99--TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY OPTIMAL FLOW CONTROL DESIGN FOR QUIETERAND MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA solicits interest from companiesinterested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market thefollowing technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basisand may include specific fields of use. THE TECHNOLOGY: In support of the Blended-Wing-Body aircraft concept, researchers at NASAs LangleyResearch Center have developed a new flow control hybrid vane/jet design for use in aboundary-layer-ingesting (BLI) offset inlet in transonic flows. This inlet flow controlis designed to minimize the engine fan-face distortion levels and the first five Fourierharmonic half amplitudes while maximizing the inlet pressure recovery. This conceptrepresents a potentially enabling technology for quieter and more environmentallyfriendly transport aircraft.To express interest in this opportunity, please respond to Sean Sullivan, ResearchTriangle International (RTI), at: NASA Langley Research Center, Strategic RelationshipsOffice (SRSO), 17 West Taylor St., Mail Stop 218, Building 1212, Room 110 Hampton,Virginia, E-mail: [email protected], or phone: 757-864-5055. Please indicate thedate and title of the FBO notice and include your company and contact information.RTI is responsible for aggregating and acknowledging all responses. These responses areprovided to members of NASA Langleys Innovative Partnerships Office within the SRO forthe purpose of promoting public awareness of our technology products, and conductingpreliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for futurelicensing opportunities. If direct licensing interest results from this posting, SRO willfollow the formal licensing process of posting in the Federal Register as required. Nofollow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice.