Fred Blomshield Email & Phone Number

Inyokern, CA, US

Ridgecrest, California, United States

My most recent work was a small consulting job for the Army helping solve a combustion instability issue with a motor under development. Before that I had a multi-year effort with China Lake. After the major earthquake of July 2019 that struck the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Center, considerable damage was done and many facilities were deemed unsafe. One.

Anywhere

I have extensive experience in the study of combustion instability of solid rockets. Besides the many research areas discussed below during my tenure at China Lake, I have real world engineering experience in solving real world combustion instability issues. I also am willing and eager to teach a class on solid rocket combustion instability which can be.

Huntsville, Alabama

In May, 2016, I was hired as a part time faculty member of the University of Alabama, Huntsville, where I taught my solid propellant combustion instability class as a Graduate level 1-week emersion class. This was a university credit class. This class continues to be taught as a video lecture where I am available to answer questions from students.

Ridgecrest, CA

Contract consultant to the Navy on various projects relating to solid rocket combustion instability. In this role I also mentored younger engineers and scientists. I developed a novel way to determine combustion instability pressure oscillation levels from pressure data.

Rome Area, Italy

In October 2016 I taught my solid propellant combustion instability class. This led to consulting on solid propellant particle collection for space launcher applications including the strap-on boosters for Ariane and the Vega Launch system.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Contract consultant to the Navy on various projects relating to solid rocket combustion instability. In this role I also mentored younger engineers and scientists.

China Lake, CA

Retired in August 2012 as a Branch Head of Combustion Sciences in the Energetics Research Division at China Lake. He led a group of 24 S&Es who performed research in energetic materials (EM) combustion, hazards, combustion diagnostics, combustion modeling, air breathing combustion and shipboard fire sciences since 2003. Worked in ramjet combustion.

Saint Louis, MO

Co-op Student over 5 separate work assignments totaling 2 years worth of work over 4 years. I worked in Aerodynamics, flight controls, wind tunnels and propulsion groups.