SBIR Phase I: Rapid Response Thermistors for Precision Manufacturing

9860235 这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将研究用于超精密制造的快速响应热敏电阻器。 最先进的热敏电阻器和竞争产品具有慢响应时间和高阻抗，限制了它们在制造期间实时感测状态变量的适用性。 该提案致力于开发具有宽带快速响应的高灵敏度、低功率晶闸管，其通过将纳米级材料（即，晶粒尺寸小于100纳米的那些材料）。 这些纳米工程设备将能够近瞬时检测热变化，使其适用于机械加工，焊接，无损评估（NDE）和铸造操作。 在第一阶段，纳米材料研究公司将确定最佳热敏电阻组成，解决制造问题，表征设备性能，并建立概念验证，即纳米工程热敏电阻可用于实时热监测。 第二阶段的工作将寻求优化技术，并为客户资格生产原型。 第三阶段将使该技术商业化。

9860235 This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will investigate rapid response thermistors for ultra-precision manufacturing. State-of-the-art thermistors and competitive products have slow response times and high impedance limiting their applicability for real-time sensing of state variables during manufacture. This proposal addresses the development of high-sensitivity, low-power thermistors with broad-band, rapid response, prepared by incorporating nano-scale materials (i.e., those materials with grain sizes less than 100 nanometers). These nano-engineered devices will enable near- instantaneous detection of thermal changes, making them applicable in machining, welding, non-destructive evaluation (NDE), and casting operations. During Phase I, Nanomaterials Research Corporation will determine optimum thermistor compositions, address fabrication issues, characterize device performance, and establish proof-of-concept that nano-engineered thermistors can be used for real-time thermal monitoring. The Phase II effort will seek to optimize the technology and produce prototypes for customer qualification. Phase III will commercialize the technology.