionization on nonreacting and reacting flows. Desired information includes plasma densities which can be generated,power requirements, test duration and available instrumentation. 5. Specifications on potential magnet materials for MGD/MHD application, also including weight and volume assessments. 6. Specifications and performance information on electrical devices for MGD/MHD power generation. 7. Facility capabilities to generate magnetic fields, including power requirements, to evaluate MGD/MHD effects on nonreacting and reacting flows. 8. Information on liquid propellants which feature high energy density and are capable of undergoing heat absorbing reactions thereby producing smaller, more reactive molecules. 9. Information on catalysts and heat transfer equipment required to enable the latter endothermic processes. 10. Information on analytical capabilities to evaluate the merits of the technologies of interest. You may be invited to present your approach to the government at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. In addition, based on the information you provide, the government may request an on-site visit to further assess capabilities. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS REQUEST, OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION REQUESTED. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY-NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT COMMIT THE GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE A SOLICITATION OR AWARD A CONTRACT, OR TO OTHERWISE INCUR ANY LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUBMISSION OF ANY RESPONSE OR RELATED MATERIALS, PARTICIPATION IS VOLUNTARY AND EXPENSES WILL NOT BE COMPENSATED. Responses to this RFI should be limited to 25 pages in length and submitted by 30 June, 1997. For additional technical information, contact Mr. W. Lee Bain or Dr. Lourdes Maurice, (937) 255-2013!!

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