Overview
Background
Dr Rowan Gollan was awarded his PhD in the field of Aerospace Engineering from UQ in 2009, where he was awarded the 2010 John Simmons Prize for best thesis in the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering and The University of Queensland Dean’s Award for Outstanding Research Higher Degree Thesis. From August 2008, while his thesis was under examination, Rowan took up a position as a research scientist at the NASA Langley Research Center in the United States, working in the Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion Branch. Rowan returned to UQ in January 2012 in a position funded by the Defence Science & Technology Organisation (DSTO). In his role as an aerodynamic analyst, Rowan uses state-of-the-art hypersonic analysis techniques to simulate an experimental flight vehicle.
Dr Gollan was awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), which he commenced in 2014.
DECRA Project summary: Next-generation launch vehicles using high-speed jet engines will make it cheaper and more reliable for humankind to engage in activities in space. This project will contribute to the technology of high-speed jet engines by developing optimised air intake systems. The research aims to advance the use of computational engineering and apply this to improve the design of air intake systems.The outcomes of this project will advance the technology of high-speed jet engines with the goal of replacing existing rocket systems.
Availability
- Dr Rowan Gollan is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Conference Publication
Numerical study of magnetic field deformation for a blunt body with an applied magnetic field during atmospheric entry
van Oeveren, Sebastiaan B., Gildfind, David, Wheatley, Vincent, Gollan, Rowan and Jacobs, Peter (2024). Numerical study of magnetic field deformation for a blunt body with an applied magnetic field during atmospheric entry. AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, United States, 8-12 January 2024. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2024-1646
2024
Conference Publication
Adjoint differentiation method for trajectory simulations with terminal conditions
Mittelman, Amir, Jahn, Ingo and Gollan, Rowan (2024). Adjoint differentiation method for trajectory simulations with terminal conditions. 63rd Israel Annual Conference on Aerospace Sciences 2024, Haifa, Israel, 9 May 2024. Haifa, Israel: Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
2024
Conference Publication
Modular Modelling Approach for Efficient Gradient Evaluation of a Low-Order Integrated Scramjet Propulsion System
Mittelman, Amir, Mackle, Kieran, Jahn, Ingo and Gollan, Rowan (2024). Modular Modelling Approach for Efficient Gradient Evaluation of a Low-Order Integrated Scramjet Propulsion System. Technion Israel Institute of Technology.
2023
Conference Publication
Effect of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking on flow field surrounding an Earth re-entry capsule
Gildfind, D., Jacobs, P., Lefevre, A. and Gollan, R. (2023). Effect of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking on flow field surrounding an Earth re-entry capsule. 34th International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW34), Daegu, Korea, 16-21 July 2023.
2023
Journal Article
Correction: Magnetohydrodynamic Experiments of Total Heat Flux Mitigation for Superorbital Earth Reentry
Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David E., Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A. and James, Christopher M. (2023). Correction: Magnetohydrodynamic Experiments of Total Heat Flux Mitigation for Superorbital Earth Reentry. AIAA Journal, 61 (6), 1-1. doi: 10.2514/1.j061771.c1
2023
Journal Article
Correction: Expansion Tube Experiments of Magnetohydrodynamic Aerobraking for Superorbital Reentry
Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David E., Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A., McIntyre, Timothy J. and James, Christopher M. (2023). Correction: Expansion Tube Experiments of Magnetohydrodynamic Aerobraking for Superorbital Reentry. AIAA Journal, 61 (4), 1-1. doi: 10.2514/1.j060253.c1
2023
Conference Publication
Correction: Aerodynamic Effects and Heat Flux Augmentation of a Transpiration Cooled Hypersonic Sharp Leading Edge
Ravichandran, Raghul, Doherty, Luke J., McGilvray, Matthew, Damm, Kyle and Gollan, Rowan (2023). Correction: Aerodynamic Effects and Heat Flux Augmentation of a Transpiration Cooled Hypersonic Sharp Leading Edge. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0437.c1
2023
Conference Publication
Application of a Jacobian-free Newton-Krylov method to the simulation of hypersonic flows
Damm, Kyle A., Gibbons, Nicholas N., Jacobs, Peter A. and Gollan, Rowan (2023). Application of a Jacobian-free Newton-Krylov method to the simulation of hypersonic flows. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-2295
2023
Conference Publication
Walsh functions for shock tracking and their application to expansion tube simulations
Border, Jamie and Gollan, Rowan (2023). Walsh functions for shock tracking and their application to expansion tube simulations. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-2631
2023
Conference Publication
Aerodynamic Effects of Blowing on a Sharp, Slender Hypersonic Leading Edge
Ravichandran, Raghul, Doherty, Luke J., McGilvray, Matthew, Damm, Kyle and Gollan, Rowan (2023). Aerodynamic Effects of Blowing on a Sharp, Slender Hypersonic Leading Edge. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0437
2023
Conference Publication
Trajectory-Based Conjugate Heat Transfer Simulation of the BoLT-II Flight Experiment
Damm, Kyle A., Gollan, Rowan and Veeraragavan, Anand (2023). Trajectory-Based Conjugate Heat Transfer Simulation of the BoLT-II Flight Experiment. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0292
2023
Conference Publication
Feasibility of MHD aerobraking for use in Martian atmospheric entry
Ogilvie, John C., Gildfind, David, Gollan, Rowan and Gibbons, Nicholas N. (2023). Feasibility of MHD aerobraking for use in Martian atmospheric entry. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-2560
2023
Conference Publication
Simulation of multiple instabilities in the entropy layer over a hypersonic blunt cone
Whyborn, Lachlan S., Gollan, Rowan and Jacobs, Peter A. (2023). Simulation of multiple instabilities in the entropy layer over a hypersonic blunt cone. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, United States and online, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0474
2023
Journal Article
Eilmer: an open-source multi-physics hypersonic flow solver
Gibbons, Nicholas N., Damm, Kyle A., Jacobs, Peter A. and Gollan, Rowan J. (2023). Eilmer: an open-source multi-physics hypersonic flow solver. Computer Physics Communications, 282 108551, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cpc.2022.108551
2022
Journal Article
Computational analysis of experiments on shock detachment in hypersonic flow of nitrogen and carbon dioxide over a wedge
Hornung, H.G., Gollan, R.J. and Jacobs, P.A. (2022). Computational analysis of experiments on shock detachment in hypersonic flow of nitrogen and carbon dioxide over a wedge. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 951 A6. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2022.838
2022
Journal Article
Magnetohydrodynamic experiments of total heat flux mitigation for superorbital earth reentry
Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David E., Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A. and James, Christopher M. (2022). Magnetohydrodynamic experiments of total heat flux mitigation for superorbital earth reentry. AIAA Journal, 60 (9), 1-14. doi: 10.2514/1.j061771
2022
Journal Article
Correlation for species concentration on a hypersonic stagnation point with mass injection
Rocher, Marc Ewenz, Hermann, Tobias, McGilvray, Matthew and Gollan, Rowan (2022). Correlation for species concentration on a hypersonic stagnation point with mass injection. AIAA Journal, 60 (5), 2798-2809. doi: 10.2514/1.J061159
2022
Journal Article
Electron number density measurements in a Saturn entry condition
Liu, Yu, James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G., Jacobs, Peter A., Gollan, Rowan and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2022). Electron number density measurements in a Saturn entry condition. AIAA Journal, 60 (3), 1303-1315. doi: 10.2514/1.j060560
2022
Journal Article
A design method for three-dimensional scramjet nozzles with shape transition
Kunze, Jens, Smart, Michael K. and Gollan, Rowan (2022). A design method for three-dimensional scramjet nozzles with shape transition. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 38 (1), 3-17. doi: 10.2514/1.b38293
2022
Conference Publication
Experimental measurements of total heat flux for superorbital earth reentry with magnetohydrodynamic flow control
Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David E., Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A., James, Christopher M. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2022). Experimental measurements of total heat flux for superorbital earth reentry with magnetohydrodynamic flow control. AIAA SCITECH Forum, San Diego, CA, United States & Virtual, 3-7 January 2022. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2022-0828
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Design and Optimize Heat Exchanger for Super Critical CO2 Power Plant Cooling (25 MW)
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Direct Numerical Simulation of High-Speed Flows using Graphics Processing Units
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Qualitative Study of Radial-Inflow Turbine Working with High-Dense Gases
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of an entropic lattice Boltzmann model for compressible fluid-structure interaction
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chris James, Dr Nick Gibbons
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Doctor Philosophy
State-to-state modelling of nonequilibrium reacting shock layers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Carolyn Jacobs, Dr Nick Gibbons
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Doctor Philosophy
Adjoint-based Optimisation of an Integrated Forebody and Inlet for Hypersonic Flight
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Shape Morphing Hypersonic Vehicles
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vincent Wheatley
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Doctor Philosophy
Numerical modelling of electron transpiration cooling for hypersonic vehicles
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Nick Gibbons
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Doctor Philosophy
Two-fluid modeling of electron transpiration cooling for the leading edges of hypersonic vehicles
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vincent Wheatley
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Doctor Philosophy
Optimised use of Magnetohydrodynamic Aerobraking for Planetary Atmospheric Entry
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Vincent Wheatley, Dr David Gildfind
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Doctor Philosophy
Co-design of hypersonic vehicle shape and trajectory
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
On the Repeatability and Flow Characterisation of Hypersonic Ground Test Facilities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Morgan, Dr Carolyn Jacobs, Dr Chris James
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Forced air as a Quenching option for Thin Sheet Aluminium Incrementally Sheet Formed Components
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Adjoint-Based Aerodynamic Design Optimisation in Hypersonic Flow
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Direct Numerical Simulations of Instabilities in the Entropy Layer of a Hypersonic Blunted Slender Cone
Associate Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Optically based heat flux measurements in radiating expansion tunnel flows
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Morgan
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Low-enthalpy testing of a fixed-geometry scramjet accelerator engine
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
On the design of small to medium scale radial inflow turbines for the supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle
Associate Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Hypersonic Streamwise Vortices and their Effect on Mixing
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Micro/mesoscale Combustion Based Portable Power Generating System
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anand Veeraragavan
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