School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering

Dr Will Landsberg

Adjunct Fellow
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

Publications

Journal Articles (16)
Conference Papers (12)
Theses (2)

Journal Articles

Mecklem, Sarah A., Curran, Damian, Landsberg, Will O. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2026). Evaluation of a distributed fuelling scheme for a Mach 8 axisymmetric scramjet using large eddy simulation. Aerospace Science and Technology, 172 111713. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2026.111713
Trudgian, Matthew A., Vanyai, Tristan, Landsberg, Will O., Russell, Hugh and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2025). A supercritical ethylene fuel injection system for the T4 hypersonic test facility. Aerospace Science and Technology, 163 110310, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2025.110310
Mecklem, Sarah A., Curran, Damian, Landsberg, Will O. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2023). Examining Distributed Fueling Schemes Using Tandem Cavities in a Mach 8 Scramjet. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 61 (2), 1-11. doi: 10.2514/1.a35848
Landsberg, Will O., Curran, Damian and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2022). Experimental flameholding performance of a scramjet cavity with an inclined front wall. Aerospace Science and Technology, 126 107622, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2022.107622
Mecklem, Sarah A., Landsberg, Will O., Curran, Damian and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2022). Combustion enhancement via tandem cavities within a Mach 8 scramjet combustor. Aerospace Science and Technology, 124 107551, 107551. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2022.107551
Vanyai, Tristan, Landsberg, Will O., McIntyre, Timothy J. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2021). OH visualization of ethylene combustion modes in the exhaust of a fundamental, supersonic combustor. Combustion and Flame, 226, 143-155. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2020.11.037
Landsberg, Will O., Vanyai, Tristan, McIntyre, Timothy J. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2020). Experimental scramjet combustion modes of hydrocarbon mixtures at Mach 8 flight conditions. AIAA Journal, 58 (12), 1-6. doi: 10.2514/1.j059856
Damm, Kyle A., Landsberg, Will O., Mecklem, Sarah and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2020). Performance analysis and validation of an explicit local time-stepping algorithm for complex hypersonic flows. Aerospace Science and Technology, 107 106321, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2020.106321
Landsberg, Will O., Vanyai, Tristan, McIntyre, Timothy J. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2020). Dual/scram-mode combustion limits of ethylene and surrogate endothermically-cracked hydrocarbon fuels at Mach 8 equivalent high-enthalpy conditions. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38 (3), 3835-3843. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2020.07.003
Trudgian, Matthew A., Landsberg, Will O. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2020). Experimental investigation of inclining the upstream wall of a scramjet cavity. Aerospace Science and Technology, 99 105767, 105767. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2020.105767
Landsberg, Will O. and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2019). Inclining and aerodynamically contouring a scramjet cavity's upstream wall. Aerospace Science and Technology, 95 105490, 105490. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2019.105490
Liu, Qili, Baccarella, Damiano, Landsberg, Will, Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan and Lee, Tonghun (2019). Cavity flameholding in an optical axisymmetric scramjet in Mach 4.5 flows. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 37 (3), 3733-3740. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2018.08.037
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
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
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
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

Conference Papers

Trudgian, Matthew A., Landsberg, Will, Morgan, Richard, Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan, Smith, Daniel R., Curran, Damian R., Stennett, Samuel J., Heintze, Kalon and Chan, Wilson (2025). Quasi-Direct-Connect Scramjet Combustor Experiments in the X3R Shock Tunnel Using T4’s Mach 4 Nozzle. AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND 2025, Las Vegas, NV United States, 21 - 25 July 2025. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2025-3048
Trudgian, Matthew A., Vanyai, Tristan, Landsberg, Will and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2025). Experimental Analysis of Supercritical Ethylene Injection Into Supersonic Cross-Flow Using Optical Techniques. AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND 2025, Las Vegas, NV United States, 21 - 25 July 2025. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2025-3049
Landsberg, Will O., Sandral, Jacob, Mee, David and Veeraragavan, Anand (2023). Heat transfer measurements of the BOLT II flight experiment model within the T4 reflected shock tunnel. AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD USA/Online, 23-27 January 2023. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-0087
Landsberg, Will O., Curran, Damian and Veeraragavan, Anand (2021). Influence of cavity depth on ignition and flameholding modes within a scramjet combustor. ASCEND 2021, Las Vegas, NV United States, 15-17 November 2021. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2021-4163
Street, Oliver, Landsberg, Will O., Vanyai, Tristan, Razzaqi, Sarah A. and Veeraragavan, Anand (2021). Experimental design for investigating hydrocarbon injection in a hypersonic inlet. ASCEND 2021, Las Vegas, NV United States, 15-17 November 2021. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2021-4120
Trudgian, Matthew, Landsberg, Will and Veeraragavan, Anand (2020). Supercritical Ethylene Gas Model for use in Internal Flow Paths. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Brisbane, Australia, 7-10 December 2020. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/05cef11
Hack, Flynn, Mecklem, Sarah, Landsberg, Will and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2020). Dividing and Conquering: Supersonic Combustion of Ethylene with Varied Tandem Cavities. 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 7-10 December 2020. Brisbane, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/a1f4632
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.
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.
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
Morgan, R., Rees, B., Rutherford, J., Jefferey, M., Sollart, M., Morris, N., Basore, K., James, C., Wei, H., Gu, S., Lewis, S. and Landsberg, W. (2015). Advanced hypersonic vehicle component testing using pre-heated models and infrared scanning. 7th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT), Cairns, QLD, Australia., 25-27 November, 2015.
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.

Theses

Landsberg, Will (2018). Improving performance of high Mach number scramjets: fuelling strategies and combustor design. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.467
Landsberg, Will (2013). A Performance Comparison of Hydrogen, Methane and Ethylene Fuelled Scramjets at Mach 8. Honours Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland.

Areas of research

Hypersonics