Solid Rockets Technical Committee

Education SubcommitteeReport

Rob Black

Subcommittee Chairman

11 July 2005

Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Education Subcommittee11 July 2005 2

• Rob Black (Aerojet) is new Subcommittee Chair• 2005 SRTC Lecture Series at JPC• 2006 SRTC Short Course at JPC• SRTC Lecture series compilation on CD-ROM• Educational Outreach

SRTC Education Subcommittee

Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Education Subcommittee11 July 2005 3

Membership

Name Organization New Member? Present

Fred Blomshield NAWC WD

Franck Cauty ONERA

I-Shih Chang Aerospace Corp

Mike Fisher JHU/CPIA

Rob Black Aerojet-VA

Chuck Schaeffer Aerojet-CA

Max Calabro The Inner Arch

Helmut Ciezki DLR

Russell Ellis Consultant

Jean Thepenier SME Propulsion

Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Education Subcommittee11 July 2005 4

• Requirements Definition & SRM Qualification– Session co-Chairs Mike Fisher (CPIA) and Lynne

Stevens (Raytheon)

– Difficulty in obtaining representative participation

– Presentations not received in advance to compile on CD on hardcopy

– Three presentations scheduled:• Bayern-Chemie

• Navy Energetics Enterprise (Indian Head, China Lake)

• Lockheed Martin / Aerojet team

– J. Neidert (Army) will serve on discussion panel

2005 Lecture Series

Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Education Subcommittee11 July 2005 5

Professional Development

• 2006 Short Course at JPC– Suggested topic at 2005 ASM was “Advances in Solid Rocket

Technology”• No current lead

• Concerns with getting enough material for 1-1/2 to 2 day course; U.S. industrial participation and export-control limitations

– Repeat Short Course “Solid Rocket Igniter Technology and Applications”, with updates and additions(?)

• 2006 Joint Propulsion Conference, Sacramento, CA

• Tom Moore reports several people missed course last time and are interested in taking the course

– AIAA needs course profile information ASAP

Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Education Subcommittee11 July 2005 6

Review of 2004 Short Course

• Solid Rocket Igniter Technology and Applications– 15-16 July 2004, Marriott Marina Ft. Lauderdale

– 10 Presentations• Aerojet (2)

• ATK Elkton (2)

• Avio

• CPIA

• NAWC WD

• Pacific Scientific

• Snecma

• Software & Engineering Associates (SEA), Inc.

Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Education Subcommittee11 July 2005 7

• SRTC Lecture series (1986 – 2003)– 267 Mb, 3851 pages scanned to pdf

– Concerns that collective documentation may be subject to U.S. export control laws.

– Tom Moore will ask his CPIAC Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for an opinion on release

• Communication with COR limited over past 3 months due to CPIA CPIAC competitive procurement action

Lecture Series Compilation on CD

Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC) Education Subcommittee11 July 2005 8

Educational Outreach

• Create about 6 solid rocket science roadshow kits for show-and-tell at schools and professional meetings– Specimen bottles containing basic composite propellant

ingredients or simulants• AP

• Binder polymer

• Powered aluminum

– Sample of inert propellant

– Inert hardware• Cross-sectional model of small motor and/or nozzle

• Igniter

– General solid rocket manufacturing and test video

– Posters