Dr Tamara Sopek
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
Journal Articles
Sopek, Tamara, Jacobs, Peter, Subiah, Suria-Devi, Collen, Peter and McGilvray, Matthew (2024). Effect of non-equilibrium thermochemistry on Pitot pressure measurements in shock tunnels (or: Is 0.92 really the magic number?). Acta Astronautica, 223, 249-261. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.07.008
Sopek, Tamara, Glenn, Alex, Clarke, Justin, di Mare, Luca, Collen, Peter and McGilvray, Matthew (2024). Radiative heat transfer measurements of titan atmospheric entry in a shock tube. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 39 (1), 79-101. doi: 10.2514/1.t6918
Steer, Joseph, Collen, Peter, Glenn, Alex, Hambidge, Christopher, Doherty, Luke J, McGilvray, Matthew, Sopek, Tamara, Loehle, Stefan and Walpot, Louis (2024). Commissioning of upgrades to T6 to study giant planet entry. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 61 (6), 1-18. doi: 10.2514/1.a35893
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
Chan, W. Y.K., Whitside, R. W., Smart, M. K., Gildfind, D. E., Jacobs, P. A. and Sopek, T. (2021). Nitrogen driver for low-enthalpy testing in free-piston-driven shock tunnels. Shock Waves, 31 (6), 541-550. doi: 10.1007/s00193-021-01002-0
Vanyai, Tristan, Brieschenk, Stefan, Bricalli, Mathew, Sopek, Tamara and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2021). Thermal compression effects within a fundamental, hydrogen-fuelled scramjet. Aerospace Science and Technology, 110 106499, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2021.106499
Sopek, Tamara, Brieschenk, Stefan, Vanyai, Tristan, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Single-shot temperature measurements in a scramjet combustor using thermally assisted laser-induced fluorescence. AIAA Journal, 58 (8), 3486-3498. doi: 10.2514/1.j058985
Sopek, Tamara, Brieschenk, Stefan, Vanyai, Tristan, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Iron contamination in high-enthalpy test facilities: OH PLIF imaging considerations. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 36 (1), 129-137. doi: 10.2514/1.B37676
Conference Papers
Steer, Joseph, Collen, Peter L., Glenn, Alex B., Sopek, Tamara, Hambidge, Christopher, Doherty, Luke J., McGilvray, Matthew, Loehle, Stefan and Walpot, Louis (2023). Shock Radiation Tests for Ice Giant Entry Probes Including CH4 in the T6 Free-Piston Driven Wind Tunnel. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-1729
Steer, Joseph, Collen, Peter L., Glenn, Alex B., Sopek, Tamara, Hambidge, Christopher, Doherty, Luke J., McGilvray, Matthew, Loehle, Stefan and Walpot, Louis (2023). Experimental Study of a Galileo Sub-Scale Model at Ice Giant Entry Conditions in the T6 Free-Piston Driven Wind Tunnel. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD United States, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-1339
Loehle, S., Meindl, A., Poloni, E., Steer, J., Sopek, T., McGilvray, M. and Walpot, L. (2022). Experimental simulation of gas giant entry in the PWK1 arcjet facility including CH4. AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum, San Diego, CA, United States and Virtual, 3-7 January 2022. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2022-0264
Vanyai, Tristan , Bricalli, Mathew , Sopek, Tamara , Brieschenk, Stefan , McIntyre, Timothy J. and Boyce, Russell (2015). An experimental investigation of a thermal compression scramjet with OH imaging. 20th 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: 10.2514/6.2015-3610
Sopek, Tamara, Brieschenk, Stefan, Lorrain, Philippe, McIntyre, Timothy J. and Boyce, Russell R. (2014). Code development to determine the temperature from the OH* chemiluminescence recordings in a supersonic combusting flow. 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: 10.2514/6.2014-2243
Thesis
Sopek, Tamara (2018). Temperature measurements in hypervelocity flows using thermally-assisted laser-induced fluorescence. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.206