Solid Rockets Technical Committee

Education SubcommitteeReport

David Poe

Subcommittee Chairman

Jan 2010

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Membership

Name Organization

Fred Blomshield NAWC WD

Franck Cauty ONERA

Mike Fisher Cornerstone Research Group

Rob Black Aerojet-VA

Chuck Shaeffer Aerojet-CA

David Poe Aerojet-VA

Max Calabro The Inner Arch

Helmut Ciezki DLR

Michel Berdoyes SPS

Russell Ellis Consultant

Jean Thepenier SME Propulsion

Agostino Neri Avio

Kimberly Norrie Bristol Aerospace

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Professional Development

• Continue to alternate Lecture Series (one-half to full day special session) and Short Course (1½ to 2 days) on an annual basis.– Schedule at Joint Propulsion Conference only

• 10-20 minute technical talks at SRTC main meetings.– Enhance “technical” aspect of technical committee– Michel Berdoyes presented new nozzle technology this evening– Looking for volunteers for future talks

• “Advanced Solid Rockets” short course for 2010 JPC. – Similar to the well received 2008 course (an abridged version of UAH

solids course with mixture of willing instructors from the UAH course and international participation where available).• Possible Improvement: Addition of references to course notes to aid

continued study of topic.

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Topic Author 2009 Presenter 2010 Response

Solid Rocket Motor Overview Bob Geisler Bob Frederick No response

Solid Rocket Motor Design Dan Meyer Sam Schlueter No response

Nozzle Design Russ Ellis Russ Ellis Michelle Berdoyes

Motor Failure Al McDonald Al McDonald Al McDonald

Ballistic Modeling & Burn Rate Analysis Sam Schlueter Sam Schlueter Sam Schlueter

Combustion Instability Fred Blomshield Fred Blomshield Fred Blomshield

Propellant Fundamentals Carol Campbell Carol Campbell Carol Campbell

Motor Case Design Karl Naumann Karl Naumann Karl Naumann

Igniter Design Rob Black Rob Black Rob Black

Components Materials and Processes Francesca Lillo Anna Di Cosmo Francesca Lillo

Motor Manufacturing Dave McGrath Dave McGrath Dave McGrath

System Engineering &Trades Ed Casillas Ed Casillas Ed Casillas

Testing and Verification Karl Naumann Karl Naumann Karl Naumann

Advanced Concepts Helmut Ciezki Helmut Ciezki Helmut Ciezki

AIAA SRTC 2010 Short Course: Advanced Solid Rockets

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The Future

• Ideas– Design competition at university level

• Award: trip to JPC• Scope: paper design only

– Reinstate the Lecture series or a session at ASM• Health Monitoring, Aging & Surveillance • Advanced modeling (CSAR, IHPRPT)

– Concerns about company proprietary information

– Support Wiley Aerospace “encyclopedia”• Vigor Yang / Dr. Frederick putting together 50 page section

on solids