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Citations
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3186
National Ranking
108

Overview

Michael K. Smart is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily centers on the fields of engineering and mathematics, with a specialized focus on aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, and applied mathematics.

Their body of work includes significant contributions to topics such as:

  • Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory
  • Rocket and Propulsion Systems Research
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
  • Space Satellite Systems and Control
  • Plasma and Flow Control in Aerodynamics
  • Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
  • Spacecraft Dynamics and Control

Michael K. Smart has published frequently in several academic venues, including:

  • Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • Journal of Propulsion and Power
  • Shock Waves
  • AIAA Journal
  • Proceedings of the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference/Proceedings - Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael K. Smart cover various aspects of aerospace propulsion and fluid mechanics:

  • Discrete Adjoint Optimization of a Hypersonic Inlet, 2020, AIAA Journal
  • Trajectory Optimization of a Partially Reusable Rocket-Scramjet-Rocket Launch System Including Fly-Back, 2023, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • High Mach Number Operation of Accelerator Scramjet Engine, 2023, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
  • A Design Method for Three-Dimensional Scramjet Nozzles with Shape Transition, 2021, Journal of Propulsion and Power
  • Nitrogen driver for low-enthalpy testing in free-piston-driven shock tunnels, 2021, Shock Waves

Michael K. Smart frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Their most common co-authors include:

  • Vincent Wheatley
  • Damian Curran
  • Rowan Gollan
  • Peter A. Jacobs
  • Alexander D. T. Ward

Best Publications

  • Design of Three-Dimensional Hypersonic Inlets with Rectangular-to-Elliptical Shape Transition

    M. K. Smart

  • Flight Data Analysis of the HyShot 2 Scramjet Flight Experiment

    Michael K. Smart;Neal E. Hass;Allan Paull

  • How much compression should a scramjet inlet Do

    Michael K. Smart

  • CIAM/NASA Mach 6.5 Scramjet Flight and Ground Test

    R. T. Voland;A. H. Auslender;M. K. Smart;A. S. Roudakov

  • Mach 4 Performance of Hypersonic Inlet with Rectangular-to-Elliptical Shape Transition

    Michael K. Smart;Carl A. Trexler

  • Experimental testing of a hypersonic inlet with rectangular-to-elliptical shape transition

    M. K. Smart

  • Orbital Delivery of Small Payloads Using Hypersonic Airbreathing Propulsion

    Michael K. Smart;Matthew R. Tetlow

  • Aspects of shock wave-induced vortex breakdown

    Iraj M. Kalkhoran;Michael K. Smart

  • Reference Enthalpy Method Developed from Solutions of the Boundary-Layer Equations

    William E. Meador;Michael K. Smart

  • Optimization of Two-Dimensional Scramjet Inlets

    M. K. Smart

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  • Application of Inlet Injection to a Three-Dimensional Scramjet at Mach 8

    James C. Turner;Michael K. Smart

  • Shock-Tunnel Experiments with a Mach 12 Rectangular-to-Elliptical Shape-Transition Scramjet at Offdesign Conditions

    Milinda V. Suraweera;Michael K. Smart

  • Effect of shock strength on oblique shock-wave/vortex interaction

    Michael K. Smart;Iraj M. Kalkhoran

  • Effects of Hydrogen Fuel Injection in a Mach 12 Scramjet Inlet

    James E. Barth;Vincent Wheatley;Michael K. Smart

  • Supersonic combustion of hydrocarbons in a shape-transitioning hypersonic engine

    Zachary J. Denman;Vincent Wheatley;Michael K. Smart;Ananthanarayanan Veeraragavan

  • Ignition experiments of hydrocarbons in a mach 8 shape-transitioning scramjet engine

    Zachary J. Denman;Wilson Y. K. Chan;Stefan Brieschenk;Ananthanarayanan Veeraragavan

  • Experimental Testing of an Airframe Integrated 3-D Scramjet at True Mach 10 Flight Conditions

    Luke J. Doherty;Michael K. Smart;David J. Mee

  • Design of Modular Shape-Transition Inlets for a Conical Hypersonic Vehicle

    Rowan J. Gollan;Michael K. Smart

  • Mode Change Characteristics of a Three-Dimensional Scramjet at Mach 8

    James C. Turner;Michael K. Smart

  • Flow Modeling of Pseudoshocks in Backpressured Ducts

    Michael K. Smart

  • MEASUREMENTS OF SUPERSONIC WING TIP VORTICES

    Michael K. Smart;Iraj M. Kalkhoran;James Benston

Frequent Co-Authors

John Drennan
John Drennan University of Queensland
Jack R. Edwards
Jack R. Edwards North Carolina State University

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