TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OPPORTUNITY: Aircraft Engine Icing Event Avoidance and Mitigation (LEW-TOPS-125)

NASA's Technology Transfer Program solicits inquiries from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market the following technology. License rights may be issued on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis and may include specific fields of use. NASA provides no funding in conjunction with these potential licenses . THE TECHNOLOGY: Innovators at NASA's Glenn Research Center have developed a new means of avoiding and mitigating icing events for aircraft flying above 14,000 feet, dramatically improving aviation safety and reducing operating costs. Often undetectable with current radar, ice crystals in convective storm cells can produce a phenomenon referred to as "Ice Crystal Icing," in which ice accumulates, or accretes, in turbofan engines. Ice-crystal accretion can cause serious engine operational problems and sometimes even catastrophic engine failures. Using a combination of sensors, engine system modeling, and compressor flow analysis code, Glenn's innovation performs real-time analysis to determine the potential of ice accretion. This analysis allows pilots to avoid potential icing while using a more direct route than would otherwise be possible. Thus, Glenn's system reduces fuel consumption and engine wear while fulfilling the crucial objective of increasing aircraft safety. To express interest in this opportunity, please submit a license application through NASA's Automated Technology Licensing Application System (ATLAS) by visiting https://technology.nasa.gov/apply/license/LEW-TOPS-125 If you have any questions, please contact NASA Glenn's Technology Transfer Office at [email protected] .gov with the title of this Technology Transfer Opportunity as listed in this FBO notice and your preferred contact information. For more information about licensing other NASA-developed technologies, please visit the NASA Technology Transfer Portal at https://technology.nasa.gov/ These responses are provided to members of NASA's Technology Transfer Program for the purpose of promoting public awareness of NASA-developed technology products, and conducting preliminary market research to determine public interest in and potential for future licensing opportunities. No follow-on procurement is expected to result from responses to this Notice .