Dr Tristan Vanyai
Lecturer
School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
+61 7 336 51287
Researcher biography
Dr Tristan Vanyai's research interests are in the fields of hypersonic propulsion, aerodynamics, combustion visualisation and laser diagnostics, using both experimental and numerical techniques.
Dr Vanyai received his Doctor of Philosophy from The University of Queensland in 2018, after completing a Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Science double degree at Monash University in 2012.
His research focuses on fundamentals of hypersonic propulsion through the scramjet cycle. Robust combustion within low intake compression scramjets is a key technology enabler for hypersonic accelerator vehicles, and can be achieved through utilising techniques such as thermal compression. Dr Vanyai is examining the improvements to scramjet combustion due to thermal compression through experiments in the T4 Stalker Tube facility using advanced optical techniques and comparison with results from numerical simulations.
Publications
Journal Articles
Vanyai, Tristan, Gibbons, Nicholas N., Curran, Damian R., McGilvray, Matthew and Wheatley, Vincent (2024). The effect of leading edge bluntness on scramjet performance. Aerospace Science and Technology, 146 108907, 108907. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2024.108907
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bricalli, Mathew G., Brown, Laurie, Boyce, Russell R. and Vanyai, Tristan (2019). Thermal and mixing efficiency enhancement in nonuniform-compression scramjets. AIAA Journal, 57 (11), 4778-4791. doi: 10.2514/1.J057908
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
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
Vanyai, Tristan, Bricalli, Mathew, Brieschenk, Stefan and Boyce, Russell R. (2018). Scramjet performance for ideal combustion processes. Aerospace Science and Technology, 75, 215-226. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2017.12.021
Conference Papers
Trudgian, Matthew A., Russell, Hugh, Vanyai, Tristan and Veeraragavan, Ananthanarayanan (2023). Commissioning of a Supercritical Ethylene Fuel Injection System in the T4 Hypersonic Impulse Facility. 25th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Bengaluru, India, 28 May - 1 June 2023. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-3025
McTaggart, Lachlan and Vanyai, Tristan (2023). Commercial Potential Evaluation of Scramjet Powered Vehicles for Access-to-Space. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2023-2685
Sandral, Jacob, Vanyai, Tristan, Veeraragavan, Anand and Wheatley, Vincent (2022). Supersonic ethylene boundary layer combustion with a mutli-porthole injector array. 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 4-8 December 2022. Perth, WA, Australia: Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society.
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.
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.
Vanyai, T. and Gibbons, N. N. (2021). Atomic Oxygen in Supersonic Combustion Experiment Inflows. The Australian Combustion Symposium 2021, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 21-24 November 2021. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Australian Combustion Symposium.
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
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
Geraets, Rowland T. Penty, McGilvray, Matthew, Doherty, Luke J., Morgan, Richard G., James, Christopher M., Vanyai, Tristan and Buttsworth, David R. (2017). Development of a fast-response calorimeter gauge for hypersonic ground testing. AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, Denver, CO, United States, 5-9 June 2017. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautic. doi: 10.2514/6.2017-3238
Geraets, Rowland T. Penty, McGilvray, Matthew, Doherty, Luke J., Morgan, Richard G., James, Christopher M., Vanyai, Tristan and Buttsworth, David R. (2017). Development of a fast-response calorimeter heat transfer gauge for hypersonic ground testing. 33rd AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference, Denver, Colorado, 5-9 June 2017. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA.
Vanyai, Tristan, Brieschenk, Stefan and McIntyre, Timothy J (2017). OH imaging in a non-uniform, hydrogen-fueled scramjet engine. 11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion, ASPACC 2017, Sydney, Australia, 10-14 December 2017. Sydney, Australia: Combustion Institute.
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
Banerjee, Sanchito, Vanyai, Tristan, Wang, Zhongjie, Baur, Bernhard and Holzapfel, Florian (2014). L1 augmentation configuration for a lateral/directional manoeuvre of a hypersonic glider in the presence of uncertainties. 19th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference 2014, Atlanta, GA, United States, 16-20 June 2014. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2014-2533
Vanyai, Tristan, Bricalli, Mathew, Brieschenk, Stefan and Boyce, Russell R. (2014). Quasi-one-dimensional investigation of combustion processes on scramjet performance. 19th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference 2014, Atlanta, GA, United States, 16-20 June 2014. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2014-2786
Thesis
Vanyai, Tristan (2018). Experimental Investigation of a 3D Thermal Compression Scramjet Using Advanced Optical Techniques. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.247
Department Technical Reports
Robinson, M. J., Rowan, S. A., Odam, J., Mee, D. J., Hitchcock, K. W., Malcolm, D. J. M., Vanyai, T. and Grieve, S. (2017). T4 free piston shock tunnel operator’s manual version 2.1. 2017/01. School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland.
Robinson, M. J., Rowan, S. A., Odam, J., Mee, D. J., Hitchcock, K. W., Malcolm, D. J. M. and Vanyai, T. (2015). T4 free piston shock tunnel operator's manual version 2.0. 2015/01. Centre for Hypersonics, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland.