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.
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.
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. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0437.c1
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. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0437
Aerodynamic characterisation of textured fabrics
(2023) AusCycling Pty Ltd
(2022–2025) University of Southern Queensland
Tuning parallel applications on software-defined supercomputers
(2022–2025) ARC Linkage Projects
Direct Numerical Simulation of High-Speed Flows using Graphics Processing Units
Doctor Philosophy
Forced air as a Quenching option for Thin Sheet Aluminium Incrementally Sheet Formed Components
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
State-to-state modelling of nonequilibrium reacting shock layers
Doctor Philosophy
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
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
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
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
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
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
Development and commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel
Collen, Peter, Doherty, Luke J., Subiah, Suria D., Sopek, Tamara, Jahn, Ingo, Gildfind, David, Penty Geraets, Rowland, Gollan, Rowan, Hambidge, Christopher, Morgan, Richard and McGilvray, Matthew (2021). Development and commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel. Experiments in Fluids, 62 (11) 225. doi: 10.1007/s00348-021-03298-1
Experimental and computational fluid dynamics study of Hayabusa reentry peak heating
Fahy, Elise J., Buttsworth, David R., Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A., Morgan, Richard G. and James, Christopher M. (2021). Experimental and computational fluid dynamics study of Hayabusa reentry peak heating. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 58 (6), 1-14. doi: 10.2514/1.a34863
Expansion tube experiments of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for superorbital earth reentry
Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David E., Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A., McIntyre, Timothy J. and James, Christopher M. (2021). Expansion tube experiments of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for superorbital earth reentry. AIAA Journal, 59 (8), 1-13. doi: 10.2514/1.j060253
Unsteadiness boundaries in supersonic flow over double cones
Hornung, H. G., Gollan, R. J. and Jacobs, P. A. (2021). Unsteadiness boundaries in supersonic flow over double cones. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 916 A5. doi: 10.1017/jfm.2021.203
Magnetohydrodynamic drag measurements in an expansion tunnel with argon test gas
Smith, Daniel R., Gildfind, David E., Jacobs, Peter A., Cullen, Timothy G., James, Christopher M., Liu, Yu, Gollan, Rowan and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Magnetohydrodynamic drag measurements in an expansion tunnel with argon test gas. AIAA Journal, 58 (10), 4495-4504. doi: 10.2514/1.j059540
Discrete adjoint optimization of a hypersonic inlet
Damm, Kyle A., Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A., Smart, Michael K., Lee, Seonguk, Kim, Eunsa and Kim, Chongam (2020). Discrete adjoint optimization of a hypersonic inlet. Aiaa Journal, 58 (6), 2621-2634. doi: 10.2514/1.J058913
Experimental and numerical heat transfer from vortex-injection interaction in scramjet flowfields
Llobet, J.R., Basore, K.D., Gollan, R.J. and Jahn, I.H. (2020). Experimental and numerical heat transfer from vortex-injection interaction in scramjet flowfields. The Aeronautical Journal, 124 (1280), 1-23. doi: 10.1017/aer.2020.39
Effect of scramjet inlet vortices on fuel plume elongation and mixing rate
Llobet, J. R., Gollan, R. J. and Jahn, I. H. (2019). Effect of scramjet inlet vortices on fuel plume elongation and mixing rate. The Aeronautical Journal, 123 (1265), 1-21. doi: 10.1017/aer.2019.45
Characterisation of the eddy dissipation model for the analysis of hydrogen-fuelled scramjets
Hoste, J. J.O.E., Fossati, M., Taylor, I. J. and Gollan, R. J. (2019). Characterisation of the eddy dissipation model for the analysis of hydrogen-fuelled scramjets. Aeronautical Journal, 123 (1262), 536-565. doi: 10.1017/aer.2018.169
Scramjet Performance with Nonuniform Flow and Swept Nozzles
Bricalli, Mathew G., Brown, Laurie, Boyce, Russell R., Gollan, Rowan, Vanyai, Tristan and Pudsey, Adrian S. (2018). Scramjet Performance with Nonuniform Flow and Swept Nozzles. AIAA Journal, 56 (10), 1-16. doi: 10.2514/1.j056963
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
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
Qin, Kan, Gollan, Rowan J. and Jahn, Ingo H. (2017). Application of a wall function to simulate turbulent flows in foil bearings at high rotational speeds. Tribology International, 115, 546-556. doi: 10.1016/j.triboint.2017.06.018
Kang, Xin, Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2017). Numerical study of the effect of wall temperature profiles on the premixed methane–air flame dynamics in a narrow channel. RSC Advances, 7 (63), 39940-39954. doi: 10.1039/C7RA07265A
On the influence of modelling choices on combustion in narrow channels
Kang, Xin, Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2017). On the influence of modelling choices on combustion in narrow channels. Computers and Fluids, 144, 117-136. doi: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2016.11.017
Llobet, Juan R., Gollan, Rowan J. and Jahn, Ingo H. (2017). Effect of vortex-injection interaction on wall heat transfer in a flat plate with fin corner geometry. Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan, 15 (No.APISAT-2016), a17-a26. doi: 10.2322/tastj.15.a17
Kang, X., Gollan, R., Jacobs, P. A. and Veeraragavan, A. (2016). Suppression of instabilities in a premixed methane–air flame in a narrow channel via hydrogen/carbon monoxide addition. Combustion and Flame, 173, 266-275. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.07.003
Development of a computational tool to simulate foil bearings for supercritical CO2 cycles
Qin, Kan, Jahn, Ingo, Gollan, Rowan and Jacobs, Peter (2016). Development of a computational tool to simulate foil bearings for supercritical CO2 cycles. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 138 (9) 092503, 092503-1-092503-19. doi: 10.1115/1.4032740
Use of the method of manufactured solutions for the verification of conjugate heat transfer solvers
Veeraragavan, A., Beri, J. and Gollan, R. J. (2016). Use of the method of manufactured solutions for the verification of conjugate heat transfer solvers. Journal of Computational Physics, 307, 308-320. doi: 10.1016/j.jcp.2015.12.004
Hypervelocity shock standoff on spheres in air
Zander, F., Gollan, R. J., Jacobs, P. A. and Morgan, R. G. (2014). Hypervelocity shock standoff on spheres in air. Shock Waves, 24 (2), 171-178. doi: 10.1007/s00193-013-0488-x
About the formulation, verification and validation of the hypersonic flow solver Eilmer
Gollan, R. J. and Jacobs, P. A. (2013). About the formulation, verification and validation of the hypersonic flow solver Eilmer. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 73 (1), 19-57. doi: 10.1002/fld.3790
Design of Modular Shape-Transition Inlets for a Conical Hypersonic Vehicle
Gollan, Rowan J. and Smart, Michael K. (2013). Design of Modular Shape-Transition Inlets for a Conical Hypersonic Vehicle. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 29 (4), 832-838. doi: 10.2514/1.B34672
Helmholtz Resonance of Pitot Pressure Measurements in Impulsive Hypersonic Test Facilities
McGilvray, M., Jacobs, P.A., Morgan, R.G., Gollan, R.J. and Jacobs, C.M. (2009). Helmholtz Resonance of Pitot Pressure Measurements in Impulsive Hypersonic Test Facilities. AIAA Journal, 47 (10), 2430-2439. doi: 10.2514/1.42543
Numerical modelling of radiating superorbital flows
Gollan, R. J., Jacobs, P. A., Karl, S. and Smith, S. C. (2004). Numerical modelling of radiating superorbital flows. ANZIAM Journal, 45 (E), C248-C268.
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.
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. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0437.c1
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. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0437
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 USA/Online, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-2295
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 USA/Online, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-2560
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
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. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0292
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
Radiative heat flux measurements for superorbital earth re-entry experiments in an expansion tube
Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David E., Gollan, Rowan J., Jacobs, Peter A., McIntyre, Timothy J. and James, Christopher M. (2021). Radiative heat flux measurements for superorbital earth re-entry experiments in an expansion tube. Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery conference, ASCEND 2021, Las Vegas, NV, United States and Virtual, 15-17 November 2021. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2021-4142
Mackle, Kieran, Jahn, Ingo and Gollan, Rowan (2021). Examining the impacts of aerodynamic modelling uncertainty on the optimal trajectory performance for hypersonic vehicles. AIAA Aviation Forum, Virtual, 2-6 August 2021. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2021-2507
Flight regime limits of a hypersonic vehicle using electron transpiration cooling
Gibbons, Nicholas, Damm, Kyle and Gollan, Rowan (2021). Flight regime limits of a hypersonic vehicle using electron transpiration cooling. Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery conference, ASCEND 2021, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 15 - 17 November 2021. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2021-4141
Quantitative Comparison of Numerical Errors for High-Speed Flux Schemes
Whyborn, Lachlan, Gollan, Rowan and Jacobs, Peter (2020). Quantitative Comparison of Numerical Errors for High-Speed Flux Schemes. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 7-10 December 2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/a59731c
Atomic state-to-state modeling of ionization nonequilibrium in a recombining nitrogen plasma
Mariotto, P., Tibère-Inglesse, A., Perrin, M. Y., Laux, C. O., Jacobs, P. and Gollan, R. (2020). Atomic state-to-state modeling of ionization nonequilibrium in a recombining nitrogen plasma. AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, Orlando, FL, United States, 6-10 January 2020. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2020-1713
Turbulence chemistry interaction via eddy dissipation model for scramjet analysis and design
Hoste, Jimmy-John O.E., Fossati, Marco, Taylor, Ian J. and Gollan, Rowan J. (2020). Turbulence chemistry interaction via eddy dissipation model for scramjet analysis and design. 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics: Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems, ECCM 2018 and 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, ECFD 2018, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 11-15 June 2018. International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering, CIMNE.
Application of Infrared Thermography in an Expansion Tunnel
Cullen, T., James, C., Gollan, R. and Morgan, R. (2019). Application of Infrared Thermography in an Expansion Tunnel. In: Proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW32 2019). 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW32 2019), Singapore, (1139-1165). 14-19 July 2019. doi:10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0271-cd
Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David E., Gollan, Rowan J. and Jacobs, Peter A. (2019). Design of experiments for expansion tube evaluation of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for Earth return from deep space. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: Research Publishing Services. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0207-cd
Cullen, T. G., James, C. M., Gollan, R. J. and Morgan, R. G. (2019). Development of a total enthalpy and Reynolds number matched Apollo re-entry condition in the X2 expansion tunnel. 31st International Symposium on Shock Waves, Nagoya, Japan, 9-14 July 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91017-8_24
Vibrational state-to-state modeling of a recombining nitrogen/argon plasma
Mariotto, P., Tibère-Inglesse, A., McGuire, S., Perrin, M. Y., Laux, C. O., Jacobs, P. and Gollan, R. (2019). Vibrational state-to-state modeling of a recombining nitrogen/argon plasma. AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum, San Diego, CA, United States, 7-11 January 2019. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). doi: 10.2514/6.2019-0796
A design method for elliptical to rectangular shape transition nozzles
Kunze, Jens, Smart, Michael K. and Gollan, Rowan (2018). A design method for elliptical to rectangular shape transition nozzles. 22nd AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies Conference, 2018, Orlando, FL, United States, September 17, 2018-September 19, 2018. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-5318
Development of a rapid inviscid-boundary layer aerodynamics tool
Ward, Alexander D. T., Smart, Michael K. and Gollan, Rowan J. (2018). Development of a rapid inviscid-boundary layer aerodynamics tool. 22nd AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies Conference, 2018, Orlando, FL, United States, September 17, 2018-September 19, 2018. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-5270
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.
Simulation of a rotating detonation ramjet model in Mach 4 flow
Zhao, Mengmeng, Buttsworth, David, Gollan, Rowan and Jacobs, Peter (2018). Simulation of a rotating detonation ramjet model in Mach 4 flow. 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, SA Australia, 10-13 December 2018. Perth, WA Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Two way coupled hypersonic fluid structure interaction simulations with Eilmer
Jahn, I. H. J., Currao, G. M. D., Neely, A. J., Gollan, R. and Jacobs, P. (2018). Two way coupled hypersonic fluid structure interaction simulations with Eilmer. 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 10-13 December 2018. Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Effect of Vortex-injection Interaction on Wall Heat Transfer in a Flat Plate and Fin Corner Geometry
Llobet, Juan R., Gollan, Rowan J. and Jahn, Ingo H. (2017). Effect of Vortex-injection Interaction on Wall Heat Transfer in a Flat Plate and Fin Corner Geometry. Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, Toyama, Japan, 25-27 October 2016. Toyama, Japan: Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (JSASS).
Modeling scramjet supersonic combustion via eddy dissipation model
Hoste, Jimmy-John O.E., Fossati, Marco, Taylor, Ian J. and Gollan, Rowan J. (2017). Modeling scramjet supersonic combustion via eddy dissipation model. 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.
Numerical modeling and simulation of supersonic flows in propulsion systems by open-source solvers
Hoste, Jimmy-John O.E., Casseau, Victor, Fossati, Marco, Taylor, Ian J. and Gollan, Rowan J. (2017). Numerical modeling and simulation of supersonic flows in propulsion systems by open-source solvers. 21st AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Technologies Conference, Xiamen, China, 6-9 March 2017. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2017-2411
Preliminary experimental investigation of air radiation in super-orbital expanding flow
Wei, H., Morgan, R. G., Sheikh, U. A., Jacobs, P. A., Gollan, R. J. and McIntyre, T. J. (2017). Preliminary experimental investigation of air radiation in super-orbital expanding flow. International Symposium on Shock Waves, Tel Aviv, Israel, 19-24 July 2015. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-44866-4_8
Experimental and computational fluid dynamics studies of superorbital earth re-entry
Fahy, Elise J., Gollan, Rowan J., Buttsworth, David R., Jacobs, Peter A. and Morgan, Richard G. (2016). Experimental and computational fluid dynamics studies of superorbital earth re-entry. 46th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Washington, DC, United States, 13 - 17 June 2016. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2016-3532
On the effect of outflow boundary truncation for numerical simulation of narrow-channel flames
Kang, X., Gollan, R. J., Jacobs, P. A. and Veeraragavan, A . (2016). On the effect of outflow boundary truncation for numerical simulation of narrow-channel flames. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Australia, 5 – 8 December 2016. Perth, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
On the effect of workload ordering for reacting flow simulations using GPUs
Damm, K. A., Gollan, R. J. and Veeraragavan, A. (2016). On the effect of workload ordering for reacting flow simulations using GPUs. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Australia, 5 – 8 December 2016. Perth, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Verification of RANS turbulence model in Eilmer using the Method of Manufactured Solutions
Wang, J., Gollan, R. J. and Veeraragavan, A. (2016). Verification of RANS turbulence model in Eilmer using the Method of Manufactured Solutions. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Australia, 5 – 8 December 2016. Perth, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Verification of the least-squares procedure within an unstructured-grid flow solver
Damm, K. A., Gollan, R. J. and Jacobs, P. A. (2016). Verification of the least-squares procedure within an unstructured-grid flow solver. 20th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Perth, Australia, 5-8 December 2016. Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Acceleration of combustion simulations using GPUs
Damm, K. A., Gollan, R. J. and Veeraragavan, A. (2015). Acceleration of combustion simulations using GPUs. Australian Combustion Symposium, Parkville, VIC, Australia, 7-9 December 2015. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Combustion Institute Australian and New Zealand Section.
Effect of Streamwise Vortices on Scramjets Porthole Injection Mixing
Gomez, Juan Ramon Llobet, Jahn, Ingo H. and Gollan, Rowan (2015). Effect of Streamwise Vortices on Scramjets Porthole Injection Mixing. 20th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 6-9 July 2015. Reston, VA United States: AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2015-3597
Implementation of a compressible-flow simulation code in the D programming language
Jacobs, Peter and Gollan, Rowan (2015). Implementation of a compressible-flow simulation code in the D programming language. Australasian Conference on Computational Mechanics, Brisbane, Australia, 30 November to 1 December 2015.
Numerical simulation of premixed methane/air flame dynamics in narrow channels
Kang, X., Gollan, R. J., Jacobs, P. A. and Veeraragavan, A. (2015). Numerical simulation of premixed methane/air flame dynamics in narrow channels. Australian Combustion Symposium, Parkville, VIC, Australia, 7-9 December 2015. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Combustion Institute Australian and New Zealand Section.
Shock standoff on hemi-spherical bodies in hypervelocity flows
Zander, F., Jacobs, P. A., Gollan, R. J. and Morgan, R. G. (2015). Shock standoff on hemi-spherical bodies in hypervelocity flows. 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_85
Numerical simulations of premixed combustion in narrow channels
Kang, X ., Gollan, R . J., Jacobs, P . A. and Veeraragavan, A . (2014). Numerical simulations of premixed combustion in narrow channels. 19th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 8-11 December 2014. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: RMIT University.
Design, operation and testing in expansion tube facilities for super-orbital re-entry
Jacobs, Peter, Morgan, Richard, Brandis, Aaron, Buttsworth, David, Dann, Andrew, D'Souza, Mary, Eichmann, Troy, Gildfind, David, Gollan, Rowan, Jacobs, Carolyn, McGilvray, Matthew, McIntyre, Tim, Mudford, Neil, Porat, Hadas, Potter, Dan and Zander, Fabian (2013). Design, operation and testing in expansion tube facilities for super-orbital re-entry. STO-AVT-VKI Lecture Series Radiation and Gas-Surface Interaction Phenomena in High Speed Re-Entry (2013-AVT-218), Rhode-St-Genèse, Belgium, 6-8 May 2013.
High temperature gas effects for converging conical shocks
Zander, F., Molder, S., Morgan, R. G., Jacobs, P. A. and Gollan, R. J. (2012). High temperature gas effects for converging conical shocks. 18th AIAA/3AF International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference 2012, Tours, France, 24 - 28 September 2012. Red Hook, N.Y: Currans. doi: 10.2514/6.2012-5939
Mach disk platform for studying radiating flows
Zander, Fabian, Morgan, Richard G., Molder, Sannu, Jacobs, Peter A., Gollan, Rowan, Porat, Hadas and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2012). Mach disk platform for studying radiating flows. 5th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases in Atmospheric Entry, Barcelona, Spain, 16-19 October 2012. Noordwijk, The Netherlands : ESA Communications .
On the validation of a hypersonic flow solver using measurements of shock detachment distance
Gollan, Rowan J. and Jacobs, Peter A. (2012). On the validation of a hypersonic flow solver using measurements of shock detachment distance. International Symposium on Shock Waves (28th, ISSW28), Manchester, U.K., 17-22 July 2011. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
Verification of a compressible flow solver
Gollan, R. J. and Jacobs, P. A. (2012). Verification of a compressible flow solver. 18th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC), Launceston, Australia, 3-7 December 2012. Hawthorn, VIC, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
Investigation of REST-class hypersonic inlet designs
Gollan, Rowan J. and Ferlemann, Paul G. (2011). Investigation of REST-class hypersonic inlet designs. 17th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference 2011, San Francisco, CA United States, 11-14 April 2011. Reston, VA United States: AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2011-2254
Adaption and use of a compressible flow code for turbomachinery design
Ventura, Carlos, Sauret, Emilie, Jacobs, Peter, Petrie-Repar, Paul, Gollan, Rowan and Van Der Laan, Paul (2010). Adaption and use of a compressible flow code for turbomachinery design. V European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics ECCOMAS CFD, Lisbon, Portugal, 14-17 June 2010.
CFD Tools for Design and Simulation of Transient Flows in Hypersonic Facilities
Jacobs, P. A., Gollan, R. J., Potter, D. F., Gildfind, D. E., Eichmann, T. N., O'Flaherty, B. F. and Buttsworth, D. R. (2010). CFD Tools for Design and Simulation of Transient Flows in Hypersonic Facilities. AVT-186 RTO AVT/VKI Lecture Series - Aerothermodynamic design, review on ground testing and CFD, Genese, Belgium, 29 March-01 April 2010. Genese, Belgium: von Karman Institute.
Design of modular shape-transitioning inlets for a conical hypersonic vehicle
Gollan, Rowan J. and Smart, Michael K. (2010). Design of modular shape-transitioning inlets for a conical hypersonic vehicle. 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, Orlando, Florida, United States, 4-7 January 2010. Red Hook, NY, United States: Curran Associates. doi: 10.2514/6.2010-940
A simulation technique for radiating shock tube flows
Rowan Gollan, Carolyn Jacobs, Jacobs, Peter A., Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J., Macrossan, Michael N., Buttsworth, David R., Eichmann, Troy N. and Daniel Potter (2009). A simulation technique for radiating shock tube flows. 26th International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW26), Gottingen, Germany, 15-20 July. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-85168-4_74
Numerical simulations and analysis of the 8.5 km/s CO2-N2 east shock tube condition
Potter, D. F., Gollan, R. J., Jacobs, P. A. and Leyland, P. (2009). Numerical simulations and analysis of the 8.5 km/s CO2-N2 east shock tube condition. 3rd International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases in Atmospheric Entry, Heraklion, Greece, 30 September - 3 October 2008. Noordwijk, The Netherlands: ESA Communication Production Office.
Impulse facilities for the simulation of hypersonic radiating flows
Morgan, R. G., McIntyre, T. J., Buttsworth, D. R., Jacobs, P. A., Potter, D. F., Brandis, A. M., Gollan, R. J., Jacobs, C. M., Capra, B. R., McGilvray, M. and Eichmann, T. (2008). Impulse facilities for the simulation of hypersonic radiating flows. 38th Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., 23 - 26 June, 2008. Reston, VA, U.S.A.: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2008-4270
Simulation of CO2–N2 expansion tunnel flow for the study of radiating bluntbody shock layers
Potter, Daniel F., Gollan, Rowan J., Eichmann, Troy, McIntyre, Tim J., Morgan, Richard G. and Jacobs, Peter A. (2008). Simulation of CO2–N2 expansion tunnel flow for the study of radiating bluntbody shock layers. 46th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, USA, 7-10 january 2008.
Development of Casbar: a Two-phase Flow Code for the Interior Ballistics Problem
Gollan, R. J., Johnston, I. A., O’Flaherty, B. T. and Jacobs, P. A. (2007). Development of Casbar: a Two-phase Flow Code for the Interior Ballistics Problem. 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 2-7 December 2007. Brisbane, Australia: School of Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Simulation of CO2–N2 expansion tunnel flow for the study of radiating bluntbody shock layers
Potter, D. F., Gollan, R. J., Eichmann, T., Jacobs, P. A., Morgan, R. G. and McIntyre, T. J. (2007). Simulation of CO2–N2 expansion tunnel flow for the study of radiating bluntbody shock layers. 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 3-7 December, 2007. Brisbane, Queensland: School of Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Analytical maps of aerodynamic damping as a function of operating condition for a compressor profile
Petrie-Repar, Paul J., McGhee, Andrew, Jacobs, Peter A. and Gollan, Rowan (2006). Analytical maps of aerodynamic damping as a function of operating condition for a compressor profile. TE06: ASME Turbo Expo 2006, Barcelona, Spain, 8-11 May 2006. New York, NY, U.S.A.: ASME. doi: 10.1115/GT2006-90829
Brandis, A. M., Gollan, R. J., Scott, M. P., Morgan, R. G. and Jacobs, P. A. (2006). Expansion tube operating conditions for studying nonequilibrium radiation relevant to Titan Aerocapture. 42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, California, USA, 9-12 July 2006. USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Impulse facility simulation of hypervelocity radiating flows
Brandis, A. M., Buttsworth, D. R., Capra, B. R., Eichmann, T., Gollan, R. J., Jacobs, C. M., Jacobs, P. A., Macrossan, M. N., McGilvray, M., McIntyre, T. J., Morgan, R. G., Potter, D. F., Scott, M. P. and van Diem, D. (2006). Impulse facility simulation of hypervelocity radiating flows. 2nd International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases in Atmospheric Entry, Rome, Italy, 6-8 September 2006. The Netherlands: ESA Publications.
Radiation measurements in nonreflected shock tunnels
Morgan, Richard, McIntyre, Tim, Gollan, Rowan, Jacobs, Peter, Brandis, Aaron, McGilvray, Matthew, van Diem, Dwight, Gnoffo, Peter, Pulsonnetti, Maria and Wright, Michael (2006). Radiation measurements in nonreflected shock tunnels. 25th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, San Francisco, California, USA, 5-8 June 2006. Reston, VA, U.S.A.: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Radiation measurements in nonreflected shock tunnels
Morgan, Richard, Mcintyre, Tim, Gollan, Rowan, Jacobs, Peter, Brandis, Aaron, McGilvray, Matthew, Van Diem, Dwight, Gnoffo, Peter, Pulsonnetti, Maria V. and Wright, Michael (2006). Radiation measurements in nonreflected shock tunnels. 25th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, San Francisco, CA, United States, 5-8 June 8 2006. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.. doi: 10.2514/6.2006-2958
Superorbital expansion tube operation: estimates of flow conditions via numerical simulation
Jacobs, P. A., Silvester, T. B., Morgan, R. G., Scott ,M .P., Gollan, R. J. and McIntyre, T. J. (2005). Superorbital expansion tube operation: estimates of flow conditions via numerical simulation. 43rd AIAA Aerospace Science Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, United States, 10 - 13 January 2005. Reston, Virigina: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.. doi: 10.2514/6.2005-694
Jacobs, P. A., Gollan, R. J., Potter, D. F., Zander, F., Gildfind, D. E., Blyton, P., Chan, W. Y. K. and Doherty, L. (2014). Estimation of high-enthalpy flow conditions for simple shock and expansion processes using the ESTCj program and library. Mechanical Engineering Report 2011/02 St Lucia, QLD, Australia:
The compressible-flow CFD project
Jacobs, Peter A., Gollan, Rowan J. and Potter, Daniel F. (2012). The compressible-flow CFD project. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering.
Computational Modelling of High-Temperature Gas Effects with Application to Hypersonic Flows
Rowan Gollan (2008). Computational Modelling of High-Temperature Gas Effects with Application to Hypersonic Flows. PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Numerical modelling of radiating superorbital flows: with detailed governing equations
Gollan, R. J. and Jacobs, P.A. (2003). Numerical modelling of radiating superorbital flows: with detailed governing equations. St. Lucia: Div. of Mech. Eng., The Univ. of Qld..
Yet another finite-rate chemistry module for compressible flow codes
Gollan, R. J. (2003). Yet another finite-rate chemistry module for compressible flow codes. St. Lucia: Div. of Mech. Eng., The Univ. of Qld..
Implementation of subsonic boundary conditions in compressible flow codes
Gollan, Rowan (2001). Implementation of subsonic boundary conditions in compressible flow codes. B.Sc Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Aerodynamic characterisation of textured fabrics
(2023) AusCycling Pty Ltd
(2022–2025) University of Southern Queensland
Tuning parallel applications on software-defined supercomputers
(2022–2025) ARC Linkage Projects
Combustion-Driven HEL Technology Platform
(2022–2024) University of New South Wales
Advanced Ground Testing and Simulation of the Boundary Layer Transition (BOLT) Flight Experiment
(2020–2024) United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
Non-equilibrium reacting shock layers
(2020–2023) ARC Discovery Projects
Electron Transpiration Cooling of Hypersonic Vehicles
(2019–2023) ARC Linkage Projects
Study of Non-Equilibrium Wakes Model
(2019–2022) United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
Functional Representation of Generic Surfaces for CFD Applications
(2018) Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
Experimental Studies of High-Speed Flows
(2017–2019) National University of Singapore Research Collaboration Agreement
High power density motors incorporating advanced manufacturing methods (CRC - Project led by MagniX)
(2017–2019) Cooperative Research Centre Projects
Turbulent heat transfer during Mars Venus and Earth atmospheric entry
(2017–2019) ARC Discovery Projects
Rapidly expanding non equilibrium hypersonic flow
(2016–2019) United States Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development
Development of computer-based optimisation to improve hypersonic aerodynamic design.
(2014–2017) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
A parallel computer facility for modelling and simulation
(2014) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
(2006–2007) Department Defence - Defence Science & Technology
Direct Numerical Simulation of High-Speed Flows using Graphics Processing Units
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
State-to-state modelling of nonequilibrium reacting shock layers
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Rapid Aerodynamics Analysis for High-Speed External Flows
Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Shape Morphing Hypersonic Vehicles
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Qualitative Study of Radial-Inflow Turbine Working with High-Dense Gases
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Development of an entropic lattice Boltzmann model for compressible fluid-structure interaction
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Numerical modelling of electron transpiration cooling for hypersonic vehicles
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Design and Optimize Heat Exchanger for Super Critical CO2 Power Plant Cooling (25 MW)
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Adjoint-based Optimisation of an Integrated Forebody and Inlet for Hypersonic Flight
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Two-fluid modeling of electron transpiration cooling for the leading edges of hypersonic vehicles
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Optimised use of Magnetohydrodynamic Aerobraking for Planetary Atmospheric Entry
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Experimental and numerical study of the non-equilibrium flow environment experienced during ice giant planetary entry
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Co-design of control and vehicle geometry for hypersonics
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Forced air as a Quenching option for Thin Sheet Aluminium Incrementally Sheet Formed Components
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
AFTBODY DESIGN OF WINGED-CONE DERIVED HYPERSONIC VEHICLES
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Adjoint-Based Aerodynamic Design Optimisation in Hypersonic Flow
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Optically based heat flux measurements in radiating expansion tunnel flows
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Low-enthalpy testing of a fixed-geometry scramjet accelerator engine
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Micro/mesoscale Combustion Based Portable Power Generating System
(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Numerical Study into Thermal-Compression Scramjets
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor