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Lockheed Martin’s Single-Motor Solution for Joint Common MissileAces Early Tests Demonstrating All-Platform Range and IM Capability

Rocket Motor Main Features

Contents:

JANNAF Hydrocarbon Fuels Panel.......5

Nick Jones Appointed Dean of JHU’sWhiting School of Engineering.............6

Subcommittee “Best” Papers.................7

Review of Integrated HealthMonitoring Workshop...........................9

Review of 31st DoD Explosives SafetySeminar.....................................................9

SBIR News on EERGC Corp. .................10

People in Propulsion.............................11

CPIA Publications List.......................2CPIA Ti/Bi List.....................................2Bulletin Board (Mtgs).......................3JANNAF Meeting Calendar..........back

A Holiday Greeting from the CPIA Staff

As we approach our 59th year of service to the U.S. propulsion community, we wish toexpress our appreciation to each and every one of our readers for their continuedinterest and support.

As dramatic changes in the world have reshaped global markets and national priorities,the direction and goals of the propulsion community have been reshaped by new demandsand challenges in the propulsion industry. The need for timely and accurate technicalinformation is now more important than ever — as is the requirement for appropriatedissemination of that information. Our mission at CPIA is based on a keen awareness ofthe necessity to preserve, provide, and protect the technical data that is so critical to thesuccess of programs in the propulsion industry. And we are grateful for the opportunityto assist our customers in their vital endeavors. It is a privilege to be a part of our

nation’s pursuit of a greater understanding of our Universe and itsmission to improve our quality of life and uphold our national security.

Once again we wish you a safe, happy holiday and a prosperousNew Year, and we look forward to serving you and your informationneeds.

William L. Hufferd, Director

Lockheed Martin was recentlyawarded a systems design anddevelopment contract for the JointCommon Missile (JCM), the nextgeneration air-to-ground missile forrotary- and fixed-wing aircraft. JCM willreplace the Longbow/Hellfire andMaverick missiles, weapons scheduledfor retirement in this decade. Aerojet, asthe propulsion team lead, and RoxelUnited Kingdom, supplier of provenminimum-smoke, cast double-basepropellants, have teamed to design andproduce the propulsion system for JCM.The cartridge-loaded propellants havebeen used in service on several UKproduction missiles including Sea Skua,Swingfire and Starstreak.

To meet insensitive munitions (IM)requirements, the JCM motor design

combines a hazard class 1.3 propellant,a graphite-epoxy composite case andpressure relief nozzle technology in asystems approach. These IMrequirements, imposed on all new

weapon development programs, aredesigned to reduce the violence of amunition’s response to inadvertent

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CPIA offers a variety of services toits subscribers, including responses totechnical/bibliographic inquiries.Answers are usually provided withinthree working days and take the formof telephoned, telefaxed, electronic orwritten technical summaries.Customers are provided with copies ofJANNAF papers, excerpts fromtechnical reports, bibliographies ofpertinent literature, names of recognizedexperts, propellant/ingredient datasheets, computer program tapes andinstructions, and/or theoreticalperformance calculations. The CPIAstaff responds to nearly 800 inquiriesper year from over 180 customerorganizations. CPIA invites inquiries viatelephone, fax, e-mail, or letter. Forfurther information, please contact TomMoore at 410-992-7306; e-mail:tmoore@jhu.edu. Representativerecent inquiries include:

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Bibliographic InquiriesTechnical Inquiries....continued

• Crystallography and crystal structureof nitrocellulose (TI20040930).

• N-14 propellant data and agingcharacteristics (TI20041013).

• Recent topical review papers on thrustmagnitude control for tactical SRMs(TI20041005).

• Laser vaporization massspectrometry of high temperaturerefractory materials (BI20040812).

• Lithium perchlorate propellants andperformance characteristics(BI20040916).

• Air turbo rockets (ATRs)(BI20040927).

New CPIA Publications

JPM CD-04, 52nd JANNAF Propulsion Meeting, May 2004.

JSC CD-33, 1st Liquid Propulsion Subcommittee Meeting, May 2004.

• M36 qualification and sensitivity testdata (TI20041008).

• Source for phenyl-beta-naphthylamine (PBNA) (TI20040616).

• Sources and specification for carbonblack (TI20040617).

• Specification for AA-2 double basepropellant (TI20040818).

• Effects of seawater immersion oncomposite propellant (TI20040819).

• Procedure for determination of heatof combustion using a calorimeter(TI20040914).

• Declassification guidance for Mk 12and Mk 70 motor data (TI20040921).

• Vendors for vibration andtransportation loads testing of solidrocket motors (TI20040921).

• Heat of formation and empiricalformula for diethyl ferrocene(TI20040930).

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Insensitive Munitions &Energetic Materials

Technology Symposium

Various meetings and events of interest are listed below. The JANNAF Calendar appearson the back page. For additional industry meetings, see our Calendar of Events webpageat http://www.cpia.jhu.edu/meetings/.

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The National Defense IndustrialAssociation (NDIA) and the NATOInsensitive Munitions InformationCenter (NIMIC) will once againsponsor a joint industry/governmentsymposium covering insensitivemunitions technology and energeticmaterials development. This year’sevent, focusing on the theme “Materialsand Techniques for ReducingSensitivity,” will be the premierinternational event of 2004 dedicated toinsensitive munitions. More than 100papers will be presented on topicsincluding reduced-sensitivity explosives,propellants and pyrotechnics, improvedtesting and modeling methods,implementation of IM technology onweapon systems, and various IMapplication and design challenges, suchas packaging and case design.

This unclassified event will take placeat the Hilton San Francisco from 15-17November. A block of reduced raterooms at the Hilton will be reserved until1 November.

For additional information on thisevent, check the NDIA online scheduleof events http://register.ndia.org/interview/register.ndia.

28th EPTS & 10th SPIRITS UsersGroup MeetingWhere: San Diego, CA

When: 1-5 November 2004

It’s not too late to register!Contact: CPIA’s Dottie Becker

at 410-992-7302, ext. 204 or Jeanette Inzarat 410-992-7305, ext. 212.

Or, register on site.

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Joint Common Missile....continued from page 1

Fragment Impact Post-test Remains of JCM Rocket Motor

Fast Cookoff Post-test Remains of JCM Rocket Motor

JCM Rocket Motor Fuel Fire(Fast Cookoff) Test

JCM Rocket Motor Static Firingcontinued on page 5

initiation by stimuli such as slow and fast heating, bullet andfragment attack and sympathetic detonation (reaction of anadjacent munition).

Prior to contract award, the Aerojet-Roxel team tested thetechnological readiness of the motor design, by conductingstatic firings over temperature extremes and several full-scaleIM tests. Static firings demonstrated the 20:1 turndown ratio(the ratio of boost thrust to sustain thrust), which will allow asingle rocket motor configuration to meet the rangerequirements of both rotary- and fixed-wing platforms. Thevery large turndown ratio is achieved through dual-burn-ratepropellants, each with flat pressure plateau characteristicsoptimal for respective boost and sustain pressures. Thepropellants are integrally cast, producing the integrity of a singlegrain. Testing was successfully conducted over the completetemperature range of -65°F to +160°F (-54°C to +71°C)required by both services. In addition to heavyweight motorfirings to validate performance characteristics, static firingsperformed at Aerojet’s facility in Sacramento, California,demonstrated the Roxel propellant grain loaded into aflightweight composite motor case.

Aerojet conducted two IM tests earlier this year, usingtactically configured rocket motors, to evaluate the insensitivenature of the propellant combined with the pressure relief

characteristics of the composite case.Fragment impact and fast cookoff testswere conducted at the EnergeticMaterials Research and Testing Center(EMRTC), a division of the NewMexico Institute of Mining andTechnology (New Mexico Tech) inSocorro, N.M. In the fragment impacttest, the rocket motor was struck by asingle fragment traveling at 1,780 m/s(5,840 ft/s), which embedded in the

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Joint Common Missile....continued from page 4

JANNAF Hydrocarbon Fuels Panel Meets with RP-1 Industry

Members of the JANNAF Hydrocarbon Fuels Panelpose for a group photo at Haltermann SpecialtyFuels.

By most oil industry standards,the specification for rocket fuelgrade kerosene, or RP-1, is a tightone. With physical propertyrequirements far more restrictivethan those needed for gasoline,diesel fuel, or even aviation fuel,RP-1 is currently produced at afacility that specializes in the tighttolerance fuels used for EPA andmotor company engine testing.Despite being such a premiumquality fuel, it might be time RP-1got an upgrade.

The JANNAF HydrocarbonFuels Panel has been workingdiligently since its inception just overa year ago to review the current RP-1specification to ensure that it meets boththe needs of today’s workhorse boostervehicles, like the Atlas and Delta, andthe needs of tomorrow’s bigger boostersand reusable launch vehicles. To thatend, the panel - which consists ofmembers from the Air Force, NASA,and all of the major liquid rocket enginecontractors – has begun technical

discussions with both AGE Refining Inc.and Haltermann Products, two oilcompanies specially suited to RP-1production. Both companies participatedin the previous round of bidding to supplyRP-1 to the government through theDefense Energy Supply Center (DESC).

DESC’s San Antonio, TX officerecently hosted the panel’s trip to visitwith both companies, tour their facilities,

and hold technical discussions tobetter understand the history andfuture of RP-1 production. Twodays of technical discussionsresulted in substantial insight intothe production process, as well asthe sensitivities andinterrelationships of RP-1’schemical properties. Several strongideas emerged for eliminatingunnecessary heritage testingrequirements, while ensuring thecontinued delivery of nearly300,000 gallons a year of highquality RP-1 at a reasonable price.The future also looks bright for theprospective low Sulfur RP-1

grades being considered for reusableengine development programs.

The panel wishes to extend itsappreciation to the Defense EnergySupply Center, AGE Refining Inc., andHaltermann Products for their gracioushosting of such productive meetings. Formore information on the JANNAFHydrocarbon Fuels Panel, contact PeterZeender at (410) 992-9950 ext. 205.

propellant grain, causing no violentreaction. In the fast cookoff, the rocketmotor was subjected to an intense firesustained by 975 gallons of JP-4 aviationfuel. The motor burned in place in thetest area, once again with no violentresponse. In late 2004, the UK Ministryof Defence plans to conduct threeadditional IM tests (standard fragmentimpact, the alternate or “Army”fragment impact and fast-cookoff) usinga near-tactical composite motor case.

Testing completed by the Aeojet-Roxel team prior to the design anddevelopment contract has increasedconfidence in the technological readinessof the propulsion system design forLockheed Martin’s Joint CommonMissile.

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Nick Jones Returns to Hopkins as Dean of the Whiting School of Engineering

Nicholas P. Jones was appointed Dean ofThe Johns Hopkins University Whiting Schoolof Engineering in August 2004. A native ofNew Zealand, he received his undergraduatedegree in Civil Engineering from theUniversity of Auckland in 1980 and came tothe U.S. to earn his master’s and doctoraldegrees from California Institute ofTechnology in 1981 and 1986, respectively.Dr. Jones joined Johns Hopkins as a facultymember with the Department of CivilEngineering in 1986 and was appointed chairof the department in 1999. In 2002, he joinedthe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaignto head the Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering until his return to Hopkins to serveas fourth dean of the Whiting School of Engineering.

As dean, Dr. Jones has several long-term goals. First amongthem is to lead the Whiting School toward recognition as oneof the top engineering schools in the country by building onthe School’s key strengths and on its role in educating futureleaders. Also, working with the Dean of the Krieger Schoolof Arts and Sciences, Dr. Jones hopes to create a “signature”undergraduate engineering education, unique to Johns Hopkins.In addition, he would like to broaden collaborations with other

Johns Hopkins divisions as well as with industryin the Baltimore-Washington area and Mid-Atlantic region.

Dr. Jones’ research interests include variousaspects of structural dynamics, flow-inducedvibration, and wind engineering. He hasreceived numerous awards for both teachingand research and serves on a number ofnational committees, including the WindEffects Committee of the American Societyof Civil Engineers (ASCE) StructuralEngineering Institute, ASCE’s AerospaceDivision Executive Committee, as well asserving on the Board of Directors for theAmerican Association for Wind Engineering,

to name just a few. Among other professional activities, Dr.Jones currently serves as editor of the Journal of WindEngineering and Industrial Aerodynamics.

Dr. Jones, his wife Dr. April Tripp, and their three childrenAmelia, Hannah, and Stephanie live in Ruxton and are enjoyingvery much their return to Baltimore.

CPIA joins in welcoming Dean Jones to the Whiting Schoolof Engineering and looks forward to continuing our longestablished relationship with The Johns Hopkins University.

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Each Technical Steering Group of the various JANNAF subcommittees has initiated a process to identify the “best” papers presentedat their bi-annual meetings in order to increase public recognition of the exceptional work accomplished by JANNAF participants. Thisissue of the CPIA Bulletin introduces the first in a recurring series of “Best” Paper Recognitions that will feature award recipients andthe topic areas of winning papers. Specific titles of papers will not be published due to possible sensitivity. Additional subcommitteeswill be included in future issues of the Bulletin.

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Integrated Health Monitoring Workshop Defines Sensor Requirements

Over 90 attendees participated in a 2-1/2 day workshop atthe Poe Conference Center, Hill AFB from 5-7 October 2004on Integrated Health Monitoring (IHM) and Reliable ServiceLife Prediction. The objectives of the workshop, jointlysponsored by the Structures and Mechanical Behavior,Modeling and Simulation, and Nondestructive EvaluationSubcommittees, were to discuss and develop plans forimplementing next generation health management (HM) intopropulsion systems of new solid rocket motors (SRM) - bothstrategic and tactical. This includes evaluation of current HMcapabilities and definition of new requirements.

Specific issues addressed included:• Transition from historical methods of HM to next

generation methods• Shortcomings of the current HM capabilities and

determination of accuracy requirements• Determination of the current state of the art in acquiring

pertinent HM data from SRM propulsion systems• Discussion of the operational and maintenance

requirements for motor safety and diagnostic andprognostic assessment

• Capabilities and shortcomings of current sensors andmodels

• Directions for future research and development.

The first day and one-half of the workshop consisted ofinvited presentations covering general IHM concepts, includ-

ing the solid rocket motor (SRM) manufacturers’ perspec-tives on HM for SRMs, current service life predictive capa-bilities, experiences of the military services in health monitor-ing of existing fielded systems, and on-going research anddevelopment (R&D) associated with sensor development andapplications for HM of SRMs.

Following the invited presentations, attendees were dividedinto four discussion groups. Each discussion group summarizedcurrent/baseline HM capabilities, future needs, technology gapsin the application of IHM to SRMs, and recommended near-term (3-5 years) and mid-term (6-10 years) R&D programsto mature IHM for SRMs. The requirements for strategicand tactical systems were considered separately whereappropriate.

Discussion leaders briefed their findings on the final day ofthe workshop, from which priority technology needs wereidentified. The findings included integration of IHM into theSRM design phase, long term robustness and reliability ofsensors, improved modeling of the constitutive and failure/fracture behavior of solid propellants, and demonstration ofHM systems and verification and validation of sensor readingsover time.

The workshop proceedings, consisting of the workshoppresentations, individual discussion group findings, and anexecutive summary of the integrated findings andrecommendations, are available from CPIA. Please contactCPIA customer services at 410-992-7304 for eligibilityrequirements and pricing.

31st Department of Defense Explosives Safety Seminar

The 31st Department of Defense Explosives SafetySeminar, sponsored by the U.S. Department of DefenseExplosives Safety Board (DDESB), was held 24-26 August2004 at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio,TX. This is the premier explosives safety symposium in theworld that biennially brings together the most talented groupof military, industry, and international experts from theexplosives safety community. This year’s attendance totaled647, up more than 90 from two years ago. Attendees at theevent represented more than twenty nations. The 31st Seminarwas hosted by Captain William E. Wright, U.S. Navy, Chairmanof the DDESB.

The technical program featured more than 150 paperspresented in 34 sessions. In addition, 20 exhibits and 4 posterpresentations were on display during the event. Session topicsincluded: Accidents, Insensitive Munitions, HazardClassification, Explosives Safety Practices, Chemical Demil

and UXO, Force Protection and Anti-Terrorism, Blast Effects,Underground Structures, Structural Response Models andApplications, Structural Design Standards, Debris Studies andModeling, Field Storage, Shock and Impact Sensitivity,Personnel Protection, and Risk Models, Methods and Testing.Of particular interest to the propulsion community werepresentations from the Naval Air Warfare Center WeaponsDivision and ATK Thiokol Propulsion dealing with the shocksensitivity and cookoff characterization of advanced solidrocket propellants and booster motors.

The proceedings of the seminar are available on CD-ROMand will be sent to all attendees. Additional copies are availablefrom CPIA.

The next DoD Explosives Safety Seminar will be held inthe summer of 2006. The exact date and site have yet to bedetermined.

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EERGC Corporation, a smallbusiness specializing in fuels andcombustion R&D, is conductinga series of gelled rocket propellantSBIR projects funded by U.S.Army RDEC and NASA, withsubcontract support fromNorthrop Grumman SpaceTechnology.

A gel holds its shape initiallyunder stress and does not flowuntil pushed beyond its “yieldstress.” However, once its yieldstress is passed, the gel flowsfreely as a liquid. This allowsgelled propellant flows to beturned on and off sharply withoutleakage, giving gels more accurate firing control compared totraditional liquid fuels. Gels also have safety advantages (withimplications for Insensitive Munitions) over liquid fuels, suchas reduced flammability, detonability, spill susceptibility, andfuel tank sloshing. Gels can also hold energetic particles insuspension to act as loading agents to improve combustionperformance.

In the past, rocket fuels have been gelled with eitherpolymeric or inert particulate gelling agents. Advantages anddrawbacks of each are shown in the table below. An idealgelled propellant would:

•Resist fluid separation (have low syneresis);•Have high yield stress;•Have improved specific impulse over the ungelled liquid

fuel;•Have good fluid properties at low temperatures;•Maintain its properties after being frozen and thawed;•Hold a high concentration of particulate loading agents;•Have similar rheological properties (viscosity vs. shear

rate) to the oxidant, typically gelled with a particulate gellant;•Have a low emissions signature (no visible plume).

EERGC Conducts Gel Propellant Research SBIR Projects for Army and NASAMark Sheldon and Wyman Clark, EERGC Corporation, Irvine, CA

EERGC has several SBIR projects focused on developingand characterizing better fuel gels:

•An Army funded project (currently in Phase II) to identifya low-signature particulate gellant more energetic than thecurrent formulation, and demonstrate its performance on atest engine.

•An Army funded project (selected for Phase II)developing a rheometer to characterize time dependent non-newtonian flow properties of gelled propellants under highshear conditions typical in rocket engines.

•An Army funded project (Phase I completed) for low-signature loaded fuel gels with optimized performance includinghigh specific impulse and good atomization and burnoutbehavior.

•A NASA funded project (selected for Phase II) to developand optimize the performance of loaded fuel gels that maintaintheir properties after being frozen and thawed.

Typical results from these projects are presented in thefigure above.

Potential uses of gelled rocket propellants include DoD’sJoint Common Missile Program and NASA applications such

as orbiting spacecraft, deep space missions, Marsascent, and Lunar landing.

EERGC Corporation was founded with twoengineers in 1999. In five years it has grown to a staffof eight, with revenues of about $1 million/year and ithas won nine Phase I and five Phase II SBIR projects.EERGC conducts R&D in a wide range of combustionapplications including air-breathing and chemicalpropulsion, emissions and combustion controls, andregulatory consulting.

SBIR News and Updates

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People in PropulsionUniversity of Maryland’s Mark Lewis Selected as U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist

Dr. Mark J. Lewis has been assigned Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. for a two-year period effective September 2004. Selected for this position by Gen. John Jumper, Chief of Staff,Lewis now serves as chief scientific advisor to the Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Air Force, andprovides assessments on a wide range of scientific and technical issues affecting the Air Force Mission.

Dr. Lewis received his professional education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currentlyon leave from his position as Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland and asDirector of the Space Vehicles Technology Institute, College Park, Maryland. For the past 19 years, Dr.

Lewis has conducted basic and applied research in and taught many aspects of hypersonic aerodynamics, advanced propulsion,space vehicle design and optimization. His work has spanned the aerospace flight spectrum from the analysis of conventionaljet engines to entry into planetary atmospheres at hypervelocity speeds. A frequent collaborator with both government andindustry, his research activities have contributed directly to several NASA and Department of Defense programs in the areasof high-speed vehicle and spacecraft design.

Mr. Stephen E. Mitchell of the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Indian Head, Maryland has beennamed as a Navy representative to the JANNAF Executive Committee. Naval Sea Systems Command(NAVSEA) Warfare Center Product Area Director for Ordnance since October 2003, Mr. Mitchell isresponsible for Ordnance programs and infrastructure in the NAVSEA Warfare Centers. His prior positionwas Executive Director of the Indian Head Division (IHDIV), Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC),where he focused on building collaboration between the Navy laboratories in order to sustain the Navy’score capability in the militarily unique area of Energetics, workforce development, and reengineering of business and technicalprocesses to reduce costs and cycle times.

Steve Mitchell Named to JANNAF Executive Committee

CPIA is pleased to introduce Ms. Caitlin A. Eubank, who recently joined the Technical Services staffas an Associate Research Engineer. Ms. Eubank is a May 2004 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Instituteand State University with a B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering. She interned with CPIA from May2001 until her acceptance of full-time employment in August 2004. She is currently enrolled in graduatestudies through The Johns Hopkins University’s Engineering Programs for Professionals (EPP).

Among Ms. Eubank’ s initial duties is the materials characterization of selected tactical missiles for theDefense Ammunition Center’s Munitions Items Disposition Action System (MIDAS). She has also

assumed editorial responsibilities for the CPIA/M4 Liquid Propellant Manual, which is being converted to relational databaseform, and will become CPIA’s technical representative to the JANNAF Exhaust Plume Technology Subcommittee (EPTS)this month. Her special interests include electric and in-space propulsion, which will fit well with JANNAF’s plans forincreased activity in this area.

We hope you join us in welcoming Caitlin Eubank to CPIA. She can be reached at 410-992-9950, ext. 213 or by e-mail toceubank@cpia.jhu.edu.

Caitlin Eubank Joins CPIA Technical Staff

Attention, SBIR Contractors!

Tell us about your successful SBIR contracts, and we’ll share the news here! If you areinterested in this opportunity, please contact CPIA Bulletin Editor Rosemary Dodds at 410-992-1905, ext. 219, or by e-mail to rdodds@cpia.jhu.edu.

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