Graduate Theses
The following documents are available in PDF.
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Kyle Damm PhD Thesis, 2020 Adjoint-based aerodynamic design optimisation in hypersonic flow
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Jens Kunze PhD Thesis, 2020 Design of a 3D shape transitioning nozzle and experimental thrust measurements of an airframe integrated scramjet
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Pierpaolo Toniato PhD Thesis, 2019 Free-jet testing of a Mach 12 scramjet in an expansion tube
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Kan (Jason) Qin PhD Thesis, 2017 Development and application of multiphysics simulation tools for foil thrust bearings operating with carbon dioxide
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Elise Fahy PhD Thesis, 2016 Superorbital Re-entry Shock Layers: Flight and Laboratory Comparisons
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David Gildfind PhD Thesis, 2012 Development of High Total Pressure Scramjet Flow Conditions using the X2 Expansion Tube
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Wilson Chan PhD Thesis, 2012 Effects of flow non-uniformities on the drag reduction by boundary layer combustion
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Brendan O’Flaherty PhD Thesis, 2012 Reducing the Global Warming Potential of Coal Mine Ventilation Air by Combustion in a Free-Piston Engine
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Carolyn Jacobs PhD Thesis, 2011 Radiation in low density hypervelocity flows
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Dan Potter PhD Thesis, 2011 Modeling of radiating shock layers for atmospheric entry at Earth and Mars
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Rowan Gollan PhD Thesis, 2009 The Computational Modelling of High-Temperature Gas Effects with Application to Hypersonic Flows
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Matthew McGilvray PhD Thesis, 2008 Scramjet testing at high enthalpies in expansion tube facilities
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Joseph Tang PhD Thesis, 2008 Development of a Parallel Adaptive Cartesian Cell Code to Simulate Blast in Complex Geometries
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Matthew Smith PhD Thesis, 2008 The True Direction Equilibrium Flux Method and its Application
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Adrian Window MPhil Thesis, 2008 Simulation of Separating Flows in the X2 Expansion Tube Over Bluff Aerocapture Vehicles
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Dwishen Ramanah MPhil Thesis, 2007 Background Oriented Schlieren Technique for Flow Visualisation in Shock Tunnels
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Andrew Denman PhD Thesis, 2007 Large-Eddy Simulation of Compressible Turbulent Boundary Layers with Heat Addition
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Michael Scott PhD Thesis, 2006 Development and Modelling of Expansion Tubes
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Michael Elford MSc Thesis, 2005 Validation of a CFD Solver for Hypersonic Flows
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Charles Lilley PhD Thesis, 2005 A Macroscopic Chemistry Method for the Direct Simulation of Nonequilibrium Gas Flows
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Ben Stewart PhD Thesis, 2004 Predicted Scramjet Testing Capabilities of the Proposed RHYFL-X Expansion Tube
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Richard Goozee PhD Thesis, 2003 Simulation of a Complete Shock Tunnel using Parallel Computer Codes
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Kevin Austin PhD Thesis, 2002 Evolutionary Design of Robust Flight Control for a Hypersonic Aircraft
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Vince Wheatley MSc Thesis, 2001 Modelling Low-Density Flow in Hypersonic Impulse Facilities
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James Faddy MSc Thesis, 2000 Computational Modelling for Shock Tube Flows
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Chris Craddock PhD Thesis, 1999 Computational Optimization of Scramjets and Shock Tunnel Nozzles
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Haruko Ishikawa PhD Thesis, 1999 Investigations of Optimum Design of Heat Exchangers of Thermoacoustic Engines
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Ian-Johnston-PhD-Thesis, 1999 Simulation of Flow Around Blunt-Nosed Vehicles for the Calibration of Air-Data Systems
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Paul Petrie Repar PhD Thesis, 1997 Numerical Simulation of Diaphragm Rupture
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Peter Jacobs PhD Thesis, 1987 Nonlinear Dynamics of Piecewise-Constant Vorticity Distributions in an Inviscid Fluid
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Neil Mudford PhD Thesis, 1976 The Production of Pulsed Nozzle Flows in a Shock Tube
Undergraduate Projects
Although the following documents are not directly linked, they should be available if you ask.
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Alexander Braiden, 2016: Computational Study of Earth Re-entry Flows. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Rowan Gollan]
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Heather Muir, 2016: An Unstructured Mesh Generation Code for Eilmer4. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Peter Jacobs]
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Jonathan Ho, 2015: Simulation of Dense Gas Flows in Computational Fluid Dynamics. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Peter Jacobs]
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Charles McMahon, 2016: Non-equilibrium Gas Effects in the Flow about Hypersonic Vehicles. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Rowan Gollan]
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Matthew Trudigan, 2016: Simualtion of moving flap in Eilmer 3. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Ingo Jahn]
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Alex Ward, 2016: Parametric Grid Generation for SPARTAN. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Ingo Jahn]
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Justin Beri, 2015: Development of a Solid Solver for Tightly Coupled Conjugate Heat Transfer. Undergradudate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Anand Veeraragavan]
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James Burgess, 2015: CFD Study of a Fast Opening Valve as a Film Diaphragm Replacement for Expansion Tubes. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by David Gildfind]
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Kyle Damm, 2015: Using GPUs to Reduce Wall-Clock Times of Reacting Flow Simulations. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Anand Veeraragavan]
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Lachlan Davies, 2015: Simulation of Radiating Hypersonic Flows. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Rowan Gollan]
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Douglas Irvine, 2015: Numerical Investigation of a Cone Pressure Probe in Hypersonic Flows. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Rowan Gollan]
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Andrew Williams, 2015: Simulation of Pitching Aerofoil in Hypersonic Flow. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Ingo Jahn]
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Lamboo, S., 2015: Grid importing for CFD simulations of turbomachines. University of Twente Internship Report.
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Samuel Stennet, 2014: The Validation of the k-w Turbulence Model for 3D Test Cases. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Wilson Chan]
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Campmans, G.H.P., 2013: Validating dense-gas models recently added to the Computational Fluid Dynamics code Eilmer3 at University of Queensland. University of Twente Thesis.
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Zachary Denman, 2013: Modelling Heat Recirculation in Micro-Combustors Using Eilmer3. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Peter Jacobs and Anand Veeraragavan]
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Antonia Flocco, 2013: Optimising Porthole Geometry for Maximum Jet Strength. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Ingo Jahn]
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Nicholas Gibbons, 2013: Computational Fluid Dynamics of Free-Piston Motion in Superorbital Expansion Tubes using the Ghost Fluid Method. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Vincent Wheatley]
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Andrew Jensen, 2013: Parallel Plate Microcombustion Simulations Using Eilmer3. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Engineering, The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Anand Veeraragavan]
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Peter Blyton, 2011: Development of CFD Capability for the Optimisation of Radial-inflow Turbine Geometry B.Sc Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Peter Jacobs]
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Nathan Belgrove, 2010: Development of CFD capability for the calculation of compressible flow in complex three-dimensional geometries. B.A. Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Peter Jacobs]
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Brian Cook, 2010: Compressible-flow CFD exercise book for beginners in hypersonic flow analysis. B.Sc Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Peter Jacobs]
L1d3
- Aaliya Doolabh, 2016: Slow opening valve for L1d3. Undergraduate Thesis. School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering. The University of Queensland. [Supervised by Ingo Jahn]