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2020

Journal Article

Magnetohydrodynamic drag force measurements in an expansion tunnel using a stress wave force balance

Smith, Daniel R., Gildfind, David E., Mee, David J., James, Christopher M. and Allsop, Barry V. (2020). Magnetohydrodynamic drag force measurements in an expansion tunnel using a stress wave force balance. Experiments in Fluids, 61 (8) 180. doi: 10.1007/s00348-020-03015-4

Magnetohydrodynamic drag force measurements in an expansion tunnel using a stress wave force balance

2020

Journal Article

Using optically filtered high-speed imaging to characterise expansion tube operating conditions

James, C. M., Smith, D. R., McLean, C., Morgan, R. G., Lewis, S. W., Toniato, P., Wei, H. and McIntyre, T. J. (2020). Using optically filtered high-speed imaging to characterise expansion tube operating conditions. Shock Waves, 30 (5), 523-544. doi: 10.1007/s00193-020-00948-x

Using optically filtered high-speed imaging to characterise expansion tube operating conditions

2020

Journal Article

Experimentally Simulating Giant Planet Entry in an Expansion Tube

James, Christopher M., Gildfind, David E., Morgan, Richard G., Lewis, Steven W. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Experimentally Simulating Giant Planet Entry in an Expansion Tube. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 57 (4), 1-16. doi: 10.2514/1.a34457

Experimentally Simulating Giant Planet Entry in an Expansion Tube

2020

Journal Article

Correction: Spectrally filtered imaging and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of preheated models in x2 (AIAA Journal, (2017), 55, 12, (4167-4180), 10.2514/1.J056021)

Sheikh, Umar A., Wei, Han, Lewis, Steven W., James, Christopher M., Leyland, Pénélope, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Correction: Spectrally filtered imaging and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of preheated models in x2 (AIAA Journal, (2017), 55, 12, (4167-4180), 10.2514/1.J056021). AIAA Journal, 58 (11), AU2-AU2. doi: 10.2514/1.J056021.c1

Correction: Spectrally filtered imaging and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of preheated models in x2 (AIAA Journal, (2017), 55, 12, (4167-4180), 10.2514/1.J056021)

2019

Journal Article

Magnetohydrodynamic drag force measurements in expansion tunnels using an accelerometer-based force balance

Smith, Daniel R., Gildfind, David E., McIntyre, Timothy J., Mee, David J., James, Christopher M. and Andrianatos, Andreas (2019). Magnetohydrodynamic drag force measurements in expansion tunnels using an accelerometer-based force balance. Experiments in Fluids, 60 (12) 183. doi: 10.1007/s00348-019-2828-9

Magnetohydrodynamic drag force measurements in expansion tunnels using an accelerometer-based force balance

2019

Journal Article

Simulating gas giant atmospheric entry using helium and neon test gas substitutions

James, Christopher M., Gildfind, David E., Morgan, Richard G., Lewis, Steven W. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2019). Simulating gas giant atmospheric entry using helium and neon test gas substitutions. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 56 (3), 725-743. doi: 10.2514/1.a34282

Simulating gas giant atmospheric entry using helium and neon test gas substitutions

2019

Journal Article

Rapid prototyping for hypervelocity impulse facility test models

Apirana, Steven F. T., James, Christopher M., Eldridge, Robert, Morgan, Richard G. and Lewis, Steven W. (2019). Rapid prototyping for hypervelocity impulse facility test models. Aerospace Science and Technology, 88, 174-184. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2019.03.024

Rapid prototyping for hypervelocity impulse facility test models

2018

Journal Article

Calculating shock arrival in expansion tubes and shock tunnels using Bayesian changepoint analysis

James, Christopher M., Bourke, Emily J. and Gildfind, David E. (2018). Calculating shock arrival in expansion tubes and shock tunnels using Bayesian changepoint analysis. Experiments in Fluids, 59 (6) 92. doi: 10.1007/s00348-018-2546-8

Calculating shock arrival in expansion tubes and shock tunnels using Bayesian changepoint analysis

2018

Journal Article

Improved test time evaluation in an expansion tube

James, Christopher M., Cullen, Timothy G. , Wei, Han, Lewis, Steven W., Gu, Sangdi, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2018). Improved test time evaluation in an expansion tube. Experiments in Fluids, 59 (5) 87. doi: 10.1007/s00348-018-2540-1

Improved test time evaluation in an expansion tube

2018

Journal Article

Implementation of a state-to-state analytical framework for the calculation of expansion tube flow properties

James, C. M., Gildfind, D. E., Lewis, S. W., Morgan, R. G. and Zander, F. (2018). Implementation of a state-to-state analytical framework for the calculation of expansion tube flow properties. Shock Waves, 28 (2), 349-377. doi: 10.1007/s00193-017-0763-3

Implementation of a state-to-state analytical framework for the calculation of expansion tube flow properties

2017

Journal Article

Carbon ablation in hypervelocity air and nitrogen shock layers

Lewis, Steven W., James, Christopher M., Ravichandran, Ranjith, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2017). Carbon ablation in hypervelocity air and nitrogen shock layers. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 32 (2), 449-468. doi: 10.2514/1.T5270

Carbon ablation in hypervelocity air and nitrogen shock layers

2017

Journal Article

X3 expansion tube driver gas spectroscopy and temperature measurements

Parekh, V., Gildfind, D., Lewis, S. and James, C. (2017). X3 expansion tube driver gas spectroscopy and temperature measurements. Shock Waves, 28 (4), 851-862. doi: 10.1007/s00193-017-0754-4

X3 expansion tube driver gas spectroscopy and temperature measurements

2017

Journal Article

Spectrally filtered imaging and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of preheated models in X2

Sheikh, Umar A., Wei, Han, Lewis, Steven W., James, Christopher M., Leyland, Pénélope, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2017). Spectrally filtered imaging and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of preheated models in X2. AIAA Journal, 55 (12), 1-14. doi: 10.2514/1.J056021

Spectrally filtered imaging and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of preheated models in X2

2017

Journal Article

Carbon ablative shock layer radiation with high surface temperatures

Lewis, Steven W., James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J., Alba, Christopher R. and Greendyke, Robert B. (2017). Carbon ablative shock layer radiation with high surface temperatures. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 31 (1), 193-204. doi: 10.2514/1.T4902

Carbon ablative shock layer radiation with high surface temperatures

2015

Journal Article

Performance considerations for expansion tube operation with a shock-heated secondary driver

Gildfind, David E., James, Chris M., Toniato, Pierpaolo and Morgan, Richard G. (2015). Performance considerations for expansion tube operation with a shock-heated secondary driver. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 777, 364-407. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2015.349

Performance considerations for expansion tube operation with a shock-heated secondary driver

2015

Journal Article

Free-piston driver performance characterisation using experimental shock speeds through helium

Gildfind, D. E., James, C. M. and Morgan, R. G. (2015). Free-piston driver performance characterisation using experimental shock speeds through helium. Shock Waves, 25 (2), 169-176. doi: 10.1007/s00193-015-0553-8

Free-piston driver performance characterisation using experimental shock speeds through helium