Hybrid Rocket Technical Committee Summer 2010 Meeting - Minutes

Arif Karabeyoglu, HRTC ChairSteven Frolik, HRTC Vise-Chair46th Joint Propulsion Conference 2010Nashville, TNJuly 26, 2010 Minutes taken by Matthew Maniscalco, Secretary

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• Welcome Introductions Pass Around Attendance Sheet

• Dinner/Luke Colby Presentation

• AIAA Briefings / Visitors Eleanor Aldrich, AIAA Staff

• HRTC Activities 2009 HRTC Minutes Overview Accomplishments in 2009/2010 Subcommittee Reports

– Website– Technical Activities– Conferences and

Publications– Education– Awards

Agenda

• Issues/Items for Discussion

• Steering Committee Plans for Next Year

• Recent Hybrid Activities

• Wrap-up

Attendance

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Name Organization eMailBala, Madhan UA Huntsville madhanb@uah.eduBrady, Brian The Aerospace Coporation brian.b.brady@aero.orgCampbell, John SNC john.campbell@sncorp.comClaflin, Scott Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne scott.claflin@pwt.utc.comColby, Luke Scaled Composites luke.colby@scaled.comCoogan, Shane SPG shane@spg-corp.comCurtiss, Tom The Aerospace Coporation tom.j.curtiss@aero.orgDeLuce, Luigi Politecnico di Milano, Italy luigi.deluce@tiscali.itDeSain, John The Aerospace Coporation john.d.desain@aero.orgEvans, Brian Penn State bje134@spu.eduFrolik, Steve The Aerospace Coporation steven.a.frolik@aero.orgGany, Alon Technion-Israel Institute of Tech gany@tx.technion.ac.ilGrainger, Chris SNC chris.grainger@sncorp.comGrosse, Matthias Univ. of Wuppertal-Germany matthias.grosse@energetix.orgHovi, Keiichi ISAS/JAXA hovi.keiichi@jaxa.jpJacklin, John SAIC john.b.jacklin@nasa.govJinkon, Kim Korea Aerospace Univ. (KAU) zkkim@kau.ac.krKarabeyoglu, Arif SPG arif@spg-corp.comKuo, Ken Penn State kenkuo@psu.eduMacklin, Frank SNC frank.macklin@sncorp.comMaggi, Filippo Politecnico di Milano filippo.maggi@polimi.itMajdalani, Joe Univ. of Tennessee Space Institute maji@utsi.eduManiscalco, Matt SPG matt@spg-corp.comMarzona, Mark SPG mmarzona@spg-corp.comMatthews, Lisa SNC lisa.matthews@sncorp.comMoon, Heejang Korea Aerospace Univ. (KAU) hjm@kau.ac.kr

Myre, David D. US Naval Academy-Aerospace Eng Dept dmyre@usna.eduNatan, Benny Technion-Israel Institute of Tech aerbeny@aerodyne.technion.ac.ilPastrone, Dario Politecnico di Torino-Italy dario.pastrone@polito.itSparling, James NAVAIR-China Lake james.sparling@navy.milStevens, Jose SPG stevens@spg-corp.comStory, George NASA MSFC george.story@nasa.govWhitmore, Tony Utah State stephen.whitmore@usu.edu

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HRTC - Meeting Minutes - July 2010• Presentation by Luke Colby – Scaled Composites• New Positions

Secretary: Matthew Maniscalco (elected, took notes for meeting) Treasurer: Jose Stevens (elected, need report summary from past treasurer, Jeffrey Michlistch)

• Old Positions (reports/accomplishments) Chair : Arif Karabeyoglu Vice Chair: Steven Frolic Meetings, Conferences and Publications: Brian Evans (30 Papers, 8.5 Conference Sessions, best paper awards) Technical Activities: Martin Chiaverini (Book sales online, Aerospace America article, Congressional Visit Day) Education: Joseph Majdalani (HRTC Short Course successful – can return at 2011 conference. Perterbation Methods, System Level Design?) Website Editor: Brett Williams (Logo dropped, use SharePoint, tech blog, AIAA Papers, opportunities, nitrous safety, hybrid links) Membership and Awards: Scott Claflin (space for new members, see awards below)

• Review of Metrics/Goals for 2009-2010 (send Nominees to Scott Claflin) E1. Professional Short Courses - Joe ran the hybrid course in 2009. This metric is complete. E11. Student Awards: TC sponsored Award or Scholarship through the AIAA Education Foundation. Reinstated in 2009. NEED: E13. Lifetime Achievement: TC sponsored award to recognize lifetime achievement that has significantly benefited the industry NEED: E14. AIAA Service: TC sponsored award that recognizes cont. and exemplar service supporting TC and other AIAA activities over extended period of

time Wyld Propulsion Award - 2010 Russell A. Ellis, consultant (retired), Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne: Re-nominated Dr. Kuo

• Tornado Intermission• Short briefing by the AIAA staff members (Ashwani Gupta, I-Shih Chang)• Discussed HRTC Goals 2010-2011

Finish new member paperwork January Telecom TC Paperwork to Incoming Chair (bylaws, etc.) TC Webpage JPC 2011 Sessions: Mission architectures panel, Student prize, exhibits and posters? Why Hybrids? (Need paper on cost comparison to hybrids vs. solid and hybrid vs. liquids) Sponsor Wallops Sounding – Hybrid competitor Compile history of papers, set data standards (i.e. averaging of mass flux, error estimation)

• Hybrid Activities – SpaceShip Two, SPG, Fredericksburg High School