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2021

Journal Article

Expansion tube experiments of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for superorbital earth reentry

Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David E., Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A., McIntyre, Timothy J. and James, Christopher M. (2021). Expansion tube experiments of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for superorbital earth reentry. AIAA Journal, 59 (8), 1-13. doi: 10.2514/1.j060253

Expansion tube experiments of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for superorbital earth reentry

2021

Journal Article

Nitrogen driver for low-enthalpy testing in free-piston-driven shock tunnels

Chan, W. Y.K., Whitside, R. W., Smart, M. K., Gildfind, D. E., Jacobs, P. A. and Sopek, T. (2021). Nitrogen driver for low-enthalpy testing in free-piston-driven shock tunnels. Shock Waves, 31 (6), 541-550. doi: 10.1007/s00193-021-01002-0

Nitrogen driver for low-enthalpy testing in free-piston-driven shock tunnels

2021

Journal Article

Emission spectroscopy of ionizing superorbital expanding flow

Kelly, Rory M., Gildfind, David E. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2021). Emission spectroscopy of ionizing superorbital expanding flow. AIAA Journal, 59 (8), 3217-3227. doi: 10.2514/1.j059345

Emission spectroscopy of ionizing superorbital expanding flow

2021

Journal Article

Expansion tube test flow design for magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking

Gildfind, David E., Smith, Daniel, Jacobs, Peter A., Kelly, Rory, Lefevre, Alexis and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2021). Expansion tube test flow design for magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking. AIAA Journal, 59 (4), 1-14. doi: 10.2514/1.j058389

Expansion tube test flow design for magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking

2020

Journal Article

Magnetohydrodynamic drag measurements in an expansion tunnel with argon test gas

Smith, Daniel R., Gildfind, David E., Jacobs, Peter A., Cullen, Timothy G., James, Christopher M., Liu, Yu, Gollan, Rowan and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Magnetohydrodynamic drag measurements in an expansion tunnel with argon test gas. AIAA Journal, 58 (10), 4495-4504. doi: 10.2514/1.j059540

Magnetohydrodynamic drag measurements in an expansion tunnel with argon test gas

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

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

Conference Publication

The X3R Free-Piston Reflected Shock Tunnel: Australia's New Large-Scale, Long-Duration Hypersonic Testing Capability

Stennett, Samuel J., Gildfind, David, Jacobs, Peter, Morgan, Richard, James, Christopher and Toniato, Pierpaolo (2020). The X3R Free-Piston Reflected Shock Tunnel: Australia's New Large-Scale, Long-Duration Hypersonic Testing Capability. 23rd AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Montreal, Canada , March 10-12, 2020. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2020-2447

The X3R Free-Piston Reflected Shock Tunnel: Australia's New Large-Scale, Long-Duration Hypersonic Testing Capability

2019

Journal Article

Expansion tube nozzle design using a parallel simplex algorithm

Toniato, P., Gildfind, D. E., Jacobs, P. A. and Morgan, R. G. (2019). Expansion tube nozzle design using a parallel simplex algorithm. Shock Waves, 30 (2), 185-199. doi: 10.1007/s00193-019-00930-2

Expansion tube nozzle design using a parallel simplex algorithm

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

A procedure to compute influence of experimental shot-to-shot variation on expansion tube test flow properties

Gildfind, D. E. (2019). A procedure to compute influence of experimental shot-to-shot variation on expansion tube test flow properties. Shock Waves, 29 (7), 985-1006. doi: 10.1007/s00193-019-00903-5

A procedure to compute influence of experimental shot-to-shot variation on expansion tube test flow properties

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

Conference Publication

Nitrogen driver for low-enthalpy testing in free-piston driven shock tunnels

Whitside, Ryan W., Chan, Wilson Y.K., Gildfind, David E., Smart, Michael K. and Jacobs, Peter A. (2019). Nitrogen driver for low-enthalpy testing in free-piston driven shock tunnels. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: Research Publishing Services. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0305-cd

Nitrogen driver for low-enthalpy testing in free-piston driven shock tunnels

2019

Conference Publication

The X3R reflected shock tunnel: a new, long-duration operating mode for the X3 expansion tube

Stennett, S. J., Gildfind, D. E., Jacobs, P. A., Morgan, R. G., James, C. M. and Toniato, P. (2019). The X3R reflected shock tunnel: a new, long-duration operating mode for the X3 expansion tube. Asia Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2019), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-6 December 2019.

The X3R reflected shock tunnel: a new, long-duration operating mode for the X3 expansion tube

2019

Conference Publication

Generating High Speed Earth Re-entry Test Conditions in an Expansion Tube for Interplanetary Return Missions

James, Christopher M., Lewis, Steven W., Gildfind, David E., Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J. and Liu, Yu (2019). Generating High Speed Earth Re-entry Test Conditions in an Expansion Tube for Interplanetary Return Missions. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW32 2019), Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: Research Publishing Services. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0424-cd

Generating High Speed Earth Re-entry Test Conditions in an Expansion Tube for Interplanetary Return Missions

2019

Conference Publication

Zeeman effect in radiating magnetohydrodynamic flow

Thompson, O., Gildfind, D. E., Smith, D. R., Kelly, R. and McIntyre, T. J. (2019). Zeeman effect in radiating magnetohydrodynamic flow. Asia Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2019), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-6 December 2019.

Zeeman effect in radiating magnetohydrodynamic flow

2019

Conference Publication

Optimising the X3R reflected shock tunnel free-piston driver for long duration test times

Stennett, Samuel, Gildfind, David and Jacobs, Peter A. (2019). Optimising the X3R reflected shock tunnel free-piston driver for long duration test times. 31st International Symposium on Shock Waves, Nagoya, Japan, 9-14 July 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91017-8_23

Optimising the X3R reflected shock tunnel free-piston driver for long duration test times

2019

Conference Publication

Commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel

Collen, Peter L., Doherty, Luke, McGilvray, Matthew, Naved, Imran, Penty Geraets, Rowland T., Hermann, Tobias A., Morgan, Richard G. and Gildfind, David (2019). Commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel. AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, San Diego, CA, United States, 7-11 January 2019. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2019-1941

Commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel

2019

Conference Publication

Spectroscopy of high speed expanding argon flows

Kelly, Rory, Gildfind, David E. and McIntyre, Timothy (2019). Spectroscopy of high speed expanding argon flows. AIAA Aviation Forum , Dallas, Texas , 17-21 June, 2019. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2019-3248

Spectroscopy of high speed expanding argon flows

2019

Conference Publication

Design of experiments for expansion tube evaluation of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for Earth return from deep space

Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David E., Gollan, Rowan J. and Jacobs, Peter A. (2019). Design of experiments for expansion tube evaluation of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for Earth return from deep space. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: Research Publishing Services. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0207-cd

Design of experiments for expansion tube evaluation of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for Earth return from deep space