Biography
Dr Luke Doherty has been appointed as a Departmental Lecturer in High Speed Flows, continuing to lend his extensive experience in experimental hypersonic aerodynamics to the department. He graduated in 2008 from The University of Queensland, Australia with Bachelor of Engineering (Hons I) and Bachelor of Science degrees. He then completed his doctorate at the same university within the Centre for Hypersonics, measuring aerodynamic forces on an airframe integrated scramjet engine in the T4 Shock Tunnel Facility.
Joining the Oxford Thermofluids Institute in 2014 as a post-doctoral researcher, and then as a Senior Researcher in 2018, he has spent the last 8 years developing, commissioning and managing the Oxford High Speed Facilities – the T6 Stalker Tunnel, the High Density Tunnel and, more recently, the Low Density Tunnel; unique facilities which have placed Oxford at the forefront of high-speed experimental research.
Research Interests
- Short duration facility development (operation and diagnostics)
- Aerodynamic force measurement techniques
- Magnetic suspension and balance systems
- Rarefied flows and satellite demise re-entry aerothermodynamics
- High-speed inlet performance
Research Groups
Recent Publications
Experimental Simulation of a Galileo Sub-Scale Model at Ice Giant Entry Conditions in the T6 Free-Piston Driven Wind Tunnel
Steer J, Collen P, Glenn A, Sopek T, Hambidge C et al. (2022)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{experimentalsim-2022/9,
title={Experimental Simulation of a Galileo Sub-Scale Model at Ice Giant Entry Conditions in the T6 Free-Piston Driven Wind Tunnel},
author={Steer J, Collen P, Glenn A, Sopek T, Hambidge C et al.},
booktitle={9th International Workshop on Radiation of High Temperature Gases for Space Missions},
year = "2022"
}
Laminar transpiration cooling experiments in hypersonic flow
Ifti HS, Hermann T, Rocher ME, Doherty L, Hambidge C et al. (2022), Experiments in Fluids, 63(6)
BibTeX
@article{laminartranspir-2022/6,
title={Laminar transpiration cooling experiments in hypersonic flow},
author={Ifti HS, Hermann T, Rocher ME, Doherty L, Hambidge C et al.},
journal={Experiments in Fluids},
volume={63},
number={102},
publisher={Springer},
year = "2022"
}
The Oxford T6 Stalker tunnel: performance, upgrades and new modes of operation
McGilvray M, Collen P, Doherty L, Steer J, Leader J et al. (2022)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{theoxfordtstalk-2022/6,
title={The Oxford T6 Stalker tunnel: performance, upgrades and new modes of operation},
author={McGilvray M, Collen P, Doherty L, Steer J, Leader J et al.},
booktitle={2nd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions Engineering (FAR 2022)},
year = "2022"
}
Free-flight aerodynamic testing of a 7 degree half-angle cone
Hyslop A, McGilvray M & Doherty L (2021)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{freeflightaerod-2021/12,
title={Free-flight aerodynamic testing of a 7 degree half-angle cone},
author={Hyslop A, McGilvray M & Doherty L},
booktitle={AIAA SCITECH 2022 Forum},
year = "2021"
}
Development and commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel
Collen P, Doherty LJ, Subiah SD, Sopek T, Jahn I et al. (2021), Experiments in Fluids, 62(11)
BibTeX
@article{developmentandc-2021/10,
title={Development and commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel},
author={Collen P, Doherty LJ, Subiah SD, Sopek T, Jahn I et al.},
journal={Experiments in Fluids},
volume={62},
number={225},
publisher={Springer},
year = "2021"
}
Free-flight aerodynamic testing of the Skylon space plane
Hyslop A, Doherty LJ, McGilvray M, Neely A, McQuellin LP et al. (2021), Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 58(5), 1487-1497
BibTeX
@article{freeflightaerod-2021/7,
title={Free-flight aerodynamic testing of the Skylon space plane},
author={Hyslop A, Doherty LJ, McGilvray M, Neely A, McQuellin LP et al.},
journal={Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets},
volume={58},
pages={1487-1497},
publisher={American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics},
year = "2021"
}
The Oxford Magnetic Suspension and Balance System: A Brief History and Development Status
DOHERTY L, DONALDSON N & OWEN A (2021)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{theoxfordmagnet-2021/1,
title={The Oxford Magnetic Suspension and Balance System: A Brief History and Development Status},
author={DOHERTY L, DONALDSON N & OWEN A},
booktitle={AIAA Scitech 2021 Forum},
year = "2021"
}
Ice crystal accretion experiments in a combined linear cascade and swan neck duct
Connolly J, Choi M, Yang X, Doherty L, Gillespie DRH et al. (2020), AIAA AVIATION 2020 FORUM, 1 PartF
BibTeX
@inproceedings{icecrystalaccre-2020/1,
title={Ice crystal accretion experiments in a combined linear cascade and swan neck duct},
author={Connolly J, Choi M, Yang X, Doherty L, Gillespie DRH et al.},
year = "2020"
}
Development of a fast-response Diamond Calorimeter Heat Transfer Gauge
Penty Geraets R, McGilvray M, Doherty LJ, Richard , James CM et al. (2019), Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 34(1), 193-202
BibTeX
@article{developmentofaf-2019/11,
title={Development of a fast-response Diamond Calorimeter Heat Transfer Gauge},
author={Penty Geraets R, McGilvray M, Doherty LJ, Richard , James CM et al.},
journal={Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer},
volume={34},
pages={193-202},
publisher={American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics},
year = "2019"
}
Commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel
Collen P, Doherty L, McGilvray M, Naved I, Penty Geraets R et al. (2019), AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum
BibTeX
@inproceedings{commissioningof-2019/1,
title={Commissioning of the T6 Stalker Tunnel},
author={Collen P, Doherty L, McGilvray M, Naved I, Penty Geraets R et al.},
booktitle={AIAA Scitech 2019 Forum},
year = "2019"
}
