Low-Cost Carbon Fiber Technology Development
The objective of this cooperative agreement is to support the efforts of the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTS) to establish a Low Cost Carbon Fiber Technology for Carbon Fiber Composite Applications at UTSI Advanced Carbon Based Materials Center. This project enables the UTS to develop low-cost pitch based carbon fiber useful in the manufacture of buses/bus components, lightweight railcars, and other transit vehicles. Carbon fibers could advance new applications in such areas as light weight structures, light weight paneling, fire-proof materials for seats, fuelcell electrodes, and rechargeable batteries.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $155183.00
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Contract Numbers:
TN-26-7028-01
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Chen, Roy
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Performing Organizations:
University of Tennessee, Tullahoma
Space Institute Research Center
411 B.H. Goethert Parkway
Tullahoma, TN United States 37388-9700 -
Principal Investigators:
Vakili, Ahmad
- Start Date: 20050900
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20070100
- Source Data: RiP Project 12288
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus transit; Carbon fibers; Composite structures; Fire retardants; Fireproof materials; Public transit; Rail transit; Railroad cars; Research projects; Transit vehicle operations
- Geographic Terms: Tennessee
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I30: Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01458400
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
- Contract Numbers: TN-26-7028-01
- Files: RiP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 12:42PM