2024 Journal Article Effect of non-equilibrium thermochemistry on Pitot pressure measurements in shock tunnels (or: Is 0.92 really the magic number?)Sopek, Tamara, Jacobs, Peter, Subiah, Suria-Devi, Collen, Peter and McGilvray, Matthew (2024). Effect of non-equilibrium thermochemistry on Pitot pressure measurements in shock tunnels (or: Is 0.92 really the magic number?). Acta Astronautica, 223, 249-261. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.07.008 |
2024 Journal Article Radiative heat transfer measurements of titan atmospheric entry in a shock tubeSopek, Tamara, Glenn, Alex, Clarke, Justin, di Mare, Luca, Collen, Peter and McGilvray, Matthew (2024). Radiative heat transfer measurements of titan atmospheric entry in a shock tube. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 39 (1), 79-101. doi: 10.2514/1.t6918 |
2024 Journal Article Commissioning of upgrades to T6 to study giant planet entrySteer, Joseph, Collen, Peter, Glenn, Alex, Hambidge, Christopher, Doherty, Luke J, McGilvray, Matthew, Sopek, Tamara, Loehle, Stefan and Walpot, Louis (2024). Commissioning of upgrades to T6 to study giant planet entry. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 61 (6), 1-18. doi: 10.2514/1.a35893 |
2023 Conference Publication Experimental Study of a Galileo Sub-Scale Model at Ice Giant Entry Conditions in the T6 Free-Piston Driven Wind TunnelSteer, Joseph, Collen, Peter L., Glenn, Alex B., Sopek, Tamara, Hambidge, Christopher, Doherty, Luke J., McGilvray, Matthew, Loehle, Stefan and Walpot, Louis (2023). Experimental Study of a Galileo Sub-Scale Model at Ice Giant Entry Conditions in the T6 Free-Piston Driven Wind Tunnel. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-1339 |
2023 Conference Publication Shock Radiation Tests for Ice Giant Entry Probes Including CH4 in the T6 Free-Piston Driven Wind TunnelSteer, Joseph, Collen, Peter L., Glenn, Alex B., Sopek, Tamara, Hambidge, Christopher, Doherty, Luke J., McGilvray, Matthew, Loehle, Stefan and Walpot, Louis (2023). Shock Radiation Tests for Ice Giant Entry Probes Including CH4 in the T6 Free-Piston Driven Wind Tunnel. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-1729 |
2022 Conference Publication Experimental simulation of gas giant entry in the PWK1 arcjet facility including CH4Loehle, S., Meindl, A., Poloni, E., Steer, J., Sopek, T., McGilvray, M. and Walpot, L. (2022). Experimental simulation of gas giant entry in the PWK1 arcjet facility including CH4. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, San Diego, CA, United States and Virtual, 3-7 January 2022. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2022-0264 |
2021 Journal Article Development and commissioning of the T6 Stalker TunnelCollen, Peter, Doherty, Luke J., Subiah, Suria D., Sopek, Tamara, Jahn, Ingo, Gildfind, David, Penty Geraets, Rowland, Gollan, Rowan, Hambidge, Christopher, Morgan, Richard and McGilvray, Matthew (2021). Development and commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel. Experiments in Fluids, 62 (11) 225. doi: 10.1007/s00348-021-03298-1 |
2021 Journal Article Nitrogen driver for low-enthalpy testing in free-piston-driven shock tunnelsChan, 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 |
2021 Journal Article Thermal compression effects within a fundamental, hydrogen-fuelled scramjetVanyai, Tristan, Brieschenk, Stefan, Bricalli, Mathew, Sopek, Tamara and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2021). Thermal compression effects within a fundamental, hydrogen-fuelled scramjet. Aerospace Science and Technology, 110 106499, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2021.106499 |
2020 Journal Article Single-shot temperature measurements in a scramjet combustor using thermally assisted laser-induced fluorescenceSopek, Tamara, Brieschenk, Stefan, Vanyai, Tristan, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Single-shot temperature measurements in a scramjet combustor using thermally assisted laser-induced fluorescence. AIAA Journal, 58 (8), 3486-3498. doi: 10.2514/1.j058985 |
2020 Journal Article Iron contamination in high-enthalpy test facilities: OH PLIF imaging considerationsSopek, Tamara, Brieschenk, Stefan, Vanyai, Tristan, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Iron contamination in high-enthalpy test facilities: OH PLIF imaging considerations. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 36 (1), 129-137. doi: 10.2514/1.B37676 |
2018 Other Outputs Temperature measurements in hypervelocity flows using thermally-assisted laser-induced fluorescenceSopek, Tamara (2018). Temperature measurements in hypervelocity flows using thermally-assisted laser-induced fluorescence. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.206 |
2015 Conference Publication An experimental investigation of a thermal compression scramjet with OH imagingVanyai, Tristan , Bricalli, Mathew , Sopek, Tamara , Brieschenk, Stefan , McIntyre, Timothy J. and Boyce, Russell (2015). An experimental investigation of a thermal compression scramjet with OH imaging. 20th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 6-9 July 2015. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2015-3610 |
2014 Conference Publication Code development to determine the temperature from the OH* chemiluminescence recordings in a supersonic combusting flowSopek, Tamara, Brieschenk, Stefan, Lorrain, Philippe, McIntyre, Timothy J. and Boyce, Russell R. (2014). Code development to determine the temperature from the OH* chemiluminescence recordings in a supersonic combusting flow. 45th AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference 2014, Atlanta, United States, 16-20 June 2014. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2014-2243 |