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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

Optimisation and design of a fully instrumented Mach 12 nozzle for the X3 expansion tube

Toniato, Pierpaolo, Gildfind, David, Jacobs, Peter A. and Morgan, Richard G. (2019). Optimisation and design of a fully instrumented Mach 12 nozzle for the X3 expansion tube. 31th International Symposium on Shock Waves, Nagoya, Japan, 9-14 July 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91017-8_108

Optimisation and design of a fully instrumented Mach 12 nozzle for the X3 expansion tube

2019

Conference Publication

Expansion fan spectroscopy of ionising super orbital flows

Kelly, Rory M., Gildfind, David E. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2019). Expansion fan spectroscopy of ionising super orbital flows. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: Research Publishing Services. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0318-cd

Expansion fan spectroscopy of ionising super orbital flows

2019

Conference Publication

Testing a full-scale Hayabusa Model in a large expansion tube

Andrianatos, Andreas, Gildfind, David and Morgan, Richard (2019). Testing a full-scale Hayabusa Model in a large expansion tube. Asia Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2019), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-6 December 2019.

Testing a full-scale Hayabusa Model in a large expansion tube

2019

Conference Publication

Evaluation of electrically insulating coatings for magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking experimentation

Gildfind, David, Smith, Daniel, Thompson, Owen, Jacobs, Peter, Morgan, Richard, Kelly, Rory and McIntyre, Tim (2019). Evaluation of electrically insulating coatings for magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking experimentation. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW32), Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: Research Publishing Services. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0014-cd

Evaluation of electrically insulating coatings for magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking experimentation

2019

Conference Publication

Progress with Magnetohydrodynamics Experiments at the University of Queensland

Gildfind, David E., Smith, Daniel R., Lefevre, Alexis, Thompson, Owen, Jacobs, Peter A., Lewis, Steven W., Chia, Yu Shen, Kelly, Rory and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2019). Progress with Magnetohydrodynamics Experiments at the University of Queensland. Asia Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2019), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-6 December 2019.

Progress with Magnetohydrodynamics Experiments at the University of Queensland

2019

Journal Article

Use of acceleration and optical waypoint measurements to estimate piston trajectory in an impulse facility

Gildfind, D. E., Hines, T., Jacobs, P. A., Stennett, S. and Dimitrijevic, I. (2019). Use of acceleration and optical waypoint measurements to estimate piston trajectory in an impulse facility. Shock Waves, 29 (6), 873-899. doi: 10.1007/s00193-018-0877-2

Use of acceleration and optical waypoint measurements to estimate piston trajectory in an impulse facility

2019

Conference Publication

Generating 5-km/s low density hypersonic test flows in an expansion tube for studying ultraviolet radiation

Thompson, Matthew, James, Christopher M., Lewis, Steven W., Gildfind, David E. and Morgan, Richard G. (2019). Generating 5-km/s low density hypersonic test flows in an expansion tube for studying ultraviolet radiation. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: ISSW. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0337-cd

Generating 5-km/s low density hypersonic test flows in an expansion tube for studying ultraviolet radiation

2019

Conference Publication

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) aerobraking for Venus atmospheric entry

Chia, Yu Shen, Smith, Daniel and Gildfind, David (2019). Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) aerobraking for Venus atmospheric entry. Asia Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2019), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-6 December 2019.

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) aerobraking for Venus atmospheric entry