Journal Articles
Ravichandran, Ranjith, Lewis, Steven W., James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Graphite ablation and radiation on interaction with hypervelocity earth-entry flows. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 35 (2), 1-14. doi: 10.2514/1.t5928
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
James, C. M., Smith, D. R., McLean, C., Morgan, R. G., Lewis, S. W., Toniato, P., Wei, H. and McIntyre, T. J. (2020). Using optically filtered high-speed imaging to characterise expansion tube operating conditions. Shock Waves, 30 (5), 523-544. doi: 10.1007/s00193-020-00948-x
James, Christopher M., Gildfind, David E., Morgan, Richard G., Lewis, Steven W. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Experimentally Simulating Giant Planet Entry in an Expansion Tube. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 57 (4), 1-16. doi: 10.2514/1.a34457
Sheikh, Umar A., Wei, Han, Lewis, Steven W., James, Christopher M., Leyland, Pénélope, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2020). Correction: Spectrally filtered imaging and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of preheated models in x2 (AIAA Journal, (2017), 55, 12, (4167-4180), 10.2514/1.J056021). AIAA Journal, 58 (11), AU2-AU2. doi: 10.2514/1.J056021.c1
Ravichandran, Ranjith, Buttsworth, David R., Lewis, Steven W., Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2019). Filtered image thermography for high temperatures in hypersonic preheated ablation experiments. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 33 (4), 1074-1084. doi: 10.2514/1.T5629
James, Christopher M., Gildfind, David E., Morgan, Richard G., Lewis, Steven W. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2019). Simulating gas giant atmospheric entry using helium and neon test gas substitutions. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 56 (3), 725-743. doi: 10.2514/1.a34282
Apirana, Steven F. T., James, Christopher M., Eldridge, Robert, Morgan, Richard G. and Lewis, Steven W. (2019). Rapid prototyping for hypervelocity impulse facility test models. Aerospace Science and Technology, 88, 174-184. doi: 10.1016/j.ast.2019.03.024
James, Christopher M., Cullen, Timothy G. , Wei, Han, Lewis, Steven W., Gu, Sangdi, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2018). Improved test time evaluation in an expansion tube. Experiments in Fluids, 59 (5) 87. doi: 10.1007/s00348-018-2540-1
James, C. M., Gildfind, D. E., Lewis, S. W., Morgan, R. G. and Zander, F. (2018). Implementation of a state-to-state analytical framework for the calculation of expansion tube flow properties. Shock Waves, 28 (2), 349-377. doi: 10.1007/s00193-017-0763-3
Lewis, Steven W., James, Christopher M., Ravichandran, Ranjith, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2017). Carbon ablation in hypervelocity air and nitrogen shock layers. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 32 (2), 449-468. doi: 10.2514/1.T5270
Parekh, V., Gildfind, D., Lewis, S. and James, C. (2017). X3 expansion tube driver gas spectroscopy and temperature measurements. Shock Waves, 28 (4), 851-862. doi: 10.1007/s00193-017-0754-4
Sheikh, Umar A., Wei, Han, Lewis, Steven W., James, Christopher M., Leyland, Pénélope, Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2017). Spectrally filtered imaging and vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy of preheated models in X2. AIAA Journal, 55 (12), 1-14. doi: 10.2514/1.J056021
Lewis, Steven W., James, Christopher M., Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J., Alba, Christopher R. and Greendyke, Robert B. (2017). Carbon ablative shock layer radiation with high surface temperatures. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 31 (1), 193-204. doi: 10.2514/1.T4902
Lewis, Steven W., Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J., Alba, Christopher R. and Greendyke, Robert B. (2016). Expansion tunnel experiments of earth reentry flow with surface ablation. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 53 (5), 887-899. doi: 10.2514/1.A33267
Alba, Christopher R., Greendyke, Robert B., Lewis, Steven W., Morgan, Richard G. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2016). Numerical modeling of Earth reentry flow with surface ablation. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 53 (1), 84-97. doi: 10.2514/1.A33266
Conference Papers
Curtis, Kieren, James, Christopher M., Lock, Sam, Lu, Nathan and Lewis, Steven W. (2022). Optimisation of super orbital earth re-entry conditions in an expansion tunnel. AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, Chicago, IL United States, 27 June - 1 July 2022. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2022-3420
Apirana, Steve F., James, Christopher M., Lewis, Steven and Morgan, Richard G. (2021). Experimental methods for studying post shock relaxation. AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum, Virtual, 11–15 and 19–21 January 2021. Reston, VA USA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2021-0446
Ravichandran, R., Lewis, S.W., James, C.M., Morgan, R.G. and McIntyre, T.J. (2019). Expansion tube experiments of graphite ablation and radiation in hypervelocity earth-entry flows. 8th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases, Madrid, Spain, 25-29 March 2019.
James, Christopher, Lewis, Steven, Gildfind, David, Morgan, Richard and McIntyre, Timothy (2019). Generating high speed earth re-entry test conditions in an expansion tube. 8th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases, Madrid, Spain, 25-29 March 2019.
Temme, Nils, James, Christopher M., McIntyre, Timothy, Lewis, Steven W. and Morgan, Richard G. (2019). Hypervelocity boundary-layer flow with high-temperature surface ablation. AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum, Dallas, TX United States, 17-21 June 2019. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2019-3135
Thompson, Matthew, James, Christopher M., Lewis, Steven W., Gildfind, David E. and Morgan, Richard G. (2019). Generating 5-km/s low density hypersonic test flows in an expansion tube for studying ultraviolet radiation. 32nd International Symposium on Shock Waves, Singapore, 14-19 July 2019. Singapore: ISSW. doi: 10.3850/978-981-11-2730-4_0337-cd
Gildfind, David E., Smith, Daniel R., Lefevre, Alexis, Thompson, Owen, Jacobs, Peter A., Lewis, Steven W., Chia, Yu Shen, Kelly, Rory and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2019). Progress with Magnetohydrodynamics Experiments at the University of Queensland. Asia Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology (APISAT 2019), Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 4-6 December 2019.
Apirana, S.F.T., James, C.M., Lewis, S.W., Morgan, R.G. and Zander, F. (2019). Studying post-shock relaxation using a Mach Disk. 11th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, Gold Coast, Australia, 4-6 December 2019. Gold Coast, Australia: Engineers Australia.
James, Christopher M., Smith, Daniel R., McLean, Carl, Morgan, Richard G., Lewis, Steven W. and Toniato, Pierpaolo (2018). Improving high enthalpy expansion tube condition characterisation using high speed imagery. 34th AIAA Aerodynamic Measurement Technology and Ground Testing Conference 2018, Atlanta, GA United States, 25 - 29 June 2018. Reston, VA United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-3805
Donegan, Brian E., Greendyke, Robert B., Ravichandran, Ranjith, Lewis, Steven W., Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J. and Apostolov, Zlatomir D. (2018). Experimental analysis of the interaction of carbon and silicon ablation products with expanding hypersonic flows. 22nd AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonics Systems and Technologies Conference, 2018, Orlando, FL, United States, 17-19 September 2018. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-5325
Gildfind, David E., Smith, Daniel, Lewis, Steven W., Kelly, Rory, James, Christopher M., Wei, Han and McIntyre, Timothy (2018). Expansion Tube Magnetohydrodynamic Experiments with Argon Test Gas. 2018 Flow Control Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 25-29 June 2018. Reston, Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2018-3754
James, C. M., Gildfind, D. E., Morgan, R. G., Lewis, S. W. and McIntyre, T. M. (2017). Simulating gas giant entry with increased helium diluent in an expansion tube. 30th International Symposium on Shock Waves, Tel Aviv, Israel, 19-24 July 2015. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-44866-4_104
Ravichandran, R., Lewis, S.W., James, C.M., Morgan, R.G. and McIntyre, T.J. (2017). Interaction of ablating carbon with expanding earth entry flows in the X2 expansion tube. 9th Ablation Workshop, Bozeman, MT, United States, 30-31 August 2017.
James, Christopher M., Gildfind, David E., Morgan, Richard G., Lewis, Steven W. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2017). Experimentally simulating gas giant entry in an expansion tube. 21st International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference, Xiamen, China, 6 - 9 March 2017. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2017-2152
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.
Lewis, Steven W., Morgan, Richard G., McIntyre, Timothy J., Alba, Christopher R. and Greendyke, Robert B. (2015). Comparison of carbon ablative shock-layer radiation with high surface temperatures. 45th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Dallas, TX, United States, 22-26 June, 2015. Reston, VA, United States: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi: 10.2514/6.2015-2348
James, C. M., Gildfind, D. E., Morgan, R. G., Lewis, S. W., Fahy, E. J. and McIntyre, T.J. (2015). Limits of Simulating Gas Giant Entry at True Gas Composition and True Flight Velocities in an Expansion Tube. 8th European Symposium on Aerothermodynamics for Space Vehicles, Lisbon, Portugal, 2-6 March 2015.
James, Christopher M., Gildfind, David E., Morgan, Richard G., Lewis, Steven W., Fahy, Elise J. and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2015). On the current limits of simulating gas giant entry flows in an expansion tube. 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: 10.2514/6.2015-3501
James, C., Gildfind, D., Morgan, R, Lewis, S., Fahy, E. and McIntyre, T. (2015). Simulating gas giant entry in an expansion tube. 7th Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology, Cairns, Australia, 25-27 November 2015.
James, C. M., Gildfind, D. E., Morgan, R. G., Lewis, S. W., Fahy, E. J. and McIntyre, T. J. (2014). On the limits of simulating gas giant entry at true gas composition and true flight velocities in an expansion tube. 6th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases in Atmospheric Entry, St Andrews, United Kingdom, 24-28 November 2014.
Loehle, S., Sheikh, U., Hermann, T., McIntyre, T., Leyland, P., Lewis, S. and Wei, H. (2014). Ablation-radiation coupling and VUV radiation analysis in expansion tube and plasma wind tunnel testing. RHTG6: 6th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases in Atmospheric Entry, St Andrews, Scotland, UK, 24-28 November, 2014.
Lewis, Steven (2014). Shock Layer Radiation Measurements with Subliming Graphite Models in an Expansion Tunnel. 6th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases in Atmospheric Entry, St Andrews, United Kingdom, 24-28 Nov 2014.
Thesis
Lewis, Steven William (2017). Hypervelocity shock layer emission spectroscopy with high temperature ablating models. PhD Thesis, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2017.618