bulletinOver 760 propulsion scientists, en-

gineers, and managers attended the 1978JANNAF Propulsion Meeting held February14-16 at the Hyatt Lake Tahoe Hotel inIncline Village, NV . It appears thatthe clear-crisp air, the deep blue lake,and the snow covered Sierra Nevada moun-tains all contributed to making themeeting one of the best attended . Therewas a 25% increase in attendance overlast year's meeting .

Approximately 200 technical presen-tations on propulsion systems and relatedtechnologies were given in 27 main and 9specialist sessions . In addition, fivebusiness meetings of the JANNAF ExecutiveCommittee, Subcommittees, and Panels were-3-?ld .

The 164 papers from the main sessionsare being compiled and published into fivevolumes of the meeting bulletin . VolumeI has just been printed and is beingdistributed to CPIA subscribers . VolumeII is at the printer and is expected tobe distributed by the end of May . Theremaining three volumes are being assem-bled and will be distributed by mid-summer .

Vol . 4 No .3 APRIL,1978

THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY " APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY

CHEMICAL PROPULSION INFORMATION AGENCYA Department of Defense Information Analysis Center

LAKE TAHOE DRAWS HIGH ATTENDANCE

SOLID ROCKET DIVISION

MR . C. R. COOKE

MAJ J. H. SPARKS

BALLISTIC MISSILE &SPACE PROPULSION

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the Chemical Propulsion informationAgency (CPIA) is a DoD Information AnalysisCenter responsible for the acquisition, compilation, analysis, and dissemination of in-formation relevaant to chemical propulsion .In addition, CPIA provides technical and ad-ministrative support to the joint Army, Navy,NASA, and Air Force Interagency PropulsionCommittee (JANNAF) . The purpose of JANNAFis to solve propulsion problems, effect co-ordination of technical programs, and promotean exchange of technical information in theareas o£ missile, space, and gun propulsiontechnology . A fee commensyrate with CPIAproducts and services is charged to sub-scribers . Also, subscribers must meet thesecurity and need-to-know requirements .

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MATERIALThe Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory recently had anorganizational realignment which shifted some functions betweenand within divisions and restructured the staff offices . Theprimary reason for this change is to improve the capability

of the Laboratory to analyze the inter-action between the intended end use of arocket system and its propulsion unitthereby enhancing the direction of theLaboratory's R&D programs to provide im-proved systems capabilities . To reflectthese changes, the Propulsion AnalysisDivison was created with Major (Lt . Col .selectee) John Washburn becoming its Chief .Colonel William Morris, former Chief ofthe Technology Division that was disestab-lished by the reorganization, became Di-rector of the Test and Support Division .Lieutenant Colonel Richard Leiby, formerDeputy Director of the Solid Rocket Divi-sion, became Chief of the Liquid RocketDivision and Maj,or John Sparks moved up toreplace Lt . Col . Leiby as Deputy Chief ofthe Solid Rocket Division . The new organi-zational chart of the AFRPL is shown above .

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the perfect remedy .

MR . A. 0. KITSON

FLTSATCOM UP AND WORKINGOn February 9, 1978, the first Navy

Fleet Satellite Communications (FLTSATCOM),"--spacecraft, built by TRW Defense and Space

ystems Group, lifted-off from Cape Can-averal, FL . It was successfully launchedand placed into its initial orbit by aGeneral Dynamics Atlas/Centaur vehiclepowered by Rocketdyne and Pratt and Whit-ney engines . Two days later, a Thiokol/Elkton apogee kick motor was fired andsuccessfully placed the satellite intoits final geosynchronous-equatorial orbit .TRW's monopropellant hydrazine thrusterscurrently are being used for attitude con-trol and to point the antennas to theEarth's center .

The FLTSATCOM satellites are thespaceborne portion of a Navy, Air Forceand Department of Defense communicationsystem that enables reliable and securecommunications among naval aircraft,ships, submarines, ground stations, Stra-tegic Air Command, and the presidentialcommand networks .

The FLTSATCOM satellite, pictured~` ove undergoing testing in an anechoic

.amber at TRW, has an eight-foot hexa-gonal body with a 16-foot deployableparabolic UHF transmit antenna and an

18-turn helical UHF receive antennamounted at the edge of the dish . Solararrays provide some 1,200 watts of powerto the three axis stabilized satellite .It weighed 4,153 pounds at lift-off andnow weighs 2,176 pounds in orbit . TheNaval Electronics Systems Command ismanaging the overall FLTSATCOM program .The Air Force Systems Command's Spaceand Missile Systems Organization (SAMSO)is acquiring the space segment .

At present, two more FLTSATCOM sat-ellites are in production .

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SRIVI SCORES AGAIN

Aft end view of DM-2 static firing

The second Space Shuttle SRM Devel-opment Motor (DM-2) was successfullystatic test fired on January 18, 1978 .Thiokol Corporation's Wasatch Division,prime contractor for development of themotor, conducted the firing at its testfacilities near Brigham City, Utah .

The motor, which has a diameter of12 feet and is 125 feet long, was firedfor slightly over two minutes . Duringthis time, a thrust level of 2 .83 millionlbs . was reached and 1 .1 million lbs . ofa AP/PBAN/A1 propellant were consumed .

The motor nozzle was gimballed earlyin the test and again later in the firing .The duration of the gimballing equalledabout half the total burn time . DuringShuttle launches the SRM's nozzles willgimbal to help provide directional con-trol for the entire Shuttle assembly .

The next development test of themotor is scheduled for early summer .

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MARQUARDT WINS CONTRACT

The Marquardt Company, subsidiary ofCCI Corporation, has been awarded a $1 .68million contract for the development ofthe Liquid Fueled Ramjet Engine (LIFRAM) .The objective of the thirty-month programis to demonstrate the performance andstructural design of a low-cost integralrocket/ramjet propulsion system whichwill be applicable to advanced interceptorair-to-air missile systems . The programis under the sponsorship of the Naval AirSystems Command and under the projectdirection of the Naval Weapons Center .The McDonnell-Douglas Astronautics Com-pany and Rockwell International RocketdyneDivision will support Marquardt under sub-contract for the missile and propulsionintegration analysis .

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AF MEETING AND JANNAFWORKSHOP

The Antelope Valley Inn in Lancaster,California again has been selected as thesite of the 1978 Joint AFOSR/AFRPL RocketPropulsion Research Meeting . The unclassi-fied meeting, scheduled to be held April3-7, 1978, will include presentations ofboth the AFOSR- and AFRPL-sponsored pro-grams . Thus, attendees should be able toget a reasonably complete picture of thetotal Air Force rocket propulsion researcheffort .

Topics to be discussed include frac-ture mechanics and mechanical propertiesof solid propellants and composite nozzlematerials ; external burning ; HMX decompo-sition and flame chemistry ; analysis,characterization, and diagnostics ofexhaust plumes ; erosive burning ; DDTprocesses ; steady-state combustion mod-eling of composite propellants ; acousticinstability ; and electric and plasma jetpropulsion .

In conjunction with the meeting, anunclassified JANNAF workshop on burn ratemodeling will also be held on April 6-7,1978 . The current analytical models usedto predict the burn rate of compositerocket propellants will be reviewed andassessed . Mr . Wayne Roe of AFRPL is thecoordinator . Further details regardingthe meeting and workshop may be obtainedfrom the CPIA .Page 4

KNOW YOUR JANNAFMajor James R . Nunn is the manager for

Rocket Propulsion Development for theDirector of Science and Technology, Head

quarters Air ForceSystems Command, An-drews Air Force Base,Md . His primary du-ties are the staff re-sponsibility for theexploratory and ad-vanced developmentprograms of the AirForce Rocket PropulsionLaboratory and the ad-vanced developmentairbreathing missilepropulsion efforts of

the Air Force Aero Propulsion Laboratory .A career "missileer," his fifteen yearsof Air Force experience range from pro-pulsion research to missile launch oper-ations on systems as varied as BOMARC,SCOUT, THOR, and TITAN . He also spenttwo years at the Johnson Space FlightCenter where he worked on reentry dynamicsfor GEMINI and APOLLO . His current assign-ment was preceded by four years at theAir Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratorywhich was spent as a "plumist," andoperations staff officer . He is currentlyone of the two AF representatives on theJANNAF Executive Committee and is servingas its liaison representative to thePropellant Characterization Subcommittee .

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GUN PROPELLANT WORKSHOP

A two-day JANNAF workshop on thecombustion phenomena in high density gunpropellant charges will be held on May23-24, 1978 at ARRADCOM, Dover, New Jersey .The unclassified workshop will discuss thestate of knowledge and experience in thisarea and seek to establish the importanttechnical questions which must be resolvedto make such charges feasible . The prin-ciple areas of interest are ignition andflame spread through the propellant bed,combustion behavior of the propellant,ballistic performance, and effects ofprocess variables on performance . It isbeing organized by the JANNAF CombustionSubcommittee . Messrs . Stephen E . Mitche_ -of NOS and Earl F . VanArtsdalen of ARRADCOMare serving as the workshop coordinators .Attendance is limited to U . S . citizens .

RECENT LITERATURE SEARCHESAVAILABLE FROM CPIA

LS78-7 : Motor Case Technology for Stra-egi-c and Space Solid Rockets

(periodcovered 1969-1977 ; 93 citations ; titlesand subject, author, and source indexes ;UNCLASSIFIED) .

L,S78--8 : Case Insulation Technology forStrategic and. Space Solid Rocket Motors(period covered 1969-1977 ; 29 citations ;titles and subject, author, and sourceindexes ; UNCLASSIFIED) .

LS78-9 : Nozzle Technology for Strategicand Space Solid Rocket Motors (periodcovered 1969-1977 ; 182 citations ; titles

,.-`nd subject, author, and source indexes ;_ -dCLASSIFIED) .

LS78-10 : Jet Vane TVC Technology (periodcovered 1958-1977 ; 30 citations ; titlesand abstracts ; CONFIDENTIAL) .

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LS78-11 :

Susceptibility of Initiators toElectromagnetic Radiation (period covered1962-1977 ; 19 citations ; titles and ab-stracts ; UNCLASSIFIED) .

LS78-12 : Tetrazotes (period covered1950-1977 ; 130 citations ; titles andabstracts ; CONFIDENTIAL) .

HERCULES HQ . GROUP TO MOVE

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The headquarters for Hercules SystemsGroup will relocate next month in theSalt Lake area . The Systems Group is responsible for the chemical propulsionoperations at the Bacchus Works near Magna,UT ., the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory atCumberland, MD ., and the government-ownedplants operated by Hercules at Radford, VA .,Lawrence, KS ., and McGregor, TX . It isheaded by Mr . Dean D . Welder, a formerBacchus Works assistant manager . Mr .Welder will be coming to Salt Lake Cityalong with approximately 15 others .

DATE MEETING TYPE LOCATION SEC, CLASSABSTRACT PAPER

. DEADLINE DEADLINE

1978

6-7 Apr Workshop on Burn Rate Modeling Workshop Antelope Valley Inn, Unclassified Invited N/ALancaster, CA

17 Apr Service Life Subcommittee Business Naval Postgraduate Unclassified N/A N/ASchool, Monterey, CA

18--20 Apr 15th Service Life Subcommittee Meeting Symposium ibid . Confidential Past 31 Mar

23-24 May Workshop on High Density Gun Propellant Workshop ARRADCOM, Dover, NJ Unclassified Invited N/ACharge

Early June Rocket Nozzle Technology Subcommittee Symposium/ Not yet detd . Not yet detd . N/A N/AWorkshop

6-8 June 9th Propellant Characterization Meeting Symposium USAF Academy, Unclassified Past 1 JuneColorado Springs, CO

Mid June Safety and Environmental Protection Business Not yet detd . Unclassified N/A N/ASubcommittee

7 .1-15 Sep 15th Combustion Meeting Symposium Naval Underwater Confidential 29 May 78 6 Nov 78Systems Center,Newport, RI

Week of1 .1 Sep Workshop on Spray Combustion in Ramjet Workshop ibid . Not yet detd . Invited N/A

Environment

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w . 6-8 Mar 1979 Propulsion Meeting Symposium Convention Center, Confidential Not yet Not yet

rAnaheim, CA detd . detd .

*Meeting calendar subject to change . For latest details, contact the CPIA .

1918 JANNAF LAKE TAHOE MEETING

The first session focused on consoli-dated and compact gun propellants and waschaired by T . C . Smith of Honeywell, Inc ._F . E . Fortino , SCWSL, ARRADCOM, reviewedthe results of 30mm firings of both con-sol'dated and loose propellant charges at-65, 70, and 1650F . He reported that theballi . ;tic uniformity of the consolidatedcharges were superior to the loose pro-pellant charges at ambient and high tem-peratures but were inferior at the coldtemperature . The concept of folded ammuni-tion to save space, improve ballistic per-formance, and increase gun firing rateswas explained by G . E . Ferdinand of SCWSL,ARRADCOM . J . Cook of OEA summarized prog-ress to date on efforts to model the in-terior ballistics of the consolidated chargeJ . J . Rocchio of BRL concluded the sessionwith a thorough discussion on the potentialcost savings and performance advantages ofa rigid, consumable case to replace thetraditional cloth bag used in large caliberartillery guns . Also presented were theresults from a feasibility demonstrationof a felted NC consumable case for the 155mmhowitzer .

B . K . Moy of AFATL chaired the secondsession of five papers on advanced solidgun propellants . J . E . Flanagan of Rocket-dyne reviewed the development of a series oftriaminoguanidine nitrate (TAGN)/NC basedpropellants that have low flame temperaturesand reduced muzzle flash capabilities . W . T .Bolleter , Hercules, discussed the manufactureof new gun propellants and the quality con-trol tools developed and in use at the Rad-ford Army Ammunition Plant to monitor theballistics and stability of gun propellantsmade by the batch and continuous processes .The manufacturing methods and types of gunand rocket propellants currently employedby the Soviets were described by H . M .Sheinfeld of the Army Foreign Science andTechnology Center . R . W . Geene of BRLdiscussed a RDX/NC/NG/NQ based nitraminepropellant, HFP, whose flame temperatureand impetus is comparable to the double-base M-5 and M-8 propellants, respectively,but whose erosive characteristics are muchless . R . J . West of AFATL discussed theuse of ALCLO, an Al/KC04 mixture, and otherigniter materials . ALCLO appears to be anattractive igniter material for advanced

GUN SESSIONS REVIEWEDaircraft cannon propellants .

The final session on liquid gun pro-pellants was chaired by R . H . Comer of BRL .H . Klein of BRL opened the session by discussing the new analytical methods used forproduction and quality control of aqueousmonopropellants . W . F . Morrison of B,RLpresented the results of a Blake Code cal-culation which shows that the impetus ofany hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN) basedmonopropellant is strongly influenced byits water content but is only slightlyaffected by its fuel or O/F ratio . Forany HAN system with 20 wt .% water, the im-petus will be between 0 .9 and 1 .0 MJ/kg .K . C . Schadow of NWC discussed the devel-opment of a new solution monopropellantbased on ammonium nitrate dissolved inhydrazine hydrate . It shows good ignitionscharacteristics, high impetus, and goodshock sensitivity . Finally, J . D . Knaptoikk ;BRL, reported that a radial type of pyro-technic igniter has yielded more reproduc-ible breech pressures in bulk loaded guns .

Ignition and erosion of gun propellantswere discussed in the third session chairedby J . M. Frankle of BRL . R . Fedyna ofSCWSL, ARRADCOM, reported on the use ofCaCO , talc, and MoO3 additives in singleand louble base propellants to reduce thebarrel erosion in 7 .62mm weapons . Withthese additives, there can be as much as athree fold increase in the life of thesteel barrel . H . M . Sheinfeld of the ArmyForeign Science and Technology Centerbriefed the attendees on the techniquesused by other countries to control gunbarrel erosion . The effect of propellantcompositions on the erosion of steel wasshown by L . H . Caveny of Princeton Univer-sity . He also showed that erosion dependsupon the thermal properties of the steel .There is more erosion of steel that haslower thermal conductivity . T . C . Smithof Honeywell, Inc . presented results fromtests of a Hotline igniter for rapid igni-tion of granular propellant beds . J . R .Ward of BRL concluded the session by pre- ',senting estimates of barrel erosion fromvarious rounds fired from a 105mm tankcannon . Heat transfer measurements leadto a recommendation for a talc/wax linerin new APFSDS rounds .

SERVICE LIFE MEETING

The JANNAF Service Life Subcommittee(formerly the Structures and MechanicalBehavior Working Group) will be holding

~tts 15th meeting April 18-20, 1978 at theNaval Postgraduate School, Monterey,California . The program chairman is Dr .Arnold Adicoff of NWC/China Lake . Meet-ing information packages are availablefrom the CPIA .

The overall meeting security classi-fication is Confidential, although most ofthe papers will be Unclassified . Foreignnationals will not be permitted to attend .

There will be a total of about 30papers presented in four technical ses-sions : Experimental Stress Analysis andMotor Instrumentation ; Material Propertiesand Characterization ; Chemical/StructuralAging ; and Mathematical Procedures andMotor Design . A half-day of organiza-tional panel meetings and a seminar onnomographic stress analysis methods willcomplete the meeting . The papers will bepublished in a postprint bulletin .

The Technical Steering Group busi--^-less meeting on Monday, April 17, 1978,

s limited to government employees onlyand by invitation from the SubcommitteeChairman, Mr . Durwood Thrasher ofAFRPL/Edwards .

On February 17, 1978, Dr. R. R. Weiss,Chief Scientist at AFRPL, was selected

as the new chairman of the JANNAFExecutive Committee . Dr . Weiss re-

places Dr . R. G. Rhoades of MIRADCOM.

ADVANCED MOTORS TESTED

Two high performance versions ofThiokol/Elkton's STAR 37 (37-in .-diam .)space motors were successfully testedrecently under simulated altitude condi-tions at AEDC/Tullahoma, and fired whilespinning at 100 rpm .

The motors differed mainly in thepropellant formulations, both being 89%solids AP/HTPB/Al basically, but one containing some HMX oxidizer while retainingzero-card safety characteristics . Themotor weights were about 2540 lbm, andpropellant mass fractions were about 0 .93 .With expansion ratios of 70 :1 and 80 :1(HMX propellant), the delivered Isp invacuum was about 297 and 298 lbf-sec/lbm,respectively .

The motor cases were Ti-6A1-4V . Thesemi-submerged, countoured nozzles con-tained Graphi-I-Tite G90 integral throatentrance and a carbon/carbon exit cone .The cases were insulated with silica-filled EPDM . The aft-mounted pyrogenigniter consisted of a toroidal propellantcharge and housing attached to the nozzleinside the motor chamber . The grain de-sign incorporates a full head-end web(similar to an end burner) along withradial slots and a small star in the aftend .

The high Isp and high mass fractionof these motors can increase payloadcapability by 8 to 10 percent over theSTAR 37E (TE-M-364-4) motor used in manyupper-stage missions .

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SEPARATER MOTORSPASS DESIGN REVIEW

Booster separation motors designedfor the Space Shuttle program by the Chem-ical Systems Division of United Technologies have successfully passed their criti-cal design review . The review was conduc-ted by a NASA Design Review team at theMarshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville,AL .

The first motors for qualificationwill go to Approved Engineering Test Lab-oratories in Saugus, CA for environmentaltesting, followed by test firings at CSD'sCoyote Center facilities southeast of SanJose . After qualification testing iscompleted in May, 104 production motorswill be delivered to NASA at Cape Kennedy .Cont'd on page 9 Page 7

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PUZZLE KORNERThis issue's puzzle is again taken

from "The Great International Math onKeys Book" published by the Texas Instruments Learning Center . Can you 'build'the integers between 1 and 20 using onlyfour 4's? Use only the functions +, -,x, '-, ( ), " (decimal point), =, and !(factorial) . For example :

ANSWER TO "HEXAGON 38" PUZZLE

Last issue's puzzle was tough, onlyseven people were able to solve it . Thewinners are R . R. Nielsen of Brigham City,UT ; D . L. Thomas of JHU/APL ; W. H . Great-house of Grumman in Bethpage, NY ; J . Boddyof Rockwell International ; R. P . Rhodes ofARO Inc . ; R . Hewitt of ALRC, Sacramento ;and M. King of ARC in Alexandria, VA.

The answer is shown below (the mirrorimage was acceptable, too) . The algebraicsolution involved using 15 equations formedby the lines of the hexagon, the sum of1 + 2 + . . . + 19 = 190, and the logic thatwith the corner number being 3 only thetwo combinations (16 and 19) or (17 and18) can be used on that side . However, itis laborious . Logic with a little trialand error solves it faster . As Mr . Great-house (winner #3) points out, the outsiderows opposite the 3 cannot contain a nu-meral less than 9 (or they won't add upto 38) . This places the smaller numbersnear the center . It is then likely thatthe 7, 8, and 15 should go in the rowwith the 3 and 5 . The remaining numbersquickly fall in place .

Four staff members prepare to ceZe-brate their service with the CPIA (eZock-wise) Linda Manherz - 5 yrs ., CZark YoumansZO yrs ., Tom Reedy - Z5 yrs ., and PeggyCampbeZZ - 20 yrs .

CSD LANDS ARMY CONTRACTA contract to investigate the use of

ramjet propulsion systems for Army appli-cations has been awarded to the ChemicalSystems Division (CSD) of United Technolo-gies by the Missile Research and Develop-ment Command (MIRADCOM) . This award foran Advanced Propulsion Concepts Analysismarks CSD's first Army project involvingramjets .

Terry D . Myers, CSD's chief engineerfor the ramjet program, said the contractcalls for the company to look at the Army'smission requirements in light of which typeof ramjets are most suitable for the Army'sapplications . Cont'd on page 9

SEPARATER MOTORS (Cont'd)

In use, the motors will provide thrustto separate the two reusable Solid RocketBoosters from the Space Shuttle Orbiter .This separation will occur about 125 secondsafter launch . Each booster will requireeight separation motors -- four mountedforward and four mounted aft . They willfire for less then one second in movingthe spent booster safely away from therest of the space vehicle .

The separation motor has a length of33 inches, a weight of 161 pounds, and adiameter of 12 .88 inches . Each motor

'1._,consists of solid propellant, motor case,nozzle, igniter, structural attach fittings,pyrotechnic connector, and heat shields .

people u pupd4im

Mr . Larry Sack of the Rocketdyne,yFivision has been selected as a recipientof a Rockwell International Engineer ofthe year award .Mr . Sack is mana-ger of the SystemsDynamics and Acous-tics Unit of Tech-nical Specialitiesat Rocketdyne andhas made innova-tive contributionsin developing anal-ytical methods forthe dynamic analy-sis of liquid rock-ets and laser systems . His most recent contribution isin the area of acoustic shock propaga-tion associated with pulsed chemicallasers .

He was the recipient of the NASA"Snoopy" Award for his significant con-tributions to the development of theJ-2 and F-1 engine systems . Sack holds

Bachelor of Science degree in Mech-ical Engineering from North Dakota

State University and a Master's fromUCLA .

Mr . Robert J . Armantrout , a processengineer at the Hercules Bacchus Works, wasa recipient of a $500 U .S . Savings Bond and

a special certificateof recognition . Heand other contributorsto the Hercules costreduction program for1977 were honored at arecent banquet . Mr .Armantrout was respon-sible for a change inthe energetic rocketfuel solvent whichsaved nearly $1 mil-lion for Hercules andits customers . He

oined Hercules at Kenvil, N .J ., in commer-T` al explosives sales and development and

1s transferred to the Bacchus Works in 1971,working first on graphite fiber developmentand later on process engineering on the Navy'sTrident I (C4) missile program .

Mr . George A. Savoy has been namedsafety manager at the Bacchus Works ofHercules, Incorporated . He succeeds JamesF . Cross who has beennamed works engineerat the Hercules Alle-gany Ballistics Labo-ratory at Cumberland,MD . Mr . Savoy, a che-mical engineering grad-uate from Montana Statewho also holds a bus-iness degree from IdahoState, joined Herculesin 1961 as a materialcontrol supervisor .Since 1972, he has beeninvolved in designing and supervising newfacilities for development and productionof the Navy's Trident I (C4) missile .

Thomas L . Boggs was a recent recipientS . Flemming award . The award,

23, 1978, honors theoutstanding young per-sons in the FederalGovernment for 1977 .He received the awardfor his outstandingachievement as an in-ternationally recog-nized research scien-tist in the field ofsolid and liquid propellant combustion andfor his involvement andparticipation in JANNAFand AIAA technical com-

Mr . Boggs is the Head of the Fun-damental Combustion Research Branch of theAerothermochemistry Division of the ResearchDepartment at the Naval Weapons Center,China Lake, CA . He is also the principalinvestigator in the fields of Deflagrationand High Temperature Decomposition of SolidPropellant Ingredients and the High EnergyPropellant Safety (HEPS) Program . In addi-tion to his professional career, he is ex-tremely active in fifteen local and nation-al civic and community organizations andservices .

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CSD CONTRACT (Cont'd)theThe current study runs throughout

1978 fiscal year ending this September .CSD expects an add-on contract for furtherramjet development to follow at the begin-ning of FY 1979 .

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