PDAC: Submission #264 | Dayton Development Coalition

Submission information

Project Details

1. To which Review Panel are you submitting your project? Defense

2. Project title Thermal Protection Systems Development

3. Short description The U.S. Air Force is developing high speed vehicles for a wide range of defense and commercial missions. These vehicles can experience extreme thermal loading during flight, requiring the use of thermal protection systems (TPS) to maintain structural integrity. This program will utilize new novel materials to develop, test and validate TPS.

Organization Details

4. Organization making the request University of Dayton

5-8. Address 300 College Park Dr.
Dayton, Ohio. 45469-7758

9. County Montgomery

10. Recipient organization Same

11-14. Address {Empty}

15. County {Empty}

16. Organization type Non-profit

Organization Contact Details

17. Name John Leland

18. Title Vice President for Research

19. Organization University of Dayton

20. Telephone 9372293515

21. Email jleland1@udayton.edu

22-25. Address 300 College Park Dr.
Dayton, Ohio. 45469-7758

26. County Montgomery

27. Additional contacts Danita Nelson
Administrative Assistant

Location Details

28. City Dayton and Wright Patterson AFB

29. County Montgomery and Green

30. Congressional district Ohio 10th

Financial Details

31. Funding request 10000000

32. Total Cost 30000000

33. Other sources of funds FY19 funds in the amount of $10M were appropriated and about $8M has been put on contract. Another $10M of FY20 funds are pending the outcome of the federal appropriations process.

34. How the funds will be used Planning or Studies

35. Do you have matching funds raised or committed? If yes, explain in question #36. If no, skip to question #37. No

36. If yes, please provide additional information. (Or, budget document can be uploaded, see question 37) {Empty}

37. Budget Yes

Budget File Upload {Empty}

38. By what date will you be ready to spend the funds Within the next 6-12 months

39. Programs/grants for which this project would qualify There are no current programs under which this project would be able to compete for funding.

Community Details

40. Community Need The U.S. Air Force is developing high speed vehicles for a wide range of defense and commercial missions. These vehicles can experience extreme thermal loading during flight, requiring the use of thermal protection systems (TPS) to maintain structural integrity. Sacrificial coatings are commonly used, but ideally the thermal management capabilities would be integrated into the load-carrying airframe structure. Existing and evolving carbon/carbon structures are being considered based on the ability of the material to maintain strength at elevated temperatures. However, efforts are needed to fully understand the complex processing of carbon/carbon, establish non-destructive inspection techniques, and explore the initiation and progression of material damage in the severe high-speed flight environment which includes both high temperatures and extreme local fluctuating pressures. Analytical design tools and inspection methods need to be developed and validated.

41. Previous Funding: Has the requesting organization received Congressionally earmarked funding in the past? If so, please provide a brief project description, year funded, amount, and Congressional sponsor. Successful completion of the program will provide the AF with practical TPS solutions for future high speed air vehicles.

42. Direct new jobs created 1-10

43. Existing jobs retained? 1-10

44. Sustained permanent jobs? 11-25

45. Please explain how you determined the job creation listed in questions 42-44. Job estimates are based on the anticipated funding (after DoD/AF taxes are levied) and past experience with similar programs. UD conducts about $160M in research each year and in its
most recent fiscal year, has added about 30 permanent research personnel with an average salary of about $90k per year.

46. Using your best guess, of the jobs created over the next 10 years, what will the average salary be? $75,001-$100,00

47. Is your project a workforce development program? Yes

48. If yes, does your program center on one of the ten JobsOhio targeted industries? No

49. Counties in which jobs will be created Greene, Montgomery

Additional Details

50. Letters of endorsement, supporting materials, additional information. You can submit ONE PDF file that does not exceed 10 pages.

FY21 TPS Summary.pdf (145.58 KB)

51. Is there opposition to the project? No

52. Name of person filling out this form. {Empty}

53. Telephone number of person filling out this form. {Empty}

54. Email of person filling out this form. This is where notification will be sent that the form was received. jleland1@udayton.edu

55. Do you want your project to be considered as a Community Project in the fiscal year 2025 –2026 State Capital Budget Bill? {Empty}

56. If your project type is on the list of ineligible projects (see above), please offer an explanation why your project could be eligible. If your project is not on the list, answer the question by stating that your project is not on the list of ineligible projects. {Empty}

57. Has your organization received state capital budget funding in the past? If so, provide a brief project description, year funded, and amount. {Empty}

58. Does your project have a connection with, or provide some benefit to, a state agency that has bonding authority? Please check all that apply from the following list: {Empty}

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