Innovative, Low Cost, Highly Durable Fuel Bladder for Naval Applications Navy SBIR FY2015.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2015.1 Topic No.: N151-008 Topic Title: Innovative, Low Cost, Highly Durable Fuel Bladder for Naval Applications Proposal No.: N151-008-0298 Firm: Texas High Energy Materials 7301 Ranch Road 620 N. Ste 155.276 Austin, Texas 78726-4537 Contact: Al Perez Phone: (512) 670-6182 Abstract: A proven, cost effective, highly automated, consistent, and predictable manufacturing process with rapid production rates will be implemented to manufacture high quality, self-sealing aviation fuel bladders. Our unique manufacturing process, and our associated polymer technology will introduce a bladder that effectively alleviates fuel leakage potentials, through a material that is highly resistant to fuel, chemicals, puncture, abrasion and ballistic intrusion. Our technology will provide the US Navy with significant reductions to battle damage hazards and loss of assets. Battle damaged, mission-critical assets will remain in service without compromising safety or performance of the aircraft. Our manufacturing process and self-sealing technology will have widespread use in diverse aerospace, marine, automotive, transportation, and general industrial markets. Benefits: A self sealing fuel bladder that can be produced through a proven, highly-automated, cost-effective, rapid manufacturing process, using an associated polymer material that greatly outperforms most other thermoset and thermoplastic materials, will eliminate the problems associated with the current bladders delivered to the Department of Defense for aircraft applications. Fuel bladders manufactured through our process will also offer attractive economics to other industries that require cost-effective, high performance bladders. These include marine, transportation, automotive and commercial aviation. Return