Dean Modroukas, Author at Innoveering, LLC.

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Innoveering Wins DoD Contract for Hypersonic Aircraft Engine

Innoveering Wins DoD Contract for Hypersonic Aircraft Engine

Innoveering LLC, (www.Innoveering.net) based in Ronkonkoma NY, has won a U.S. Defense Department contract valued at $10 million toward development of a dual-mode ramjet engine that could be used to power hypersonic aircraft. The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, contracted for the work.

Hypersonic aircraft, which can fly at more than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5), have been a dream of engineers for decades, but technical issues have stalled their adoption. According to Robert Bakos, co-founder and principal at Innoveering, the contract calls for Innoveering to “mature” a preliminary dual-mode ramjet design and conduct testing.

A ramjet has no moving parts. It directs air flowing at high speed into an inlet and ignites it with small amounts of fuel. Ramjets must be accelerated to high speeds, around Mach 3, and then can operate efficiently up to Mach 5. A dual-mode engine, however, can change its cycle to operate as a scramjet. Unlike a ramjet, whose engine slows the internal airflow to subsonic speeds, a scramjet allows a supersonic airflow through its engine. Scramjets can reach hypersonic speeds, exceeding Mach 5. Bakos said that a turbine jet could be added to a dual-mode ramjet design, allowing the craft to land on a conventional runway.

The United States, Russia and China have been racing to develop missiles and artillery shells that travel at hypersonic speeds. Last year Boeing unveiled a concept for a commercial airliner with a dual-mode ramjet.
Innoveering, founded in 2012, has 29 employees and performs research and development efforts funded by the US Air Force, NASA, DARPA, US Army, US Navy, and the Department of Energy.

Dean Modroukas2019-05-06T21:07:21+00:00May 6th, 2019|

Innoveering Commercializes First Sensor Product

Innoveering Commercializes First Sensor Product

Innoveering, LLC (www.Innoveering.net) wins 2-year Air Force contract to develop, commercialize and deliver 54 high pressure, high accuracy differential pressure sensors to the Arnold Engineering Development Center‘s (AEDC) world class propulsion test facilities located at Arnold Air Force Base, TN.

This program will include extensive design, fabrication, and testing of the sensors prior to delivery and will be a significant step for Innoveering’s quest to commercialize its pressure sensing suite, which includes both absolute and differential pressure sensors. Innoveering’s sensor suite provides a “trifecta” of capabilities: high pressure (up to 20,000 psi common mode), high temperature (250°C +) and high accuracy (<0.03% FS total uncertainty). Based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical (MEMS) system piezoresistor SOI technology, this new sensor product marks Innoveering’s first commercial sensor technology launch into production. Innoveering, LLC expects follow on sales to the Oil & Gas market and other industrial applications.

Innoveering, LLC has over 15 propulsion, sensor and controls R&D technologies underway at various stages of development and intends to pursue similar commercialization programs. Innoveering contracts have been awarded by the US Air Force, NASA, DARPA, the US Navy, the US Army, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense to develop novel technologies for propulsion, sensors, controls and materials for hypersonics, power/energy and other harsh environment applications. Innoveering was founded in 2012 and employs 29 people in its Ronkonkoma, NY Location.

Dean Modroukas2019-05-02T16:29:11+00:00May 2nd, 2019|