Combustion Technology Outreach

From a database of thousands of nonaerospace firms considered likely to be interested in Lewis' combustion and emission-related technologies, the outreach team selected 41 companies to contact. The selected companies represent oil-gas refineries, vehicle/parts suppliers, and manufacturers of residential furnaces, power turbines, nonautomobile engines, and diesel internal combustion engines.

In May 1995, the outreach team held an initial round of telephone interviews with representatives of the 41 firms to determine common areas of interest, grounds for potential collaboration, and preferred methods of interaction. As a result of these interviews, it was determined that the greatest areas of interest involved lowering NOx and SOx emissions; developing analysis codes, materials, and instrumentation/diagnostics; and addressing fuel injection, noise reduction, and mixing problems.

The outreach team is now conducting follow-on teleconferences and face-to-face meetings to determine areas of collaboration, assistance, and possible development of consortia.

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