Solid Rockets Technical Committee (SRTC)2012 ASM Report

January 9, 201250th AIAA Aerospace Sciences MeetingNashville, TN

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

AGENDA

• Organization charts• SRTC membership• 2011 Highlights• 2012 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

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SRTC Committee OrganizationJanuary 2012

SRTC webpage http://www.aiaa.org/portal/index.cfm?adview=7&tcspageid=1066&getcomm=87

ChairmanRob Black

Vice ChairmanMark Langhenry

Secretary/TreasurerSandra Wallace

Conference Chairs•2011 JPC Amy Gerards•2012 JPC Mark Langhenry •2013 JPC C.W. Rousseau

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• Max Calabro*• Russ Ellis (Fellow)• Mark Friedlander• Bob Geisler• Bill Kearney• Herman Krier (Fellow)• Larry Quinn• I-Shih Chang (Fellow)• Thomas Moore• Clyde Carr

• Yen-Sen Chen*• Mark

Langhenry• Jamie Neidert• Nat Patel• Clyde Carr• Enrico Cavellini

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

• Fred Blomshield

• Franck Cauty*• Helmut Ciezki*• Russ Ellis• Wesley Ryan • Agostino Neri*• Kimberly Norrie• Jean

Thepenier*• David Greatrix*

• Douglas Coats• Mike Kaiserman• Ed Liu • Erland Orbekk*• Onno Verberne*• Roa Manepalli• James Spurling

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SRTC Membership Distribution (44 total members)

Sr. Member,

9, 20%

Member, 19, 43%

Assoc. Fellow, 13, 30%

Fellow, 3, 7%

Type Membership35 Industry, 7 Gov’t, 2 University

Membership Grade

Assoc. Member

2, 5%

Member, 31, 70%

Int'l, 11, 25%

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P&E Meeting Key Notes

• JPC 2012 (Atlanta) conference planning coming together well

• Abstracts (Overall) below prior years. SRTC is about at the same level.• Additional abstracts sought by 27 January 2012

• System engineering CASE – Complex Aerospace Systems Exchange) briefed – 11 – 13 September 2012 in Pasadena (Space 2012 Conference)• www.aiaa.org/case

• Primary discussion on Future of AIAA Conference Model

Future JPC Planning

JPC Locations2004 Ft. Lauderdale, Pratt & Whitney2005 Tucson, Raytheon2006 Sacramento, Aerojet2007 Cincinnati, GE2008 Hartford, Pratt & Whitney 2009 Denver, LM2010 Nashville (NASA GRC, NASA Marshall, NASA Stennis, LM, GE Aviation, ATA, AFRL,

Dynetics, JAXA, Battelle) 2011 San Diego (AFRL, Jacobs, ATA, GE, SpaceX, Cobham, Sierra Nevada Corp, Battelle, JAXA),

Aug. 1-32012 Atlanta ($105K, ATK- Lead Sponsor, MSFC, AMRDEC, Jaconbs,..), July 29- August 1,

2012 2013 San Jose, July 15-17, 2013, Gen. Chair: Joaquin Castro, Technical Chair appointed2014 Cleveland (Sponsorship? ) Gen. Chair: Chris Pestak, Technical Chair appointed 2015 . . . .

JPC/IECEC Paper/abstract Statistics

Preliminary JPC/IECEC 2011 Paper Statistics

  Total Undecisioned Rejected

Accepted

Oral OnlyPublished Papers Withdrawn

JPC 703 0 39 20 503 161IECEC 136 0 5 2 105 26Total 839 0 44 22 608 187

JPC/IECEC 2010 Paper Statistics

  Total Undecisioned Rejected

Accepted

Oral OnlyPublished Papers Withdrawn

JPC 727 3 39 11 498 176IECEC 149 2 4 0 88 55Total 876 5 43 11 586 231

JPC/IECEC 2009 Paper Statistics

  Total Undecisioned Rejected

Accepted

Oral OnlyPublished Papers Withdrawn

Total 843 Unknown 39 Unknown 554 243

2012 AbstractsJPC: 589IECEC: 135

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2011 Attendance:Total: 1430 Full paid: 964No shows: Significantly reduced

JPC/IECEC Paper/abstract Trending

New Conference Model Background

• Membership and conference attendance trending downward• Median age of members is 51• 92% Male• # Exhibitors at conference rapidly shrinking• Systems engineering becoming more prevalent in industry but

not represented in current conference model

• “Tiger” team formed to look into alternatives to current conference structure

• Meeting held yesterday (8 Jan 2012) to discuss this issue and obtain feedback from TCs

P&E Discussion Framework

• There Is An “Imperative For Change”• NEM Tiger Team Has Developed & Evaluated Four Specific

Conference Model Options; Briefed At 8Jan12’s TAC Workshop• Exact Path Forward Is TBD (TAC Meeting On Thursday)

Incorporating Workshop Feedback; Stay The Course Vs. Change Direction? Process & Timeline For Making An Actionable Decision Assume At Some Point, There Will Be A TAC/BOD Vote On A Specific Motion

• Issues Before P&E Leadership How Do We Best Solicit And Represent Feedback From Our TC Members &

From The P&E Community As A Whole? Is There A Specific Option That Is “Best” For The P&E Community? Is There Value In Developing A “P&E Group Position” … Or, Is It Best Left To

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Four Event Models Assessed to Date

Name Description

Current •Current portfolio with minor change, e.g., some co-location

Consolidated •Current larger Events (ASM, Fluids, JPC, Space, GNC, SDM) plus Aviation and Defense as centers of gravity for consolidating smaller conferences

•Augment with systems development/integration elementsIntegrated •Comprehensive, domain-focused Events providing integrated content

•~4 Events spread over the year: R&D, Aviation, Space, and DefenseUnified •Multi-domain, unified Events split between R&D and Systems

Engineering, Integration, and Test (SEIT)•One big Event for R&D (winter) and one for SEIT/programs (summer)

and a smaller Defense conference

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P&E Resolution

• The committees in the P&E group were unanimously favorable to the consolidated model which maintains the JPC, ASM and 4 other large conferences and combines the smaller conferences into one of the larger conferences

• A large number of TCs (again) emphasized the need for ITAR sessions to make the conference more relevant to U.S. attendees.

• P&E group adopted a resolution (paraphrased): If a new conference model is required, the consolidated model should be

adopted with a review in 3 years to determine whether further change is required.

We believe the larger issue behind falling membership, less attendance at conferences is due to lack of ITAR sessions and recommend incorporating these in the consolidated model.

Need your input

• Discussion• Please write comments on what you personally

view as important aspects for conferences and the impact on various models would have on your interest / attendance.

• Please give me comments tonight. Other thoughts later to rob.black@aerojet.com

2011 JPC SRM Highlights

• Theme: Design Fly: Turning Propulsion Ideas into Reality 12 sessions with 45 papers

• Session Chairs and co-Chairs from TC

• Special thank you to Amy Gerards for a successful 2011 JPC with 12 Solid Rockets sessions

• Need to bring videos every year due to paper withdrawals, cancellations, etc.

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2010-2011 SRTC Highlights and Accomplishments (cont)

• Supported Wyld Award selection process in 2011 Kenneth K. Kuo selected for 2011

• Best SRM paper selection process completed and provided to AIAA for presentation at awards ceremony at 2010 JPC• "Thermochemical Erosion Analysis of Carbon-Carbon Nozzles in Solid-Propellant Rocket

Motors," by Bianchi and Nasuti from the Sapienza University of Rome (AIAA-2010-7075)

• Held SRTC meeting at 2011 Aerospace Sciences Meeting in Orlando Supported Resume Review

• Educational road show kits still being requested and sent out Supported 2010 Science & Engineering Festival on the National Mall with

Roadshow kit and 1,000 AIAA SRTC educational coloring books handed out

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SRTC Plans for 2012 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 Rough draft nearly complete

• Facilitate Advanced Solid Rockets Short Course JPC 2012• New SRTC Member Orientation Guide• Increase level of personal communication among SRTC

leadership Emails and telecoms – Telecom held 6 July 2011

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• Possible 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

SRTC Plans for 2012 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 2012 and Beyond

Committee Presentations

• Treasury – Rob Black for Sandy Wallace• 2012 JPC Planning Mark Langhenry• 2013 JPC Planning Rob Black for C.W. Rousseau• Communications Report Rob Black for Barbara

Leary• Education Report David Poe• History Report Butch Foster• Awards Report Rob Black for Ivor B.• Open Discussion and Actions All

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Treasurer’s Report (Wallace)• SRTC Private Account

Beginning Balance (Jan 2010) $ 139.18 Ending Balance $ 139.18

• SRTC Common Account (held by AIAA) Beginning Balance (July 2009) $ 12,874.37

– Road Show Kits to Rob Black (149.63) Ending Balance $ 12,724.84

• SRTC Funding Available Balance $12,864.02

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