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Project Category: Design
5542.002.001 Task 2a – Advanced Thermal Management Schemes for Next-Generation High-Velocity Vehicles
September 21, 2023
Phase II of this project aims to design, manufacture, and characterize the performance of a leading-edge employing ETC and advanced micro and nano hierarchical liquid metal heat pipe developed...
5548 Craitor Expeditionary 3D Printer
September 18, 2023
This project will optimize the design of Craitor’s 3D printer based on testing to the requirements of MIL-STD-810G and demonstrate its performance in cold weather and high-temperature and...
5522.001.003 Maturation of Additive Geometric Approaches (MAGMA) for High Mach Applications
September 14, 2023
The goal is to leverage extensive high temperature design knowledge and AM experience of Boeing, state-of the-art simulation tools of Hexagon, and proven powder feed L-DED procedures and...
5522.001.002 Managing Additive Assembly’s Numerical Tolerances Leveraging Engineering Simulation (MA(2)INTLES)
September 14, 2023
The objective of this project is to create a workflow that combines compensation from simulation and scans at the individual component and interface level to improve dimensional management and...
5001.003.001.001 Surface Finish Design Guide for Additive Manufacturing (AM) Heat Exchangers
August 29, 2023
The purpose of the project was to develop a design guide for additive manufactured (AM) heat exchangers with complex internal geometries that incorporated surface roughness correction factors for...
3021.001 Advancing AM Post-Processing Techniques for Aluminum Alloy Heat Exchangers
March 28, 2023
The objective of the Advancing AM Post-Processing Techniques for Aluminum Alloy Heat Exchangers project was to verify that AM can readily produce geometric features and achieve material tensile...
3020.001 Materials Informed Data Driven Design for Additive Structures (MIDAS) Challenge
March 13, 2023
The purpose of the effort was to challenge the brightest minds from industry and academia by focusing on validating/improving the accuracy of model predictions for metal AM. The goal of the Air...
5531 Additive Manufacturing Phase 2, Application Development & Material Study
February 20, 2023
The project quantitatively evaluated relationships between novel AM-enabled design features and effects on product tolerancing, manufacturability, mechanical performance, and flow performance. The...
5521.002 Advancing DRIVE AM – Aerospace Center
February 20, 2023
The purpose of the project is to meet the goals of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) digital engineering strategy which are to 1) formalize the development, integration, and use of models to...
5522.002 High-Temperature Applications Enabling AM: Demonstrate Technical Solutions for Thermally Managed & Shape-Stable Leading Edge
December 02, 2022
The project aims to develop an integrated thermal management solution for high heat flux tolerant leading-edge designs that are broadly applicable to different high-temperature platforms. The...
5001.002.002.002 Metal Lattice Design, Testing, and Application Study
September 02, 2022
The objective of this program was to establish best practices to successfully design and integrate metal lattice structures with a part boundary region such as a thin wall or skin material. A...
5523 Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM) Engine Part Manufacturing and Testing
May 09, 2022
This project seeks to understand if electron beam additive manufacturing (EBAM) could be developed into a viable, alternative means of sourcing engine hardware and other ground vehicle sustainment...
