Dr Yu Liu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
Affiliate of Centre for Hypersonics
Centre for Hypersonics
Journal Articles
Liu, Yu, Thompson, Matthew, Apirana, Steven F. T., Morgan, Richard G. and James, Christopher M. (2025). Emission spectroscopy and surface temperature analysis from Hayabusa2 sample return observation. Acta Astronautica, 229, 498-511. doi: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.01.037
Alemany, Loïc G., James, Christopher M., Cullen, Timothy G. and Liu, Yu (2023). Investigation of visible to near-infrared high-speed cameras for thermography in hypersonic testing. Experiments in Fluids, 64 (12) 189, 1-16. doi: 10.1007/s00348-023-03731-7
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
James, Christopher M., Lewis, Steven W., Morgan, Richard G., Liu, Yu and Lefevre, Alexis (2020). Generating High-Speed Earth Reentry Test Conditions in an Expansion Tube. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 58 (2), 1-18. doi: 10.2514/1.a34821
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
Liu, Yu, James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Experimental validation of a test gas substitution for simulating non-equilibrium giant planet entry conditions in impulse facilities. Experiments in Fluids, 61 (9) 198. doi: 10.1007/s00348-020-03032-3
Conference Papers
Lefevre, Alexis, Gildfind, David, Uren, Matthew and Liu, Yu (2023). Experimental investigation of magnetohydrodynamic aerobraking for high velocity mars entry. 34th International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW34), Daegu, Korea, 16-21 July 2023.
Lock, S., Liu, Y., Morgan, R., James, C. and McIntyre, T. (2023). Experimental VUV shock layer radiation measurements for 13 and 14 km/s high speed earth re-entry conditions. 34th International Symposium on Shock Waves, Daegu, South Korea, 16-21 July 2023.
Singh, M., Liu, Y., James, C.M., Morgan, R.G., Temme, N. and McIntyre, T.J. (2023). Preliminary results for CO2 recombination for low velocity, high density mars aerocapture conditions. 34th International Symposium on Shock Waves, Daegu, South Korea, 16-21 July 2023.
James, Christopher M., Liu, Yu, Thompson, Matthew and Apirana, Steven F. T. (2022). University of Queensland near infrared spectroscopy of the Hayabusa2 re-entry. AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum, Chicago, IL USA, 27 June-1 July 2022. Reston, VA USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3735
Liu, Yu, James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy (2021). Self-absorption and electron number density measurements on Saturn entry radiation. AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, Virtual, 11–15 and 19–21 January 2021. Reston, VA USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2021-0209
Liu, Yu, James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Using aerothermodynamic similarity to experimentally study nonequilibrium giant planet entry. Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States, 25-29 June 2018. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/1.a34713
James, Christopher M., Liu, Yu and Morgan, Richard (2020). Simulating Uranus Entry in an Expansion Tube. AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM , Virtual Event, 15-19 June 2020. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2020-3110
James, Christopher M., Birch, Byrenn, Smith, Daniel R., Cullen, Timothy G., Millard, Theodore, Vella, Samuel, Liu, Yu, Morgan, Richard G., Stern, Nathan and Buttsworth, David (2019). Testing of ultra fast response, durable co-axial thermocouples for high enthalpy impulse facilities. AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum, Dallas, TX USA, 17-21 June 2019. Reston, VA USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2019-3007
Liu, Yu, James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy (2019). Theoretical and experimental study of helium-neon substitution for Saturn entry radiation. AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum, Dallas, TX United States, 17-21 June 2019. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2019-3134
James, Christopher M., Lewis, Steven W., Gildfind, David E., Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J. and Liu, Yu (2019). Generating High Speed Earth Re-entry Test Conditions in an Expansion Tube for Interplanetary Return Missions. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves (ISSW32 2019), Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: Research Publishing Services. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0424-cd
Liu, Yu, Toniato, Pierpaolo, James, Chris, Morgan, Richard and McIntyre, T.J. (2019). Multidimensional effects and self- absorption on spectroscopic observations of Saturn entry radiation. 11th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, Gold Coast, Australia, 4-6 December 2019. Gold Coast, Australia: Engineers Australia.
Liu, Yu, James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2018). Experimental study of saturn entry radiation with higher amount of diluent in an expansion tube. 12th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference, 2018, Atlanta, GA United States, 25 - 29 June 2018. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-4070
Thesis
Liu, Yu (2021). Non-equilibrium Radiation in Simulated Giant Planet Entries. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, Centre for Hypersonics, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/95b5730