Professor Richard Morgan
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Richard Morgan

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Background

Prof Morgan was the Director of the Centre for Hypersonics since its inception in 1997 until October 2021. He lectures in mechanical and aerospace engineering within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering.

He has a strong research record in the development of hypervelocity impulsive facilities on which the UQ Centre for Hypersonics research program is based, including the ‘X’ series of super-orbital expansion tubes, and has extensive experience in hypersonic aero-thermo-dynamics and scramjet propulsion.

Richard Morgan has been developing superorbital ground based facilities for many years, and has collaborative research program with DSTG, NASA, ESA, Oxford University, Ecole Centrale (Paris) and AOARD in radiating flows, as well as continuing ARC support in this area since 1990, including two current ARC Discovery grants in partnership with European and American partners.

He was involved as a flight team member in the 2010 airborne observation of the Japanese ‘Hayabusa’ asteroid sample return mission, for which he was a co-recipient of the NASA Ames ‘honour’ award for 2010. He regularly gives invited talks in international meetings, and gave a plenary presentation to the AIAA Hypersonic Spaceplanes Conference in San Francisco in April 2011.

Professor Richard Morgan was awarded a 2012 UQ Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision award for encouraging student development through international student exchanges with overseas collaborators, whilst engendering internal cooperation within the study body.

Availability

Professor Richard Morgan is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Engineering

Search Professor Richard Morgan’s works on UQ eSpace

330 works between 1982 and 2025
All (330) Journal Article (97) Book Chapter (5) Conference Publication (226) Other Outputs (1) Edited Outputs (1)

61 - 80 of 330 works

2018

Conference Publication

Full free-stream mach 12 scramjet testing in expansion tubes

Toniato, Pierpaolo, Gildfind, David E., Andrianatos, Andreas and Morgan, Richard G. (2018). Full free-stream mach 12 scramjet testing in expansion tubes. 36th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, 2018, Atlanta, GA United States, 25-29 June 2018. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-3818

Full free-stream mach 12 scramjet testing in expansion tubes

2018

Conference Publication

Rapid prototyping in instrumented hypervelocity testing

Eldridge, R., James, C.M., Apirana, S. and Morgan, R.G. (2018). Rapid prototyping in instrumented hypervelocity testing. 18th Australian Space Research Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 24-26 September 2018.

Rapid prototyping in instrumented hypervelocity testing

2018

Conference Publication

Experimental study of saturn entry radiation with higher amount of diluent in an expansion tube

Liu, Yu, James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2018). Experimental study of saturn entry radiation with higher amount of diluent in an expansion tube. 12th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, 2018, Atlanta, GA United States, 25 - 29 June 2018. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-4070

Experimental study of saturn entry radiation with higher amount of diluent in an expansion tube

2018

Conference Publication

Performance optimization of X3R: A new reflected shock tunnel mode for the X3 expansion tube

Stennett, Samuel J., Gildfind, David E., Jacobs, Peter A. and Morgan, Richard G. (2018). Performance optimization of X3R: A new reflected shock tunnel mode for the X3 expansion tube. 34th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, 2018, Atlanta, GA United States, 25 - 29 June 2018. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-3563

Performance optimization of X3R: A new reflected shock tunnel mode for the X3 expansion tube

2018

Conference Publication

Improving high enthalpy expansion tube condition characterisation using high speed imagery

James, Christopher M., Smith, Daniel R., McLean, Carl, Morgan, Richard G., Lewis, Steven W. and Toniato, Pierpaolo (2018). Improving high enthalpy expansion tube condition characterisation using high speed imagery. 34th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference 2018, Atlanta, GA United States, 25 - 29 June 2018. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-3805

Improving high enthalpy expansion tube condition characterisation using high speed imagery

2018

Conference Publication

Experimental analysis of the interaction of carbon and silicon ablation products with expanding hypersonic flows

Donegan, Brian E., Greendyke, Robert B., Ravichandran, Ranjith, Lewis, Steven W., Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J. and Apostolov, Zlatomir D. (2018). Experimental analysis of the interaction of carbon and silicon ablation products with expanding hypersonic flows. 22nd AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies Conference, 2018, Orlando, FL, United States, 17-19 September 2018. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-5325

Experimental analysis of the interaction of carbon and silicon ablation products with expanding hypersonic flows

2018

Conference Publication

Flow characterization and modeling of the X2 and X3 expansion tubes

Gildfind, David E., Jacobs, Peter A., Gollan, Rowan J., Toniato, Pierpaolo, McIntyre, Timothy J., Andrianatos, Andreas, James, Christopher M. and Morgan, Richard G. (2018). Flow characterization and modeling of the X2 and X3 expansion tubes. VKI Lecture Series STO-AVT-235 on Flow Characterization and Modeling of Hypersonic Wind Tunnels, Brussels, Belgium, 3-5 December 2018.

Flow characterization and modeling of the X2 and X3 expansion tubes

2017

Journal Article

Experimental evidence of the impact of radiation coupling on binary scaling applied to shock layer flows

de Crombrugghe, G., Chazot, O., McIntyre, T. J. and Morgan, R. (2017). Experimental evidence of the impact of radiation coupling on binary scaling applied to shock layer flows. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 120, 568-574. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.12.071

Experimental evidence of the impact of radiation coupling on binary scaling applied to shock layer flows

2017

Journal Article

Scramjet test flow reconstruction for a large-scale expansion tube, part 1: quasi-one-dimensional modelling

Gildfind, D. E., Jacobs, P. A., Morgan, R. G., Chan, W. Y. K. and Gollan, R. J. (2017). Scramjet test flow reconstruction for a large-scale expansion tube, part 1: quasi-one-dimensional modelling. Shock Waves, 28 (4), 1-21. doi: 10.1007/s00193-017-0785-x

Scramjet test flow reconstruction for a large-scale expansion tube, part 1: quasi-one-dimensional modelling

2017

Journal Article

Scramjet test flow reconstruction for a large-scale expansion tube, Part 2: axisymmetric CFD analysis

Gildfind, D. E., Jacobs, P. A., Morgan, R. G., Chan, W. Y. C. and Gollan, R. J. (2017). Scramjet test flow reconstruction for a large-scale expansion tube, Part 2: axisymmetric CFD analysis. Shock Waves, 28 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1007/s00193-017-0786-9

Scramjet test flow reconstruction for a large-scale expansion tube, Part 2: axisymmetric CFD analysis

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

Earth reentry flow over a phenolic aeroshell in the X2 expansion tube

Banerji, Nikhil, Leyland, Pénélope, Fahy, Elise and Morgan, Richard (2017). Earth reentry flow over a phenolic aeroshell in the X2 expansion tube. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 32 (2), 414-428. doi: 10.2514/1.T5255

Earth reentry flow over a phenolic aeroshell in the X2 expansion tube

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

Venus entry flow over a decomposing aeroshell in X2 expansion tube

Banerji, Nikhil, Leyland, Pénélope, Fahy, Elise and Morgan, Richard G. (2017). Venus entry flow over a decomposing aeroshell in X2 expansion tube. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 32 (2), 1-11. doi: 10.2514/1.T5172

Venus entry flow over a decomposing aeroshell in X2 expansion tube

2017

Journal Article

Quantitative emission spectroscopy for superorbital reentry in expansion tube X2

Hermann, Tobias, Lohle, Stefan, Bauder, Uwe, Morgan, Richard, Wei, Han and Fasoulas, Stefanos (2017). Quantitative emission spectroscopy for superorbital reentry in expansion tube X2. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 31 (2), 257-268. doi: 10.2514/1.T4898

Quantitative emission spectroscopy for superorbital reentry in expansion tube X2

2017

Conference Publication

A new sliding joint to accommodate recoil of a free-piston driven expansion tube

Gildfind, David and Morgan, Richard G. (2017). A new sliding joint to accommodate recoil of a free-piston driven expansion tube. The 30th International Symposium on Shock Waves, Tel Aviv, Israel, 19-24 July 2015. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-44866-4_105

A new sliding joint to accommodate recoil of a free-piston driven expansion tube

2017

Conference Publication

Study of afterbody radiation during mars entry in an expansion tube

Gu, Sangdi, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2017). Study of afterbody radiation during mars entry in an expansion tube. 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Grapevine, TX, United States, 9 - 13 January 2017. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2017-0212

Study of afterbody radiation during mars entry in an expansion tube

2017

Conference Publication

Interaction of ablating carbon with expanding earth entry flows in the X2 expansion tube

Ravichandran, R., Lewis, S.W., James, C.M., Morgan, R.G. and McIntyre, T.J. (2017). Interaction of ablating carbon with expanding earth entry flows in the X2 expansion tube. 9th Ablation Workshop, Bozeman, MT, United States, 30-31 August 2017.

Interaction of ablating carbon with expanding earth entry flows in the X2 expansion tube

2017

Conference Publication

Development of a fast-response calorimeter gauge for hypersonic ground testing

Geraets, Rowland T. Penty, McGilvray, Matthew, Doherty, Luke J., Morgan, Richard G., James, Christopher M., Vanyai, Tristan and Buttsworth, David R. (2017). Development of a fast-response calorimeter gauge for hypersonic ground testing. AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, Denver, CO, United States, 5-9 June 2017. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautic. doi: 10.2514/6.2017-3238

Development of a fast-response calorimeter gauge for hypersonic ground testing

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

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Investigation of Ablation Products in the Near Wake of a High-Speed Hypersonic Vehicle
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Experimental Validation of the MMT Thermochemical Nonequilibrium Air Chemistry Model in the X2 Free-piston Driven Expansion Tube
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Advancing the Science of Giant Planet Atmospheric Entry
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Hypervelocity Heat flux Measurements
    Queensland Bavaria Collaborative Research Program - Seed Grant
    Open grant
  • 2024
    Radiation reconstruction for ExoMars capsule flowfield
    AEDS Sarl
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Non-equilibrium reacting shock layers
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Electron Transpiration Cooling of Hypersonic Vehicles
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Study of Non-Equilibrium Wakes Model
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Optical Equipment for Advanced Thermofluid Measurements
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    Hypersonic Science and Enabling Technologies - General Support
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Experimental Studies of High-Speed Flows
    National University of Singapore Research Collaboration Agreement
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Development of flow conditions and heated hardware for X3R
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Turbulent heat transfer during Mars Venus and Earth atmospheric entry
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Rapidly expanding non equilibrium hypersonic flow
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Hydrocarbon fuel technology for hypersonic air breathing vehicles
    Cooperative Research Centre Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Stage 2 Development of X3R, an advanced Scramjet testing Shock Tunnel
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Optical diagnostics for the investigation of high-speed energetic processes (ARC LIEF project administered by The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Radiation and Ablation in Rapidly Expanding Flows
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Development of X3R, an advanced Scramjet testing Shock Tunnel
    Commonwealth Department of Defence Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Hypersonic Driver - NWTF Project
    University of Oxford
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Experimental Analysis of High Speed Earth Re-entry
    Go8 Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    The science of scramjet propulsion
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Ablative thermal protection systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Infrastructure for hypersonic laboratories
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Hypervelocity re-entry
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Radiation measurements in simulated ablation layers
    United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Ensuring a world-class hypersonic shock tunnel for maintaining world-leading hypersonic R&D
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Instrumentation Facility for Hypersonic Heat Transfer Measurements
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Radiating hypersonic flows
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2008
    Mach 10 Hydrogen fuelled scramjet development
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Mach 10 Scramjet Flight Thrust Measurements - An extension to the HyShot Flight Program
    United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Development of large scale expansion tubes
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Upgrading of hypersonics facilities
    Systemic Infrastucture Iniative
    Open grant
  • 2001
    X2 Expansion Tube Testing
    California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Calibration and performance optimisation of superorbital expansion tubes
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Blunt Body Aerodynamics in Superorbital Flows
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Conversion of RHYFL shock tunnel to an expansion tube
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Conversion of RHYFL shock tunnel to an expansion tube
    WBM Consulting Engineers
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2001
    Shock-Boundary Layer Interactions and Separation in Super Orbital Flows
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Ablation measurement in spacecraft re-entry heat shields
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Interplanetary Aerodynamics
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Simulation of Interplanetary Aerodynamics
    ARC Investigators - International Links
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Study of Superorbital Ionising Flows
    ARC Investigators - International Links
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Ablation measurement in spacecraft re-entry heat shields
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1997 - 1999
    Commissioning the superorbital expansion tube
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Performance improvement of hypervelocity flow simulation facilities
    ARC Australian Research Council International F/S
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Collaboration with Japan on the proposed "Nereus" space mission
    DIST Bilateral Science & Technology Collab.Program
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Driver Optimisation for Super Orbital Flight Simulation
    DIST Bilateral Science & Technology Collab.Program
    Open grant
  • 1996
    Optical imaging for multi-parameter diagnostics in super orbital facilities
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1996 - 1997
    Studies of the Unsteady Expansion in Expansion Tubes
    United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Open grant
  • 1995
    Hypersonic Propulsion Research
    Australian Space Research Institute Limited
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Interplanetary aerodynamics
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    Investigation of modes of heat transfer in superorbital flows
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Richard Morgan is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of heat flux and catalycity for giant planet entry

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Non equilibrium reacting shock layers

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tim McIntyre, Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Measurement of infrared radiation signatures in the wake of an axisymmetric, hydrocarbon-fuelled, supersonic combustor

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tim McIntyre

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigation of ablation radiation coupling for high speed Earth re-entry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tim McIntyre, Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Atmospheric CN Radiation During NASA Dragonfly Entry to Titan

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Experimental and numerical study of the non-equilibrium flow environment experienced during ice giant planetary entry

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Methods for Studying Post-Shock Relaxation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chris James

  • Doctor Philosophy

    On the Repeatability and Flow Characterisation of Hypersonic Ground Test Facilities

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Rowan Gollan, Dr Carolyn Jacobs, Dr Chris James

Completed supervision

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