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"
}
Heat transfer measurements of a transpiration-cooled stagnation point in transient hypersonic flow
Naved I, Hermann T, McGilvray M, Ewenz Rocher M, Hambidge C et al. (2022), Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 37
BibTeX
@article{heattransfermea-2022/9,
title={Heat transfer measurements of a transpiration-cooled stagnation point in transient hypersonic flow},
author={Naved I, Hermann T, McGilvray M, Ewenz Rocher M, Hambidge C et al.},
journal={Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer},
volume={37},
number={2},
publisher={American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics},
year = "2022"
}
The UK National Wind Tunnel Facility
Doherty L, Mc Namara C, Gouder K & Morrison J (2022), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on High-Speed Vehicle Science and Technology (HiSST22)
BibTeX
@inproceedings{theuknationalwi-2022/9,
title={The UK National Wind Tunnel Facility},
author={Doherty L, Mc Namara C, Gouder K & Morrison J},
booktitle={2nd International Conference on High-Speed Vechicle Science and Technology (HiSST22)},
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"
}
Heat Transfer Measurements of a Transpiration-Cooled Stagnation Point in Transient Hypersonic Flow - Dataset
Naved I, Hermann T, McGilvray M, Ewenz Rocher M, Hambidge C et al. (2022)
BibTeX
@misc{heattransfermea-2022/1,
title={Heat Transfer Measurements of a Transpiration-Cooled Stagnation Point in Transient Hypersonic Flow - Dataset},
author={Naved I, Hermann T, McGilvray M, Ewenz Rocher M, Hambidge C et al.},
year = "2022"
}
Laminar transpiration cooling experiments in hypersonic flow - Dataset
Ifti HS, Hermann T, Ewenz Rocher M, Doherty L, Hambidge C et al. (2022)
BibTeX
@misc{laminartranspir-2022/1,
title={Laminar transpiration cooling experiments in hypersonic flow - Dataset},
author={Ifti HS, Hermann T, Ewenz Rocher M, Doherty L, Hambidge C et al.},
year = "2022"
}
Mixing Characteristics in a Hypersonic Flow around a Transpiration Cooled Flat Plate Model - Dataset
Hermann T, Ifti HS, McGilvray M, Doherty L & Penty Geraets R (2022)
BibTeX
@misc{mixingcharacter-2022/1,
title={Mixing Characteristics in a Hypersonic Flow around a Transpiration Cooled Flat Plate Model - Dataset},
author={Hermann T, Ifti HS, McGilvray M, Doherty L & Penty Geraets R},
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"
}
