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BRIAN E. SPENCER
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Spencer Design
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Spencer Composites Corporation
In 1994, Brian and his wife Linda,
started a consulting company called
Spencer Design followed shortly by a
manufacturing company called
Spencer Composites Corporation
(SCC).
Some of SCC's significant projects
have been to develop filament
winding techniques for new matrix
systems. Two of the systems are
inorganic, such as cement, and
provide high temperature use
capabilities, above 1400 ºF, and do
not generate fire, smoke or toxic
gases.
Filament winding techniques are
also being developed for a new resin
from the Naval Research Laboratory.
This organic resin has a use
temperature above 700 ºF.
Unfortunately, it remains solid until it
reaches approximately 500 ºF.
Spencer Composites Corporation is
currently developing components for
the Navy using this system.
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Brian & Linda Spencer

Inorganic Matrix Container
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Dr. Brian E. Spencer
receiving the 1998 Jud Hall
Award from Wolfgang
Oplesch
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SCC has worked with BF Goodrich
Aerospace in developing fairwaters
and bearing supports for naval ships.
Fairwaters surround the drive shaft
as it exits the ship hull.
In the past several years, SCC has
worked with companies in the
petroleum exploration and production
industry to develop improved
products using composites. These
products include pressure vessels to
hold core samples in laboratory CAT
scanners. The vessels are designed
for continuous use at up to 15,000
psi and temperatures as high as 450
ºF.
SCC has patents pending on an
inductively transparent drill collar.
SCC has a patent on a new type of
progressive cavity pump. Other oil
field products include down hole
battery cases and doublers for
attaching together length of
composite ribbon rod. SCC is also
making rotors for high-speed medical
centrifuges. These rotors can rotate
at speeds above 40,000 rpm.
Other projects have included
sounding rocket motor cases for
NASA, pressure vessels, and a
softball bat.
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Fairwaters

Logging Tool Housing

Rocket Nose Cone
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