Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC)2013 ASM Report

January 7, 201351st AIAA Aerospace Sciences MeetingGrapevine, TX

Robert E. Black, IIISRTC Chairman703.754.5367Rob.Black@Aerojet.com

AGENDA

• Organization charts• SRTC membership• 2011-2012 Highlights• 2013 Future Plans• Committee presentations

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P&E Organization

Deputy Director Air-Breathing Propulsion

Jeff Hamstra

Aerospace Power Systems TC

Terrestrial Energy Systems TC

Gas Turbine Engines TC (New)

High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion TC (New)

Air Breathing Propulsion Integration TC (New)

Deputy Director Rocket & Space Propulsion

I-Shih Chang

Hybrid Rockets TC

Liquid Propulsion TC

Solid Rockets TCElectric Propulsion TC

Nuclear & Future Flight Propulsion TC

Energetic Components & Systems TC

Propellants & Combustion TC

Deputy Director Advanced Propulsion &

TechnologiesSelma Goldstein

DirectorPropulsion & Energy

Ashwani Gupta

Deputy DirectorEnergy

David Lilley

SRTC Committee OrganizationJanuary 2013

4SRTC webpage https://info.aiaa.org/tac/PEG/SRTC/default.aspx?PageView=Shared

ChairmanRob Black

Vice ChairmanMark Langhenry

Secretary/TreasurerSandra Wallace

Conference Chairs•2012 JPC Mark Langhenry •2013 JPC C.W. Rousseau•2014 JPC Wesley Ryan

CommunicationsChair: Barbara Leary

Vice Chair: Mike Fisher

EducationChair: David Poe

Vice Chair: Michel Berdoyes*

AwardsChair: Ivor BulathsinghalaVice Chair: Jack Hansen

HistoryChair: Winfred Foster

Vice Chair: Karl Naumann*

Emerti & Advisors• Russ Ellis (Fellow)• Bob Geisler• I-Shih Chang (Fellow)• Thomas Moore

• Yen-Sen Chen*• Mark

Langhenry• Jamie Neidert• Enrico Cavellini

*• Clyde Carr• Jim Hornick

• James Clarke• James Fillerup• Amy Gerards• Dan MacInnis• Eric Rohrbaugh• Daniele Bianchi *• Charle Werner Rousseau*

• Fred Blomshield

• Helmut Ciezki*• Russ Ellis• Wesley Ryan• Jean

Thepenier*• David Greatrix*

• Douglas Coats• Mike Kaiserman• Ed Liu • James Spurling

* Denotes International Member

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SRTC Membership Distribution (32 total members)

Type Membership9 International Members

Membership Grade

Member 6, 19%

Sr. Me

mber

15, 47%

As-soc. Fel-low, 10,

31%

Fellow; 1; 3%

Government 5, 16%

Uni-versity6, 19%

Industry, 21, 65%

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P&E Meeting - JPC Locations

JPC Locations2004 Ft. Lauderdale, Pratt&Whitney2005 Tucson, Raytheon2006 Sacramento, Aerojet2007 Cincinnati, GE2008 Hartford, Pratt & Whitney 2009 Denver, LM2010 Nashville 2011 San Diego2012 Atlanta2013 San Jose, July 15-17, 2013, General Chair, Joaquin Castro + Team2014 Cleveland (Sponsorship? ) General Chair, Chris Pestak + team2015 Los Angeles, Seattle, Las Vegas, Dallas suggested

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P&E Meeting Key Notes: VOTE!

President-Elect• James Albaugh, The Boeing Company (retired)

VP-Elect, Technical Activities• Thomas Duerr, The Aerospace Corporation• David Riley, The Boeing Company

VP-Elect, Member Services• Joseph Morano, The Boeing Company• Annalisa Weigel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Director – At-Large• Neal Barlow, United States Air Force Academy• Steve Trejo, The Boeing Company• Mark Whorton, Teledyne Brown Engineering

Director – At-Large, International• David Finkleman, Analytical Graphics Inc.• Shamim Rahman, NASA Johnson Space Center• Karl Rein-Weston, The Boeing Company

Director – Technical, Information Systems Group• Sanjay Garg, NASA Glenn Research Center• James Rankin, University of Arkansas

Director – Technical, Propulsion and Energy Group

• Jeff Hamstra, Lockheed Martin Corporation• Christopher Pestak, Battelle Memorial Institute

Director – Region 4• Jayant Ramakrishnan, ARES Corporation

Director – Region 5• Laura Richard, United Launch Alliance

Director – Region 7• Luisella Giulicchi, European Space Agency• Essam Khalil, Cairo University, Egypt

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P&E Meeting Key Notes: NEM

• Intense Effort To Realign AIAA Conference Portfolio Began In 2009; “Imperative For Change ” Increasingly Clear

• Disposition Of Current JPC/IECEC Event Was Problematic From The Start –Much Debate & Many Heated Discussions

• P&E Community Maintained A Consistent Message – JPC Is An Irreplaceable Crown Jewel And Must Be Built Upon; Collocation Of JPC & IECEC A Model First Step For NEM Philosophy

• In May 2012 TAC & BoD Approved A “Five Forum” Model Which Included The New “Propulsion & Energy Forum & Exposition”

• Unresolved Issue Regarding P&E Support Of Aviation And Space Forums – P&E Participation Viewed As Essential By TAC Leadership But Challenging By P&E TCs

• P&E NEM Workshop Conducted At JPC 2012 To Address NEM Issues

• Workshop Summary Presented Herein

• Meanwhile… Forum Structure Being Standardized; SciTech (ASM) Leading The Pack

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P&E Meeting Key Notes: NEM

• Invite Sent To All P&E Members

• Workshop Held On Sunday, July 29, 2012; 45 Participants

• Provided NEM Overview & Divided Into 5 Team

Team Leads: Jimmy Kenyon , Dick Shaw, Chris Pestak, Rob Black, M.S. Anand

• Teams Brainstormed On Two Specific Issues (details follow)

How To Grow to JPC/IECEC Into New P&E Forum?

How To Successfully Support Other Forums?

• Summarize Comments On Flip-Charts; Team Outbriefs

• Notes Compiled By AIAA Staff

• Developed Prioritized Recommendations Based On Assimilation Of All Feedback

Question 1: Growth to P&E Forum

Question 1: How should we evolve the current JPC/IECEC collocated event to the “Propulsion & Energy Forum” envisioned in the New Event Model? How do we improve the content, increase the value, and grow attendance? Example questions to consider:

• How do we best implement the NEM vision; are there radical changes to JPC/IECEC we should consider?

• How do we retain/enhance multiple-society involvement (the “Joint” in JPC)?• What other Conferences/Events should we try to align with the P&E Forum?• How do we achieve better ties between the Aeronautics and Space sides of

our discipline?• How do we improve Keynote & Plenary Sessions?• How do we enhance the presence of “energy” including Green initiatives? • How do we increase corporate sponsorship?

From P&E NEM Workshop, July 29. 2012

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Question 2: We are committed to developing a premier P&E Forum, but also must support the overall Institute direction on NEM. Other Forums, in particular Aviation and Space, can not be successful without a P&E presence. How do we achieve all these objectives? Example questions to consider:• Are there “out of the box” options we should consider, such as moving the

JPC/IECEC event to January to align with the S&T Forum?• Is there a way to rotate or assign support between TC’s such that such that each

TC isn’t attempting to support more than two Forums a year?• What is the minimum presence that that would make the Aviation and/or Space

Forums attractive to you and your colleagues• Are there innovative ways to participate that we haven’t considered?

Question 2: Support Of Other Forums

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From P&E NEM Workshop, July 29. 2012

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WAG at Priority

Source Groups

Consolidated Suggestions/Remarks/Actions Suggested Disposition

1 All

Develop strategic plan for the P&E Forum starting with benchmarking of other conferences offering a similar product, including IGTI TurboExpo, JANNAF, IEE Energy Tek, SAE Power Systems, etc. Look at structure, value, target audience demographics, "virtual" provisions, etc. Find niches not owned by others; add relevant but diverse topics to P&E Forum (e.g. gas turbines for power generation & environmental control/power systems); better integrate with sponsors and exhibits

Must do

3 2, 3Better publicize the Forum; compete for international participation; open dialog with IEEE, INCOSE, JANNAF to capture energy conference attendees

Should do

2 2Incorporate growing/emerging areas of interest (UAVs, Green, Renewable energy, smart grids, bio fuels, etc.)

Create recurring session structure that features "hot" topics

4 1, 4Bring in ITAR topics but be careful not to adversely international attendance

In work. JPC 2013 will pilot ITAR sessions

5 2, 3, 5Interrelate topics between JPC and IECEC; capitalize on synergy between P & E elements to create new sessions/tracts; consider new ways of combining disciplines not previously thought of

Logical step; recognized for all Forums (but P &E synergy may provide even more opportunity). "Just do it"

6 1, 2, 4Improve paper and presentation quality; better panel discussions to bring in management audience; create "management sessions"

Quality is pervasive issue across all Forums; better panel discussions key goal of NEM (e.g. "integration" level)

7 5 Have a theme for each year. This is done now, but perhaps the Theme be more "strategic" and better driven through each level/event of the conference

8 1Improve conference layout/logistics; avoid plenary/panel/paper session conflicts

Pervasive issue across all Forums; most appropriate for TAC-level action

9 5Address video streaming/recording of conferences to improve participation

In work. Topic of "virtual" involvements in TAC activities subject of 2013 TAC workshop, January 6 at ASM

10 4 Get generation "Y" to attendPervasive issue across all Forums; most appropriate for Institute-wide action

Topic 1: Grow/Improve P&E ForumP&E NEM workshop product summary – Topic 1 (as of 9/26/12)

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WAG at Priority

Source Groups

Consolidated Suggestions/Remarks/Actions Suggested Disposition

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While all conferences are "technical", assume that Aviation and Space will have greater top level/management/systems content, and S&T and P&E Forums will have a greater fundamental/technical/technology focus

Probably best way to envision differences in Forum content and how to deconflict resultant TC response

2 1, 5

Consider TC-level restructuring to support other Forums (different volunteers work different conferences); consider dedicated TC subcommittee to support Aviation and /or Space; these subcommittees might span 2 or more TCs

Most practical go-forward approach; dedicated subcommittee within each appropriate TC

3 3Just Do It - each TC to organize a session at Aviation or Space, with emphasis on higher-level system/application focus

Fits with above two items

4 2, 3Reprise P&E Forum content in a "Best Off" format; cherry pick papers (to re-present as special invited papers)?

Innovative but problematic; need dialog at TAC level; Aviation precedes P&E so go 2 months early or 10 months late?

5 4Virtual sessions (presenter not physically present?) - may tie in with "best of" concept

Innovative but problematic; need dialog at TAC level

6 5 Provide "support" through short courses (rather than paper sessions?)May not have audience for short course if related technical sessions aren't held

7 1 Restructure at TAC/Group level to better support NEM portfolioPossible reorganization of TAC is on the table but will not be addressed for at least 2 years (Per TAC VP)

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Restructure 5-Forum NEM assumption - Combine Space, Aviation and JPC; reconsider timing of Forums (to reduce schedule proximity to P&E Forum); support Aviation and Space Forums only on alternate years. Note that planned Forums may conflict with international air shows (Paris, Farnborough) and academic semesters

Low probability of making major changes in 5-Forum construct at this time; timing to avoid conflicts always a challenge

Topic 2: Support other Forums

P&E NEM workshop product summary – Topic 2 (as of 9/26/12)

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P&E Meeting Key Notes: NEM

• JPC/IECEC Legacy Preserved With… We Now Have To Make It Work

• We Are 1 Year From NEM Rollout - SciTech 2014 (Rebranded ASM)

• 2013 & 2014 P&E Events Progressing… But Long Term Plan Not In Place

• Workshop Provided Good Data & Recommendations

• Need To Access All Data & Move Forward

January June July August Winter

P&E Meeting Key Notes: Awards

• Gordon C. Oates Air Breathing Propulsion & Martin Summerfield Propellants and Combustion Graduate Awards Are Funded By The AIAA Foundation (AIAAF)

• Both Awards Are Currently Suspended - Negative Balance

• TAC/Sponsoring TC’s Were Never Informed Of Developing Issues; TC’s Only Found Out Upon Inquiry In May, 2012

• Foundation Accounting Is Incomplete & Incorrect (Next Chart); Authoritative History Lost; Original Oates’ “Endowment” Unknown

• AIAAF Implementing Corrective Actions For All Awards

• AIAAF/TAC Working To Find Specific Path Forward For Oates & Summerfield; Agenda Item At ASM TAC Meeting

• Path Forward Will Almost Certainly Require TC Involvement To Raise TBD Portion Of Funds Necessary To “Re-Endow” The Awards… Without TC Action, Awards Unlikely To Be Reinstated

P&E Meeting Key Notes: Awards

Oates Award

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Begin Year Balance 7,024 8,234 9,502 10,910 12,071 13,285 4,363 (2,109) (7,568) (13,346)

Contributions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Interest/Investment Income(loss) 1,210 1,268 1,408 1,161 1,214 (3,303) 585 0 0 0

Disbursements 0 0 0 0 0 (5,619) (7,057) (5,459) (5,778) 0

End Year balance 8,234 9,502 10,910 12,071 13,285 4,363 (2,109) (7,568) (13,346) (13,346)

Summerfield Award

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Begin Year Balance 10,810 12,673 14,624 16,791 18,577 20,445 8,334 3,425 (2,410) (7,899)

Contributions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Interest/Investment Income(loss) 1,863 1,951 2,167 1,786 1,868 (5,084) 563 226 0 0

Disbursements 0 0 0 0 0 (7,027) (5,472) (6,061) (5,489) 0

End Year balance 12,673 14,624 16,791 18,577 20,445 8,334 3,425 (2,410) (7,899) (7,899)

From AIAAF as of 30 September, 2012

P&E Meeting Key Notes: Awards

• Wyld award did not receive enough applications to go forward. Need at least three; have one carryover from last year.

• May be too late, but if you have a nomination for consideration, please get them submitted ASAP.

• JPC 2013 papers are down slightly, AIAA willing to accept additional abstracts until February.

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2011-2012 SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments

• Facilitated Advanced Solid Rockets Short Course JPC 2012• Supported JPC 2012, JPC 2013 as Technical Area Organizer for SR• Supported Wyld Award selection process in 2012

Dr. Robert G. Jahn, Princeton University

• Best SRM paper selection process completed and provided to AIAA for presentation at awards ceremony at 2011 JPC• “Unanticipated Problems and Misunderstood Phenomena in and Around Solid Rockets,” Mark

Salita, (AIAA-2011-5956)

• Held SRTC meeting at 2012 Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Nashville

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SRTC Plans for 2013 and Beyond

• Create AIAA SRTC Position Paper Last position paper done in mid 80’s. Contact me (rob.black@aerojet.com) if you are interested Progress has been slow due to ITAR considerations

• Facilitate Advanced Solid Rockets Short Course JPC 2014• New SRTC Member Orientation Guide• Textbook

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• Solid Rockets Hall of Fame Awards committee to facilitate

• Continue to provide funds to universities who conduct SRM related research via request tool in website

• Design Competition Waiting for AIAA to decide their intent for 2013.

SRTC Plans for 2013 and Beyond

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• AIAA Aerospace America SRM Highlights Article 2 pages 1 page 600 words Need your input!

– Press releases or public information that can be easily approved (if needed)

– ATK, Aerojet, Talley, Gov’t agencies, International, etc.

SRTC Plans for 2013 and Beyond

Committee Presentations• Treasury – R. Black for Sandy Wallace• 2013 JPC Planning R. Black for C.W. Rousseau• Communications Report R. Black for Barbara Leary• Education Report David Poe• History Report Butch Foster• Awards Report Ivor Bulathsinghala• Open Discussion and Actions All

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Treasurer’s Report

• SRTC Private Account– Ending Balance as of June 2012 $ 140.75

• SRTC Common Account (held by AIAA)– Beginning Balance (Jul 2012) $ 11,077.04

• Proceeds from Short Course 3,000.00

• Awards (previously reported) (426.09)

• Short Course Expenses (1,602.40)• Instructor Dinner

(1,190.09)– Ending Balance $ 11,284.55

• SRTC Funding Available Balance $ 11,358.54

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