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Tetra Research Corporation

Cornwall, VT · Aerospace · Private

Specialized numerical simulation software for analyzing water suppression systems in rocket engine test facilities

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Updated · tetraresearch.com

Sector
Aerospace
Headquarters
Cornwall, VT
Total capital
$5.6M
Federal grants
$1.6M
3 awards · 2016–2021
Rank in peer group#18 of 44
Private capital raised
None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts
$4M
14 awards · NASA, Defense
Rank in Aerospace#379 of 1335
Granted patents
None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

20052009201320172021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5.6M$600K$600K$750K$556K$750K$750K
20052009201320172021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $5.6M$600K$750K$750K$750K

Latest events

  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Advanced Computational Tools for Thermal and Acoustic Analysis of Rocket Ground Test Facilities$750K
  • Federal contractNASA · Advanced Computational Tools For Thermal And Acoustic Analysis Of Rocket Ground Test Facilities$125K
  • Federal contractNASA · Algorithmic Improvements For Cryogenic Fluid.management Applications$250K
  • Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I, Liquid Injection Modeling For High Enthalpy Air Breathing Propulsion$150K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Robust Cryogenic Cavitation Modeling for Propulsion Systems Ground Test Facilities$750K
  • Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Efficient High Fidelity Computational Tool for Acoustically Driven Multiphysics Propulsion Modeling$125K
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf Numerical Analysis For Scramjet And Cold Starts$556K
Show 10 earlier federal awards
  • Federal contractDefense · Igf::ot::igf SBIR I: Radiation Model Development For Combustion Systems$150K
  • Federal contractNASA · STTR Phase III Award Development Of Robust, Production Quality Water Mitigation Model In Loci\chem Statement Of Work 1. Background Nasa/msfc Has A Need For A Cfd-based Model Of Water Mitigation For Rocket Vehicle Launch Pad Environments. Application Of Liquid Water On The Launch Pad Is Useful For Suppression Of Ignition Over Pressure (iop) And Launch Pad Acoustic Environments. Traditionally, Water Is Applied In Large Quantities To Locations Concentrated Near The Rocket Engine Or Motor Nozzle Exi$175K
  • Federal contractNASA · Igf::ot::igf Other Function - The Goals Of Reducing Total Cost And Increasing Reliability And Safety Of Access To Space Continue To Be Top Priorities For NASA. The Most Immediate Propulsion Launch Challenge Involves Increasing Lift Weight From 70 To 130 Metric Tons By Developing The Heavy Lift Space Launch System (sls). Solid Rocket Motor Analysis Tools Are Needed To Simulate Ignition And Propellant Recession During The Burn, But Current Models Are Limited In Their Ability To Capture Ignition $750K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Challenges Of Designing, Developing, And Fielding Man-rated Propulsion Systems Continue To Increase As Nasa's Mission Moves Forward With Evolving Solid Propulsion Requirements. Recent Developments In Simulating Solid Rocket Motor Environments Include Lagrangian Particle Tracking, Particle Combustion Models, Dynamic Particle Drag And Breakup Models, And Two Phase Impingement Phenomena. These Advances Are Demonstrating Success In Numerically Simulating Solid Motor Environments, But Evolutionar$100K
  • Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III Loci-chem Enhancements For Solid Rocket Motor Simulations$75K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Challenges Of Designing, Developing, And Fielding Man-rated Propulsion Systems Continue To Increase As Nasa's Vision For Space Exploration Program Moves Beyond The Space Shuttle And Rsrm. The Number And Type Of Different Propulsion Elements Required Are Significant, And Predicting Internal Solid Motor Behavior And Characteristics And Assessing External Environments (e.g., Plume Impingement On Vehicle Structures And Launch Acoustic Loading) Is A Priority. Our Proposed Innovation Will Enhance $600K
  • Federal contractNASA · Two Phase Flow Tools For Solid Motors With Dynamic Burning Surface Recession The Challenges Of Designing, Developing, And Fielding Advanced Propulsion Systems Continue To Increase As Nasa's Vision For Space Exploration Program Moves Forward With New Solid Propulsion Elements ({i.e., Ares I And V). Our Existing Computational Tool For Solid Motor Analysis (burnsurf) Generates Modest Surface Recession, But The Mesh Deformation Techniques Employed Often Fail As The Surface Regression Increases, Par$100K
  • Federal contractNASA · The Challenges Of Designing, Developing, And Fielding Man-rated Propulsion Systems Continue To Increase As Nasa's Vision For Space Exploration Program Moves Beyond The Space Shuttle And Rsrm. The Number And Type Of Different Propulsion Elements Required Are Significant And Predicting Internal Solid Motor Behavior And Characteristics And Assessing External Environments Due To Plume Impingement On Vehicle Structures Is A Top Priority. Solid Motors Do Not Require Pre-start Thermal Conditioning But $100K
  • Federal contractNASA · 4200159093 Practical Multi Disciplinary Analysis Tools For Combustion Devices$600K
  • Federal contractNASA · 4200111305 Multi-disciplinary Improvements To A Solid Rocket Motor Code$221K

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Standing among 44 peers

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Aerospace · Launch · Software

  • Federal grants#18 · top 41%

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Sources

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