Prof. Wheatley is the Co-Director of the Centre for Hypersonics within the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering. He was named Australia's Research Field Leader in Aerospace and Aviation Engineering (The Australian, Sept 28, 2018) and was a recipient of a 2017 Australian Award for University Teaching – Award for Teaching Excellence .
Prof. Wheatley's research interests are in the fields of supersonic plasma flows, hypersonics and computational fluid dynamics.
Prof. Wheatley's research in supersonic plasma flows focuses on the suppression of instabilities that are detrimental to inertial confinement fusion, a process that promises carbon free energy production. In hypersonics, he focuses on extending the capability scramjets to the point where they can power launch-vehicle stages. This technology could meet the need for safer, more economical space access, which has the potential to revolutionise the space industry. Computational fluid dynamics is his primary method of investigation in these areas.
Prof. Wheatley obtained his PhD in Aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology in 2005. He also earned an MEngSc (Mechanical) and a BE (Mechanical and Space) from the University of Queensland (UQ). After completing his PhD in the US, Dr Wheatley spent two years as post-doctoral fellow at ETH Zurich. He was then a Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Adelaide before taking up his position at UQ in 2009.
Prof. Wheatley has expertise in the areas of:
Journal Article: High-speed vehicle systems and technologies
Siebenhaar, A., Chen, L., Fureby, Ch., Gernoth, A., Marini, M., Steelant, J., Vetrano, R. and Wheatley, V. (2023). High-speed vehicle systems and technologies. CEAS Space Journal, 15 (6), 777-779. doi: 10.1007/s12567-023-00524-w
Journal Article: High mach number operation of accelerator scramjet engine
Curran, Damian, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael (2023). High mach number operation of accelerator scramjet engine. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 60 (3), 884-898. doi: 10.2514/1.a35511
Conference Publication: Measurements of Free stream Density Fluctuations in the T4 Stalker Tube
Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash, Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan, McIntyre, Timothy, Wheatley, Vincent and Mee, David (2023). Measurements of Free stream Density Fluctuations in the T4 Stalker Tube. 25th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Karnataka, India, 28 May - 1 June 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-3031
Expanding the scramjet operating envelope through oxygen enrichment
(2023–2026) ARC Discovery Projects
Aerodynamic characterisation of textured fabrics
(2023) AusCycling Pty Ltd
Wind tunnel testing of a hypersonic plasma engine
(2022–2027) ARC Linkage Projects
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
Two-fluid modeling of electron transpiration cooling for the leading edges of hypersonic vehicles
Doctor Philosophy
Experimental Investigation of Hypersonic Boundary Layer Combustion of Hydrocarbon Fuels
Doctor Philosophy
Multi-Fluid Computational Investigation of Plasma Fuel Engines
This PhD project expects to generate new knowledge in air-breathing hypersonic propulsion utilising a plasma for thrust. This approach could eliminate the physical limitations of current engines such as scramjets and enable flight within the atmosphere at speeds greater than three kilometres per second, or 10,000 kilometres per hour. The Plasma Fuel Engine (PFE) is a new technology based on a Hall thruster concept applied to an air-breathing engine. UQ has been awarded an ARC Linkage Project to experimentally and computationally investigate the performance of these engines. The objective of this PhD project is to develop the capability accurately simulate the flow physics within a PFE and validate this against experimental data produced in the broader Linkage Project. The simulation results will then be used to gain new insights into the details of PFE operation.
UQ Centre for Hypersonics has developed a continuum multi-fluid plasma simulation capability within the AMReX adaptive mesh refinement framework (Bond et al., (2017)). This solves for the momentum of ions, electrons and neutrals separately and thus models the fundamental transport processes governing all particle movements in the PFE. It is fundamentally different to the approaches previously utilized to simulate the physics of PFEs. The capability to simulate ionising air flows within this solver is being developed as part of a separate linkage project (LP180100107). In this PhD project, boundary conditions will be developed to enable the simulation of PFE operation utilizing AMReX’s embedded boundary routines. In addition, further development of our ionization modelling capability may be required to accurately simulate air ionization by electron beams. Once the new modelling capability has been experimentally validated, simulations of PFE operation at a range of conditions will be conducted. The results of these simulations will yield new understanding of the flow physics underpinning PFE performance, which could inform design improvements.
Expanding the scramjet operating envelope through oxygen enrichment
UQ, USQ, Hypersonix Launch Systems and the European Space Agency have been awarded an ARC Discovery Project to investigate the benefits of expanding the operating envelope of scramjets to higher altitudes and speeds by enriching their fuel with oxygen. This is expected to enhance the performance and flexibility of hypersonic air-breathing engines designed to form the core of a more reliable and economical access to space system. Expected outcomes of this project are a validated understanding and mapping of how oxygen enrichment can augment scramjet thrust at high altitudes and speeds, and a performance evaluation of a launch system optimised for this approach. This could provide significant benefits to the performance of reusable, air-breathing launch technology, where Australia is leading the push towards commercialisation
There are three PhD topics planned as part of this Discovery Project, one of which will be supported by a UQ Earmarked PhD scholarship. The topics include the following:
Advanced Combustion Modelling for Scramjets and Rotating Detonation Engines
UQ, together with USyd and RMIT, have been awarded an ARC Discovery Project to develop new fundamental knowledge and engineering models underpinning air-breathing high speed propulsion engines employing complex hydrocarbon fuels. Extensive data and new physical understanding will be garnered through analysis of direct numerical simulations (DNS) of supersonic reacting mixing layers including impinging shock waves. That data will be employed to isolate, test and develop computationally efficient engineering models that are accurate and efficient for high speed combustion in rotating detonation engines and scramjets. Expected outcomes are knowledge and tools needed to develop practical and effective supersonic propulsion engines for access to space, defence and high speed point-to-point flight.
As part of this project, UQ is offering a PhD project on the following topic:
High-speed vehicle systems and technologies
Siebenhaar, A., Chen, L., Fureby, Ch., Gernoth, A., Marini, M., Steelant, J., Vetrano, R. and Wheatley, V. (2023). High-speed vehicle systems and technologies. CEAS Space Journal, 15 (6), 777-779. doi: 10.1007/s12567-023-00524-w
High mach number operation of accelerator scramjet engine
Curran, Damian, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael (2023). High mach number operation of accelerator scramjet engine. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 60 (3), 884-898. doi: 10.2514/1.a35511
The effect of collisions on the multi-fluid plasma Richtmyer–Meshkov instability
Tapinou, K. C., Wheatley, V., Bond, D. and Jahn, I. (2023). The effect of collisions on the multi-fluid plasma Richtmyer–Meshkov instability. Physics of Plasmas, 30 (2) 022707, 022707-1-022707-25. doi: 10.1063/5.0132461
Tapinou, K.C., Wheatley, V., Bond, D. and Jahn, Ingo (2022). The Richtmyer–Meshkov instability of thermal, isotope and species interfaces in a five-moment multi-fluid plasma. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 951 A11. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2022.847
Magnetohydrodynamic shock refraction at an inclined density interface
Chen, Fang, Wheatley, Vincent and Samtaney, Ravi (2022). Magnetohydrodynamic shock refraction at an inclined density interface. Physics of Fluids, 34 (3) 036104, 036104. doi: 10.1063/5.0078545
Gibbons, Nicholas, Vanyai, Tristan and Wheatley, Vincent (2021). Comparison of ethylene combustion mechanisms for the simulation of a supersonic combustion experiment. Aerospace Science and Technology, 119 107201. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2021.107201
Effects of oxygen enrichment on supersonic combustion in a Mach 10 scramjet
Moura, Augusto F., Gibbons, Nicholas, Wheatley, Vincent and Jahn, Ingo (2021). Effects of oxygen enrichment on supersonic combustion in a Mach 10 scramjet. AIAA Journal, 59 (11), 4556-4568. doi: 10.2514/1.j059748
Measurements and analysis of hypersonic tripped boundary layer turbulence
Hopkins, Keill J., Porat, Hadas, McIntyre, Timothy J., Wheatley, Vincent and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2021). Measurements and analysis of hypersonic tripped boundary layer turbulence. Experiments in Fluids, 62 (8) 164. doi: 10.1007/s00348-021-03254-z
Correction to: Characterization of supersonic turbulent combustion in a mach-10 scramjet combustor
Moura, Augusto F., Gibbons, Nicholas, Wheatley, Vincent, McIntyre, Timothy and Jahn, Ingo (2021). Correction to: Characterization of supersonic turbulent combustion in a mach-10 scramjet combustor. AIAA Journal, 59 (4), 1-1. doi: 10.2514/1.J058671.c1
Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of an imploding flow with a two-fluid plasma model
Li, Y., Samtaney, R., Bond, D. and Wheatley, V. (2020). Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of an imploding flow with a two-fluid plasma model. Physical Review Fluids, 5 (11) 113701. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.5.113701
The magnetised Richtmyer–Meshkov instability in two-fluid plasmas
Bond, D., Wheatley, V., Li, Y., Samtaney, R. and Pullin, D. I. (2020). The magnetised Richtmyer–Meshkov instability in two-fluid plasmas. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 903 A41. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2020.661
Magnetohydrodynamic Richtmyer-Meshkov instability under an arbitrarily oriented magnetic field
Shen, Naijian, Wheatley, Vincent, Pullin, D. I. and Samtaney, Ravi (2020). Magnetohydrodynamic Richtmyer-Meshkov instability under an arbitrarily oriented magnetic field. Physics of Plasmas, 27 (6) 062101, 062101. doi: 10.1063/1.5142042
Characterization of supersonic turbulent combustion in a Mach-10 scramjet combustor
Moura, Augusto F., Gibbons, Nicholas, Wheatley, Vincent, McIntyre, Timothy and Jahn, Ingo (2020). Characterization of supersonic turbulent combustion in a Mach-10 scramjet combustor. AIAA Journal, 58 (5), 2196. doi: 10.2514/1.j058671
Vanyai, Tristan, Grieve, Sam, Street, Oliver, Denman, Zachary, McIntyre, Timothy, Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael (2020). Correction: Fundamental scramjet combustion experiments using hydrocarbon fuel (Journal of Propulsion and Power, (2019) 5, 5, (953-963), 10.2514/1.B37472). Journal of Propulsion and Power, 36 (6), AU5-AU5. doi: 10.2514/1.B37472.c1
Evolution of a shock generated by an impulsively accelerated, sinusoidal piston
Shen, N., Pullin, D. I., Samtaney, R. and Wheatley, V. (2020). Evolution of a shock generated by an impulsively accelerated, sinusoidal piston. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 907 A35. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2020.775
Impulse-driven Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in Hall-magnetohydrodynamics
Shen, Naijian, Pullin, D., Wheatley, Vincent and Samtaney, Ravi (2019). Impulse-driven Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in Hall-magnetohydrodynamics. Physical Review Fluids, 4 (10) 103902. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.4.103902
Moura, A. F., Wheatley, V. and Jahn, I. (2019). Correction to: Thermofluidic compression effects to achieve combustion in a low-compression scramjet engine (Shock Waves, (2018), 28, 4, (863-875), 10.1007/s00193-017-0782-0). Shock Waves, 29 (6), 901-901. doi: 10.1007/s00193-019-00908-0
Fundamental scramjet combustion experiments using hydrocarbon fuel
Vanyai, Tristan, Grieve, Sam, Street, Oliver, Denman, Zachary, McIntyre, Timothy, Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael (2019). Fundamental scramjet combustion experiments using hydrocarbon fuel. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 35 (5), 953-963. doi: 10.2514/1.B37472
Erratum: On the magnetohydrodynamic limits of the ideal two-fluid plasma equations
Shen, Naijian, Li, Yuan, Pullin, D. I., Samtaney, Ravi and Wheatley, Vincent (2019). Erratum: On the magnetohydrodynamic limits of the ideal two-fluid plasma equations. Physics of Plasmas, 26 (3) 039901, 039901. doi: 10.1063/1.5094930
On the magnetohydrodynamic limits of the ideal two-fluid plasma equations
Shen, Naijian, Li, Yuan, Pullin, D. I., Samtaney, Ravi and Wheatley, Vincent (2018). On the magnetohydrodynamic limits of the ideal two-fluid plasma equations. Physics of Plasmas, 25 (12) 122113, 122113. doi: 10.1063/1.5067387
Enhanced supersonic combustion targeting combustor length reduction in a Mach 12 scramjet
Landsberg, Will O., Wheatley, Vincent, Smart, Michael K. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2018). Enhanced supersonic combustion targeting combustor length reduction in a Mach 12 scramjet. AIAA Journal, 56 (10), 1-6. doi: 10.2514/1.j057417
Spontaneous singularity formation in converging cylindrical shock waves
Mostert, W., Pullin, D., Samtaney, R. and Wheatley, V. (2018). Spontaneous singularity formation in converging cylindrical shock waves. Physical Review Fluids, 3 (7) 071401. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.071401
Singularity formation on perturbed planar shock waves
Mostert, W., Pullin, D. I., Samtaney, R. and Wheatley, V. (2018). Singularity formation on perturbed planar shock waves. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 846, 536-562. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2018.263
Li, Yuan, Samtaney, Ravi and Wheatley, Vincent (2018). The Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of a double-layer interface in convergent geometry with magnetohydrodynamics. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 3 (4), 207-218. doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2018.01.003
Blast wave-induced mixing in a laser ignited hypersonic flow
Gibbons, Nicholas, Gehre, Rolf, Brieschenk, Stefan and Wheatley, Vincent (2018). Blast wave-induced mixing in a laser ignited hypersonic flow. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 140 (5) 050902, 050902. doi: 10.1115/1.4038397
Special Section on the 15th International Workshop on the Physics of Compressible Turbulent Mixing
Thornber, Ben, Wheatley, Vincent and Schilling, Oleg (2018). Special Section on the 15th International Workshop on the Physics of Compressible Turbulent Mixing. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 140 (5) 050301, 050301. doi: 10.1115/1.4038402
Performance of high mach number scramjets - Tunnel vs flight
Landsberg, Will O., Wheatley, Vincent, Smart, Michael K. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2018). Performance of high mach number scramjets - Tunnel vs flight. Acta Astronautica, 146, 103-110. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2018.02.031
Thermofluidic compression effects to achieve combustionin a low-compression scramjet engine
Moura, A. F., Wheatley, V. and Jahn, I. (2017). Thermofluidic compression effects to achieve combustionin a low-compression scramjet engine. Shock Waves, 28 (4), 863-875. doi: 10.1007/s00193-017-0782-0
Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of a thermal interface in a two-fluid plasma
Bond, D., Wheatley, V., Samtaney, R. and Pullin, D. I. (2017). Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of a thermal interface in a two-fluid plasma. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 833, 332-363. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2017.693
Improving scramjet performance through flow field manipulation
Landsberg, Will O., Gibbons, Nicholas N. , Wheatley, Vincent, Smart, Michael K. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2017). Improving scramjet performance through flow field manipulation. Journal of Propulsion and Power doi: 10.2514/1.B36772
Mostert, W., Pullin, D. I., Wheatley, V. and Samtaney, R. (2017). Magnetohydrodynamic implosion symmetry and suppression of Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in an octahedrally symmetric field. Physical Review Fluids, 2 (1) 013701, 1279-1281. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.2.013701
Supersonic combustion of hydrocarbons in a shape-transitioning hypersonic engine
Denman, Zachary J., Wheatley, Vincent, Smart, Michael K. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2017). Supersonic combustion of hydrocarbons in a shape-transitioning hypersonic engine. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 36 (2), 2883-2891. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2016.08.081
Geometrical shock dynamics for magnetohydrodynamic fast shocks
Mostert, W., Pullin, D. I., Samtaney, R. and Wheatley, V. (2016). Geometrical shock dynamics for magnetohydrodynamic fast shocks. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 811 R2. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2016.767
Characteristics of cascaded fuel injectors within an accelerating scramjet combustor
Landsberg, Will O., Wheatley, Vincent and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2016). Characteristics of cascaded fuel injectors within an accelerating scramjet combustor. AIAA Journal, 54 (12), 3692-3700. doi: 10.2514/1.J054815
Converging cylindrical magnetohydrodynamic shock collapse onto a power-law-varying line current
Mostert, W., Pullin, D. I., Samtaney, R. and Wheatley, V. (2016). Converging cylindrical magnetohydrodynamic shock collapse onto a power-law-varying line current. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 793, 414-443. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2016.138
Linear simulations of the cylindrical Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in magnetohydrodynamics
Bakhsh, A., Gao, S., Samtaney, R. and Wheatley, V. (2016). Linear simulations of the cylindrical Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in magnetohydrodynamics. Physics of Fluids, 28 (3) 034106, 034106. doi: 10.1063/1.4943162
Numerical investigation into the performance of alternative Knudsen pump designs
Bond, D. M., Wheatley, V. and Goldsworthy, M. (2016). Numerical investigation into the performance of alternative Knudsen pump designs. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 93, 1038-1058. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.10.069
Ignition experiments of hydrocarbons in a mach 8 shape-transitioning scramjet engine
Denman, Zachary J., Chan, Wilson Y. K., Brieschenk, Stefan, Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2016). Ignition experiments of hydrocarbons in a mach 8 shape-transitioning scramjet engine. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 32 (6), 1462-1471. doi: 10.2514/1.B36099
Mostert, W., Wheatley, V., Samtaney, R. and Pullin, D.I. (2015). Effects of magnetic fields on magnetohydrodynamic cylindrical and spherical Richtmyer-Meshkov instability. Physics of Fluids, 27 (104102) 104102, 104102. doi: 10.1063/1.4932110
Supersonic Boundary-Layer Combustion via Multiporthole Injector Arrays
Pudsey, Adrian S., Wheatley, Vincent and Boyce, Russell R. (2015). Supersonic Boundary-Layer Combustion via Multiporthole Injector Arrays. AIAA Journal, 53 (10), 2890-2906. doi: 10.2514/1.J053817
Effects of Hydrogen Fuel Injection in a Mach 12 Scramjet Inlet
Barth, James E, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K (2015). Effects of Hydrogen Fuel Injection in a Mach 12 Scramjet Inlet. AIAA Journal, 53 (10), 2907-2919. doi: 10.2514/1.J053819
Numerical investigation of the heat and mass transfer analogy in rarefied gas flows
Bond, Daryl M., Goldsworthy, Mark J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2015). Numerical investigation of the heat and mass transfer analogy in rarefied gas flows. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 85, 971-986. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2015.02.051
Behaviour of multiple jet interactions in a hypersonic boundary layer
Pudsey, Adrian S., Wheatley, Vincent and Boyce, Russell R. (2015). Behaviour of multiple jet interactions in a hypersonic boundary layer. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 31 (1), 144-155. doi: 10.2514/1.B35298
Effects of seed magnetic fields on magnetohydrodynamic implosion structure and dynamics
Mostert, W., Wheatley, V., Samtaney, R. and Pullin, D. I. (2014). Effects of seed magnetic fields on magnetohydrodynamic implosion structure and dynamics. Physics of Fluids, 26 (12) 1.4902432, 126102. doi: 10.1063/1.4902432
Converging cylindrical shocks in ideal magnetohydrodynamics
Pullin, D. I., Mostert, W., Wheatley, V. and Samtaney, R. (2014). Converging cylindrical shocks in ideal magnetohydrodynamics. Physics of Fluids, 26 (097103) 097103, 1-18. doi: 10.1063/1.4894743
Solving the discrete S-model kinetic equations with arbitrary order polynomial approximations
Bond, D. M., Wheatley, V., Macrossan, M. N. and Goldsworthy, M. (2014). Solving the discrete S-model kinetic equations with arbitrary order polynomial approximations. Journal of Computational Physics, 259, 175-198. doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2013.11.026
Numerical investigation of curved channel Knudsen pump performance
Bond, D. M., Wheatley, V. and Goldsworthy, M. (2014). Numerical investigation of curved channel Knudsen pump performance. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 76, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.04.021
The transverse field Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in magnetohydrodynamics
Wheatley, V., Samtaney, R., Pullin, D. I. and Gehre, R. M. (2014). The transverse field Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in magnetohydrodynamics. Physics of Fluids, 26 (1) 016102, 016102. doi: 10.1063/1.4851255
Simulations of mixing in an inlet-fueled axisymmetric scramjet
Peterson, David M., Boyce, Russell R. and Wheatley, Vincent (2013). Simulations of mixing in an inlet-fueled axisymmetric scramjet. AIAA Journal, 51 (12), 2823-2832. doi: 10.2514/1.J052480
Barth, James E., Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2013). Hypersonic Turbulent Boundary-Layer Fuel Injection and Combustion: Skin-Friction Reduction Mechanisms. AIAA Journal, 51 (9), 2147-2157. doi: 10.2514/1.J052041
Hypersonic Viscous Drag Reduction via Multiporthole Injector Arrays
Pudsey, Adrian S., Boyce, Russell R. and Wheatley, Vincent (2013). Hypersonic Viscous Drag Reduction via Multiporthole Injector Arrays. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 29 (5), 1087-1096. doi: 10.2514/1.B34782
Influence of common modeling choices for high-speed transverse jet-interaction simulations
Pudsey, Adrian S., Boyce, Russell R. and Wheatley, Vincent (2013). Influence of common modeling choices for high-speed transverse jet-interaction simulations. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 29 (5), 1076-1086. doi: 10.2514/1.B34750
Computational investigation of thermal nonequilibrium effects in scramjet geometries
Gehre, R. M., Wheatley, V. and Boyce, R. R. (2013). Computational investigation of thermal nonequilibrium effects in scramjet geometries. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 29 (3), 648-660. doi: 10.2514/1.B34722
Aeolian tones generated by a square cylinder with a detached flat plate
Ali, Mohamed Sukri Mat, Doolan, Con J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2013). Aeolian tones generated by a square cylinder with a detached flat plate. AIAA Journal, 51 (2), 291-301. doi: 10.2514/1.J051378
Effects of oxygen enrichment on scramjet performance
Petty, David J., Wheatley, Vincent, Smart, Michael K. and Razzaqi, Sarah A. (2013). Effects of oxygen enrichment on scramjet performance. AIAA Journal, 51 (1), 226-235. doi: 10.2514/1.J051732
Revised model coefficients for vibrational relaxation in a nitrogen-oxygen gas mixture
Gehre, R. M., Wheatley, V. and Boyce, R. R. (2012). Revised model coefficients for vibrational relaxation in a nitrogen-oxygen gas mixture. Shock Waves, 22 (6), 647-651. doi: 10.1007/s00193-012-0401-z
Low Reynolds number flow over a square cylinder with a detached flat plate
Ali, Mohamed Sukri Mat, Doolan, Con J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2012). Low Reynolds number flow over a square cylinder with a detached flat plate. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 36, 133-141. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2012.03.011
The sound generated by a square cylinder with a splitter plate at low Reynolds number
Ali, Msm, Doolan, CJ and Wheatley, V (2011). The sound generated by a square cylinder with a splitter plate at low Reynolds number. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 330 (15), 3620-3635. doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2011.03.008
Low Reynolds number flow over a square cylinder with a splitter plate
Ali, Mohamed Sukri Mat, Doolan, Con J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2011). Low Reynolds number flow over a square cylinder with a splitter plate. Physics of Fluids, 23 (3) 033602, 033602-1-033602-12. doi: 10.1063/1.3563619
On the role of Riemann solvers in Discontinuous Galerkin methods for magnetohydrodynamics
Wheatley, V., Kumar, H. and Huguenot, P. (2010). On the role of Riemann solvers in Discontinuous Galerkin methods for magnetohydrodynamics. Journal of Computational Physics, 229 (3), 660-680. doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2009.10.003
The Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in magnetohydrodynamics
Wheatley, V., Samtaney, R. and Pullin, D. I. (2009). The Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in magnetohydrodynamics. Physics of Fluids, 21 (8) 082102, 082102-1-082102-13. doi: 10.1063/1.3194303
Stability of an impulsively accelerated density interface in magnetohydrodynamics
Wheatley, V., Pullin, D. I. and Samtaney, R. (2005). Stability of an impulsively accelerated density interface in magnetohydrodynamics. Physical Review Letters, 95 (12) 125002, 125002-1-125002-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.125002
Regular shock refraction at an oblique planar density interface in magnetohydrodynamics
Wheatley, V., Pullin, D. I. and Samtaney, R. (2005). Regular shock refraction at an oblique planar density interface in magnetohydrodynamics. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 522, 179-214. doi: 10.1017/S0022112004001880
Rarefied, Superorbital Flows in an Expansion Tube
Wheatley, Vincent, Chiu, Sam Hsieh-Hsiang, Jacobs, Peter A., Macrossan, Michael N., Mee, David J. and Morgan, Richard G. (2004). Rarefied, Superorbital Flows in an Expansion Tube. International Journal for Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 14 (4), 512-537. doi: 10.1108/09615530410532277
Measurements of Free stream Density Fluctuations in the T4 Stalker Tube
Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash, Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan, McIntyre, Timothy, Wheatley, Vincent and Mee, David (2023). Measurements of Free stream Density Fluctuations in the T4 Stalker Tube. 25th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Karnataka, India, 28 May - 1 June 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-3031
Noise generated in a scramjet combustor
Ananthapadmanaban, Ramprakash, McIntyre, Tim, Wheatley, Vincent and Mee, David (2023). Noise generated in a scramjet combustor. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD, United States, 23 - 27 January 2023. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0314
Disruptive Effects on Ethylene Boundary Layer Combustion with a Multi-Porthole Injector Array
Sandral, Jacob, Vanyai, Tristan, Veeraragavan, Anand and Wheatley, Vincent (2022). Disruptive Effects on Ethylene Boundary Layer Combustion with a Multi-Porthole Injector Array. 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 4-8 December 2022. Perth, WA, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Large eddy simulation of multiport injector array transition
Gibbons, Nicholas N., Vanyai, Tristan and Wheatley, Vincent (2022). Large eddy simulation of multiport injector array transition. 2nd International Conference on High-Speed Vehicle Science & Technology, Bruges, Belgium, 11-15 September 2022.
Hydrogen boundary layer combustion with multi-porthole injector arrays
Sandral, J., Vanyai, T., Veeraragavan, A. and Wheatley, V. (2021). Hydrogen boundary layer combustion with multi-porthole injector arrays. Australian Combustion Symposium 2021, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 21-24 November 2021. Sydney, NSW Australia: Australia and New Zealand Combustion Institute.
Measurements of density fluctuations in a scramjet combustor
Ramprakash, A., McIntyre, T. J., Wheatley, V. and Mee, D. J. (2021). Measurements of density fluctuations in a scramjet combustor. Australian Combustion Symposium, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 21-24 November 2021. Sydney, NSW Australia: Australia and New Zealand Combustion Institute.
The effect of wall and fuel temperature in a mach 6 scramjet engine
Curran, Damian, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael (2020). The effect of wall and fuel temperature in a mach 6 scramjet engine. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Brisbane, Australia, 7-10 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/7760714
LES Simulation of Sound Generated by a Cylinder Wake and its Interaction with Shock Waves
Kaur, Ramandeep, Wheatley, Vincent, Veeraragavan, Anand and Doolan, Con (2020). LES Simulation of Sound Generated by a Cylinder Wake and its Interaction with Shock Waves. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 7-10 December 2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/9760dbe
Investigating the two-fluid plasma Richtmyer-Meshkov instability: a tale of two codes
Bond, D., Wheatley, V., Samtaney, R. and Li, Y. (2019). Investigating the two-fluid plasma Richtmyer-Meshkov instability: a tale of two codes. ISSW32: 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: Research Publishing, Singapore. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0169-cd
Investigation of combustion mode control in a Mach 8 shape-transitioning scramjet
Curran, Damian, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael (2019). Investigation of combustion mode control in a Mach 8 shape-transitioning scramjet. 22nd AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies Conference, Orlando Fl, Sep 17-19, 2018. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/1.j057999
Tailored Fuel Injection for Performance Enhancement in a Mach 12 Scramjet Engine
Barth, James E., Wise, Dylan J., Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2019). Tailored Fuel Injection for Performance Enhancement in a Mach 12 Scramjet Engine. 20th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, Jul 06-09, 2015. Reston, VA, United States : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/1.B36794
The Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of an isotope interface in a two-fluid plasma
Bond, Daryl, Wheatley, Vincent, Samtaney, Ravi, Li, Yuan and Pullin, Dale (2019). The Richtmyer-Meshkov instability of an isotope interface in a two-fluid plasma. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: Research Publishing, Singapore. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0170-cd
Simulation of laser-Induced plasma ignition in a hypersonic crossflow
Gibbons, Nicholas, Gehre, Rolf, Brieschenk, Stefan and Wheatley, Vincent (2018). Simulation of laser-Induced plasma ignition in a hypersonic crossflow. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). doi: 10.2514/1.j055821
Fundamental scramjet combustion experiments using hydrocarbon fuel
Vanyai, Tristan, Grieve, Sam, Street, Oliver, Denman, Zachary, McIntyre, Timothy, Veeraragavan, Anand, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael (2018). Fundamental scramjet combustion experiments using hydrocarbon fuel. AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies Conference, AIAA SPACE Forum, Orlando, FL, United States, 17–19 September 2018. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-5201
Investigation of combustion mode control in a mach 8 shape-transitioning scramjet
Curran, Damian R., Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2018). Investigation of combustion mode control in a mach 8 shape-transitioning scramjet. 2018 AIAA SPACE and Astronautics Forum and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, 17-19 September 2018. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-5380
Magnetohydrodynamic drag force measurements in an expansion tube
Smith, Daniel R., Gildfind, David E., James, Christopher M., McIntyre, Timothy J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2018). Magnetohydrodynamic drag force measurements in an expansion tube. 9th AIAA Flow Control Conference 2018, Atlanta, GA United States, 25 - 29 June 2018. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-3755
Shock interactions in multi-fluid plasmas
Bond, D., Wheatley, V., Imran, S., Samtaney, R., Pullin, D. and Li, Y. (2018). Shock interactions in multi-fluid plasmas. 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 10-13 December 2018. Perth, WA Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Simulation of forced ignition in a Mach 6 scramjet combustor
Curran, D. R., Wheatley, V. and Smart, M. K. (2018). Simulation of forced ignition in a Mach 6 scramjet combustor. Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 10-13 December 2018. Perth, WA, United States: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Sound generation by a supersonic reacting mixing layer
Cartmill, I., Gibbons, N., Wheatley, V. and Doolan, C. (2018). Sound generation by a supersonic reacting mixing layer. Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 10-13 December 2018. Perth, WA, United States: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Flow field manipulation via fuel injectors in scramjets
Landsberg, Will O., Gibbons, Nicholas N., Wheatley, Vincent, Smart, Michael K. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2017). Flow field manipulation via fuel injectors in scramjets. 21st AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Technologies Conference, Hypersonics 2017, Xiamen, China, 6 - 9 March 2017. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2017-2389
Performance of high Mach number scramjets - Tunnel vs flight
Landsberg, Will O., Wheatley, Vincent, Smart, Michael and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2017). Performance of high Mach number scramjets - Tunnel vs flight. 68th International Astronautical Congress: Unlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security, IAC 2017, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 25-29 September 2017. Paris, France: International Astronautical Federation.
Reducing combustor length within a mach 12 shape-transitioning scramjet
Landsberg, Will O., Wheatley, Vincent, Smart, Michael K and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2017). Reducing combustor length within a mach 12 shape-transitioning scramjet. 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017, Sydney, Australia, 10-14 December 2017. Sydney, Australia: Combustion Institute.
Fuel injection and mixing in a Mach 8 hydrocarbon-fuelled scramjet
Denman, Z. J., Wheatley, V., Smart, M. K. and Veeraragavan, A . (2016). Fuel injection and mixing in a Mach 8 hydrocarbon-fuelled scramjet. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Australia, 5 – 8 December 2016. Perth, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Local field effects on magnetic suppression of the converging Richtmyer-Meshkov instability
Wheatley, V., Mostert, W., Bond, D. M. and Samtaney, R. (2016). Local field effects on magnetic suppression of the converging Richtmyer-Meshkov instability. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 5-8 December 2016. Victoria, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
On the development of a Mach 10 scramjet engine for investigation of supersonic combustion regimes
Moura, A. F., Wheatley, V., McIntyre, T. J. and Jahn, I. (2016). On the development of a Mach 10 scramjet engine for investigation of supersonic combustion regimes. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 5-8 December 2016. Victoria, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Performance Comparison of Distributed Injection Methods for Hypersonic Film-Cooling
Basore, K. D., Selzer, M., Wheatley, V., Boyce, R. R., Mee, D. J., Capra, B. R., Kuhn, M. and Brieschenk, S. (2016). Performance Comparison of Distributed Injection Methods for Hypersonic Film-Cooling. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 5-8 December 2016. Victoria, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Plasma flow simulation using the two-fluid model
Bond, D. M., Wheatley, V. and Samtaney, R. (2016). Plasma flow simulation using the two-fluid model. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 5-8 December 2016. Victoria, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Preliminary Investigation of Sound Generation in Scramjets
Gibbons, N., Wheatley, V. and Doolan, C. (2016). Preliminary Investigation of Sound Generation in Scramjets. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 5-8 December 2016. Victoria, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Characterisation of the cylindrical Riemann problem in magnetohydrodynamics
Mostert, W., Wheatley, V. and Samtaney, R. (2015). Characterisation of the cylindrical Riemann problem in magnetohydrodynamics. International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW29), Madison, WI, United States, 14-19 July 2013. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16838-8_1
Combustion regimes in inlet-fueled, low compression scramjets
Gehre, Rolf M., Wheatley, Vincent and Boyce, Russell R. (2015). Combustion regimes in inlet-fueled, low compression scramjets. 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: 10.2514/6.2015-3507
Fluorescence studies of jet mixing in a hypersonic flow
Brieschenk, S., Gehre, R., Wheatley, V. and Boyce, R. (2015). Fluorescence studies of jet mixing in a hypersonic flow. International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW29), Madison, WI, United States, 14-19 July 2013. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16835-7_98
Numerical investigation of the mixing process in inlet-fuelled scramjets
Gehre, R. M., Peterson, D., Wheatley, V. and Boyce, R. R. (2015). Numerical investigation of the mixing process in inlet-fuelled scramjets. International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW29), Madison, WI, United States, 14-19 July 2013. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16838-8_32
Simulation of laser-induced-plasma ignition in a hypersonic crossflow
Gibbons, Nicholas, Gehre, Rolf, Brieschenk, Stefan and Wheatley, Vincent (2015). Simulation of laser-induced-plasma ignition in a hypersonic crossflow. 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: 10.2514/6.2015-3622
Tailored fuel injection for performance enhancement in a Mach 12 scramjet engine
Barth, James E., Wise, Dylan J., Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2015). Tailored fuel injection for performance enhancement in a Mach 12 scramjet engine. 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: 10.2514/6.2015-3614
The magnetohydrodynamic Richtmyer-Meshkov instability: the oblique field case
Wheatley, V., Gehre, R. M., Samtaney, R. and Pullin, D. I. (2015). The magnetohydrodynamic Richtmyer-Meshkov instability: the oblique field case. International Symposium on Shock Waves, Madison, WI, United States, 14-19 July 2013. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-16838-8_50
Characterization of a spark ignition system for flameholding cavities
Brieschenk, Stefan, Pontalier, Quentin, Duffaut, Alexandre, Denman, Zachary J., Veeraravagan, Anand, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2014). Characterization of a spark ignition system for flameholding cavities. 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: 10.2514/6.2014-2242
Basore, K., Wheatley, V., Boyce, R. R. and Starkey, R. (2014). Equivalent direct connect free-stream shock tunnel conditions for injection locations in an axisymmetric scramjet. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.
Experimental design of a cavity flameholder in a Mach 8 Shape-Transitioning Scramjet
Denman, Zachary J., Brieschenk, Stefan, Veeraragavan, Anand, Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2014). Experimental design of a cavity flameholder in a Mach 8 Shape-Transitioning Scramjet. 19th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States, 16-20 June 2014. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2014-2953
Mostert, W., Wheatley, V., Samtaney, R. and Pullin, D. I. (2014). Influence of a seed magnetic field on the imploding cylindrical Richtmyer-Meshkov instability in magnetohydrodynamics. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.
Inlet fuel injection in a mach 12 shape-transitioning scramjet
Barth, James E., Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2014). Inlet fuel injection in a mach 12 shape-transitioning scramjet. 52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, National Harbor, MD, United States, 13-17 January 2014. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2014-1159
Irregular shock refraction in magnetohydrodynamics
Bilgi, P., Wheatley, V., Samtaney, R. and Barth, J. E. (2014). Irregular shock refraction in magnetohydrodynamics. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.
Tailored fuel injection within a Mach 12 shape transitioning scramjet
Landsberg, W. O., Barth, J. E., Veeraragavan, A., Wheatley, V. and Smart, M. K. (2014). Tailored fuel injection within a Mach 12 shape transitioning scramjet. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.
A parametric study of oxygen enriched scramjet combustion
Petty, David J., Wheatley, V. and Smart, M. K. (2012). A parametric study of oxygen enriched scramjet combustion. 11th Australian Space Science Conference, Canberra, Australia, 26 - 29 September 2011. Sydney, Australia: National Space Society of Australia.
Arbitrarily high-order BGK-Shakhov method for the simulation of micro-channel flows
Bond, D. M., Wheatley, V., Macrossan, M. N. and Goldsworthy, M. (2012). Arbitrarily high-order BGK-Shakhov method for the simulation of micro-channel flows. 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Launceston, Australia, 3 - 7 December 2012. Hawthorn, VIC, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Comparison of discrete BGK-Shakhov System with DSMC
Bond, D. M., Macrossan, M. N. and Wheatley, V. (2012). Comparison of discrete BGK-Shakhov System with DSMC. 28th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics (RGD), Zaragoza Spain, 09-13 July 2012. College Park, MD, United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.4769540
Effects of ethylene combustion in a hypersonic turbulent boundary layer
Barth, James E., Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2012). Effects of ethylene combustion in a hypersonic turbulent boundary layer. 11th Australian Space Science Conference, Canberra, Australia, 26 - 29 September 2011. Sydney, Australia: National Space Society of Australia.
Flow physics inside a shape-transitioning scramjet engine
Barth, James E., Wheatley, Vincent, Smart, Michael K., Petty, David J. and Basore, Kevin D. (2012). Flow physics inside a shape-transitioning scramjet engine. 18th AIAA/3AF International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Tours, France, 24-28 September 2012. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2012-5888
Hybrid reynolds-averaged and large-eddy simulation of mixing in an axisymmetric scramjet
Peterson, David M., Boyce, Russell R. and Wheatley, Vincent (2012). Hybrid reynolds-averaged and large-eddy simulation of mixing in an axisymmetric scramjet. 18th AIAA/3AF International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Tours, France, 24-28 September 2012. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2012-5902
Hypersonic viscous drag reduction via multi-porthole injector arrays
Pudsey, Adrian S., Boyce, Russell R. and Wheatley, Vincent (2012). Hypersonic viscous drag reduction via multi-porthole injector arrays. 18th AIAA/3AF International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Tours, France, 24-28 September 2012. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2012-5934
Brieschenk, Stefan, Gehre, Rolf M., Wheatley, Vincent, Boyce, Russell R., Kleine, Harald and O'Byrne, Sean (2012). Jet interaction in a hypersonic flow: a comparison between PLIF thermometry and computational simulation. 28th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences 2012, ICAS 2012, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23-28 September 2012. Stockholm, Sweden: International Council of The Aeronautical Sciences.
Brieschenk, Stefan, Gehre, Rolf M., Wheatley, Vincent, Boyce, Russell R., Kleine, Harald and O’Byrne, Sean (2012). Jet interaction in a hypersonic flow: a comparison between plif thermometry and computational simulation. 28th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2012), Brisbane, Australia, 23 - 28 September 2012. United Kingdom: International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS).
Gehre, R. M., Wheatley, V., Boyce, R. R., Peterson, D. M. and Brieschenk, S. (2012). Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes and wall–modelled large–eddy simulations of sonic hydrogen injection into hypersonic crossflow. 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Launceston, Australia, 3-7 December, 2012. Hawthorn, VIC, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Streamwise porthole fuel injection for boundary-layer combustion inside a scramjet engine
Barth, James E., Wheatley, Vincent and Smart, Michael K. (2012). Streamwise porthole fuel injection for boundary-layer combustion inside a scramjet engine. 28th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2012), Brisbane, Australia, 23 - 28 September 2012. United Kingdom: International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS).
The Cylindrical Riemann Problem in magnetohydrodynamics: a case study
Mostert, W., Wheatley, V., Hingee, M. and Samtaney, R. (2012). The Cylindrical Riemann Problem in magnetohydrodynamics: a case study. 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Launceston, Australia, 3-7 December 2012. Hawthorn, VIC, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
The magnetohydrodynamic Richtmyer-Meshkov instability: the transverse field case
Wheatley, V., Samtaney, R. and Pullin, D. I. (2012). The magnetohydrodynamic Richtmyer-Meshkov instability: the transverse field case. 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Launceston, Australia, 3 - 7 December 2012. Hawthorn, VIC, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Thermal non-equilibrium effects in radical farming scramjets
Gehre, Rolf M., Wheatley, Vincent and Boyce, Russell R. (2012). Thermal non-equilibrium effects in radical farming scramjets. Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 23 - 28 September 2012. ICAS Secretariat.
Thermal non-equilibrium effects in radical farming scramjets
Gehre, Rolf M., Wheatley, Vincent and Boyce, Russell R. (2012). Thermal non-equilibrium effects in radical farming scramjets. 28th International Congress of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS 2012), Brisbane, Australia, 23 - 28 September 2012. United Kingdom: International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS).
Aeolian tones generated by a square cylinder with a detached flat plate
Ali, Mohamed Sukri Mat Ali, Doolan, Con J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2011). Aeolian tones generated by a square cylinder with a detached flat plate. 17th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference), Portland, OR, United States, 5-8 June 2011. Reston, VA, United States: AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Hypersonic inlet for a laser powered propulsion system
Harrland, Alan, Doolan, Con, Wheatley, Vincent and Froning, Dave (2011). Hypersonic inlet for a laser powered propulsion system. 7th International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 10 -14 April 2011. College Park, MD, United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.3657023
Spectral Performance of RKDG methods for Ideal MHD
Wheatley, V., Kumar, H. and Jeltsch, R. (2011). Spectral Performance of RKDG methods for Ideal MHD. Mathematics in Industry 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria, 11-13 July 2010. Sofia, Bulgaria: Bulgarska Akademiya na Naukite * Institute of Mathematics and Informatics.
Aeolian tones generated by a square cylinder with a splitter plate
Ali, Mohamed Sukri Mat, Doolan, Con J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2010). Aeolian tones generated by a square cylinder with a splitter plate.
Aeolian tones generated by a square cylinder with a splitter plate
Ali, Mohamed Sukri Mat, Doolan, Con J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2010). Aeolian tones generated by a square cylinder with a splitter plate. 20th International Congress on Acoustics, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 23-27 August 2010. NSW, Australia: Australian Acoustical Society.
Flow around a square cylinder with a detached downstream flat plate at a low Reynolds number
Ali, Mohamed Sukri Mat, Doolan, Con J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2010). Flow around a square cylinder with a detached downstream flat plate at a low Reynolds number. 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 5-9 December 2010. Aukland, New Zealand: University of Auckland, Deptartment of Mechanical Engineering.
Fuel injection via rectangular cross-section injectors for mixing enhancement in scramjets
Wheatley, V. and Jacobs, P. A. (2010). Fuel injection via rectangular cross-section injectors for mixing enhancement in scramjets. 17th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 5-9 December 2010. Auckland, New Zealand: The University of Auckland.
Harrland, Alan, Doolan, Con and Wheatley, Vincent (2010). Hypersonic inlet for a laser powered propulsion system and its interaction with an idealized laser induced detonation wave. 10th Australian Space Sciences Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 27-30 September 2010. Sydney, Australia: National Space Society of Australia.
Simulation of hypervelocity scramjet combustion with oxygen enrichment
Petty, D., Smart, M. K., Wheatley, V. and Razzaqi, S. A. (2010). Simulation of hypervelocity scramjet combustion with oxygen enrichment. 10th Australian Space Sciences Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 27-30 September 2010. Sydney, Australia: National Space Society of Australia.
Ali, Mohamed Sukri Mat, Doolan, Con J. and Wheatley, Vincent (2009). Grid convergence study for a two-dimensional simulation of flow around a square cylinder at low Reynolds number. The 7th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries, Melbourne , Australia, 9-11 December, 2009. Melbourne, Vic., Australia: CSIRO.
Hypersonic Vehicle Control Using External Burning
Doolan, C.J. and Vincent Wheatley (2009). Hypersonic Vehicle Control Using External Burning. Australian Combustion Symposium, University of Queensland Brisbane, Dec 2 -4, 2009. Brisbane: The University of Queensland.
Numerical simulation of compressible magnetohydrodynamic plasma flow in a circuit breaker
Hiptmair, R., Hugueniot, P., Jeltsch, R., Kumar, H., Schwab, C., Torrilhon, M. and Wheatley, V. (2008). Numerical simulation of compressible magnetohydrodynamic plasma flow in a circuit breaker. International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Psalidi, Greece, 16-20 September 2008. College Park, MD, United States: Springer New York LLC. doi: 10.1063/1.2990896
Numerical simulations of high current arc in circuit breakers
Huguenot, P., Kumar, H., Wheatley, V., Jeltsch, R. and Schwab, C. (2008). Numerical simulations of high current arc in circuit breakers. 24th International Conference on Electrical Contacts, Saint-Malo, France, 9-12 June 2008.
Promotion of open and efficient communication in tutorials
Mattner, Trent and Wheatley, Vincent (2008). Promotion of open and efficient communication in tutorials. Education Research Group of Adelaide 2008 Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 24-25 September 2008. Adelaide, SA, Australia: The University of Adelaide.
Modelling low-density flow in hypersonic impulse facilities
Wheatley, V. (2001). Modelling low-density flow in hypersonic impulse facilities. Master's Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Expanding the scramjet operating envelope through oxygen enrichment
(2023–2026) ARC Discovery Projects
Aerodynamic characterisation of textured fabrics
(2023) AusCycling Pty Ltd
Wind tunnel testing of a hypersonic plasma engine
(2022–2027) ARC Linkage Projects
(2022–2025) University of Sydney
(2022–2024) University of Melbourne
Electron Transpiration Cooling of Hypersonic Vehicles
(2019–2023) ARC Linkage Projects
Transpiration Cooling to Enable Sharp Leading Edge Technology
(2019–2022) University of Oxford
Optical Equipment for Advanced Thermofluid Measurements
(2019) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Hypersonic Science and Enabling Technologies - General Support
(2018–2024) Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
Examining Growth of Turbulence Over Heated Walls in Hypersonic Flows
(2018–2022) United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Magnetic Suppression of Instabilities in Inertial Confinement Fusion
(2018–2021) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Large Eddy Simulation of Scramjet Inlet Fuel Array Injection
(2018) Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
(2017–2019) University of New South Wales
Ethylene Fuelled Axisymmetric Scramjet Testing
(2017–2019) Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
Hydrocarbon fuel technology for hypersonic air breathing vehicles
(2016–2019) Cooperative Research Centre Projects
Mach 6-8 scramjet combustion experiments using hydrocarbon fuel
(2015–2017) United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
Magnetic suppression of instabilities in shock driven converging flows
(2015–2017) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
A parallel computer facility for modelling and simulation
(2014) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Comparison between hydrogen and methane fuels in a 3-D scramjet at Mach 8
(2013–2015) United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
Improving scramjet performance to enable more economical and reliable access to space
(2013) UQ Early Career Researcher
The General Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability in Magnetohydrodynamics
(2012–2016) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
The Converging Shock Driven Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability in Magnetohydrodynamics
(2012–2014) ARC Discovery Projects
Infrastructure for hypersonic laboratories
(2012) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Two-fluid modeling of electron transpiration cooling for the leading edges of hypersonic vehicles
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Experimental Investigation of Hypersonic Boundary Layer Combustion of Hydrocarbon Fuels
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Low temperature plasma for sterilisation and wound healing
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Examining Growth of Turbulence Over Heated Walls in Hypersonic Flows
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Shape Morphing Hypersonic Vehicles
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Investigation into electron transpiration cooling in hypersonic flows
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Fluid dynamic solutions to enable scramjet accelerator thrust generation from Mach 5 to 10
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Simulation and Dynamics of Hypersonic Turbulent Combustion
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Dynamics and hydrodynamic instability of magnetohydrodynamic implosions
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Flow Physics of a Hypervelocity Mixing Wake with Oxygen Enrichment
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Numerical investigation of gaseous heat and mass transfer: The effect of rarefaction
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
The Flow Physics of Inlet-Fueled, Low-Compression Scramjets
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Mixing and Combustion Enhancement in a Mach 12 Shape-Transitioning Scramjet Engine
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Bulk and porous Ti alloys produced by selective laser melting for biomedical applications
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Noise Generated in a Scramjet Engine
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2021) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Magnetohydrodynamic drag force experiments in expansion tunnels
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Investigation of supersonic turbulent combustion in a Mach 10 scramjet engine
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Improving Performance of High Mach Number Scramjets: Fuelling Strategies and Combustor Design
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Supersonic combustion of hydrocarbon fuels in a three-dimensional Mach 8 scramjet
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Hypersonic Viscous Drag Reduction using Multiport Injection Arrays
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Supersonic Combustion in Inlet-Fuelled Busemann-like Axisymmetric Scramjet Flow Paths
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
Multi-Fluid Computational Investigation of Plasma Fuel Engines
This PhD project expects to generate new knowledge in air-breathing hypersonic propulsion utilising a plasma for thrust. This approach could eliminate the physical limitations of current engines such as scramjets and enable flight within the atmosphere at speeds greater than three kilometres per second, or 10,000 kilometres per hour. The Plasma Fuel Engine (PFE) is a new technology based on a Hall thruster concept applied to an air-breathing engine. UQ has been awarded an ARC Linkage Project to experimentally and computationally investigate the performance of these engines. The objective of this PhD project is to develop the capability accurately simulate the flow physics within a PFE and validate this against experimental data produced in the broader Linkage Project. The simulation results will then be used to gain new insights into the details of PFE operation.
UQ Centre for Hypersonics has developed a continuum multi-fluid plasma simulation capability within the AMReX adaptive mesh refinement framework (Bond et al., (2017)). This solves for the momentum of ions, electrons and neutrals separately and thus models the fundamental transport processes governing all particle movements in the PFE. It is fundamentally different to the approaches previously utilized to simulate the physics of PFEs. The capability to simulate ionising air flows within this solver is being developed as part of a separate linkage project (LP180100107). In this PhD project, boundary conditions will be developed to enable the simulation of PFE operation utilizing AMReX’s embedded boundary routines. In addition, further development of our ionization modelling capability may be required to accurately simulate air ionization by electron beams. Once the new modelling capability has been experimentally validated, simulations of PFE operation at a range of conditions will be conducted. The results of these simulations will yield new understanding of the flow physics underpinning PFE performance, which could inform design improvements.
Expanding the scramjet operating envelope through oxygen enrichment
UQ, USQ, Hypersonix Launch Systems and the European Space Agency have been awarded an ARC Discovery Project to investigate the benefits of expanding the operating envelope of scramjets to higher altitudes and speeds by enriching their fuel with oxygen. This is expected to enhance the performance and flexibility of hypersonic air-breathing engines designed to form the core of a more reliable and economical access to space system. Expected outcomes of this project are a validated understanding and mapping of how oxygen enrichment can augment scramjet thrust at high altitudes and speeds, and a performance evaluation of a launch system optimised for this approach. This could provide significant benefits to the performance of reusable, air-breathing launch technology, where Australia is leading the push towards commercialisation
There are three PhD topics planned as part of this Discovery Project, one of which will be supported by a UQ Earmarked PhD scholarship. The topics include the following:
Advanced Combustion Modelling for Scramjets and Rotating Detonation Engines
UQ, together with USyd and RMIT, have been awarded an ARC Discovery Project to develop new fundamental knowledge and engineering models underpinning air-breathing high speed propulsion engines employing complex hydrocarbon fuels. Extensive data and new physical understanding will be garnered through analysis of direct numerical simulations (DNS) of supersonic reacting mixing layers including impinging shock waves. That data will be employed to isolate, test and develop computationally efficient engineering models that are accurate and efficient for high speed combustion in rotating detonation engines and scramjets. Expected outcomes are knowledge and tools needed to develop practical and effective supersonic propulsion engines for access to space, defence and high speed point-to-point flight.
As part of this project, UQ is offering a PhD project on the following topic:
Computational Investigation of Distributed Fuel Injection in Hypersonic Inlets and Combustors
Preliminary experimental and computational investigations indicate that distributed fuel injection to maintain a fuel-rich film along hypersonic engine walls has multiple potential benefits:
Recent developments in the production of porous ceramic matrix composites as well as the optimization of dense small port-hole injector arrays has provided multiple options for distributed fuel injection that are suitable for scramjets. Fully understanding and maximizing the benefits of these approaches requires the capability to accurately model them using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The first aim of the proposed project is to develop and validate the capability to model the injection of fuel through porous walls into a hypersonic cross-flow in both Reynolds-averaged Navier Stokes (RANS) and Large-Eddy Simulations (LES). The LES capability will then be used to understand and quantify the effects of porous injection and multi-port injector arrays on boundary layer transition, film cooling, skin friction reduction and ignition for both hydrogen and hydrocarbon fuels. These fundamental simulations can be used to evaluated the accuracy of the RANS capability, which can potentially be used to evaluate the impact of distributed fuel injection on the performance of full engines. This study will also investigate the effect hot walls has on the performance.