PUBLICATIONS
Brooks, M. J., Pitot, J., Snedden, G., Velthuysen, T., Genevieve, B., Swanepoel, T. and Singh, Y. Advances in ASRI’s Liquid and Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Programs, AIAA 2024-1606. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. 2024 Brooks – Advances in ASRIs Liquid and Hybrid Rocket Propulsion Programs |
Cooper, R. W., Martin, D. J., Wunderlin, N., Pitot, J. and Brooks, M. J. Facility Design and Cold Flow Testing Operations for an 18kN LOX/Kerosene Liquid Rocket Engine, AIAA 2024-1399. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. |
Damane, C. M. and Pitot, J. Performance Evaluation of Compression-Molded Ablative Rocket Engine Materials, AIAA 2024-1400. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. 2024 Damane – Performance Evaluation of Compression-Molded Ablative Rocket Engine Materials |
Gyasi-Agyei, P. K., Pitot, J., Brooks, M. J., Snedden, G., Harrylal, S., Cooper, R. W., Genevieve, B., Martin, D. J., Velthuysen, T. J., Wunderlin, N., Mawbey, R., Govender, U., Tshomela, M., Mdhluli, T. T., Singh, Y., Blakey-Milner, B., Damane, C. M., Mchunu, V., Msomi, S. S., Ngomane, P. S., Nzimande, M. C., Odayan, R., Reddy, V., Sabbagha, J., Schneider, M., Silver, J., Slabber, E. R., Ghazi, Y. and Ngcobo, P. Preliminary Results from the 2023 Phoenix Hybrid Rocket Launch Campaign, AIAA 2024-1607. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. 2024 Gyasi Agyei – Preliminary Results from the 2023 Phoenix Hybrid Rocket Launch Campaign |
Martin, D. J., Cooper, R. W., Wunderlin, N., Pitot, J. and Brooks, M. J. Preliminary Performance Data of an 18kN Ablatively Cooled, Blowdown Liquid Rocket Engine, AIAA 2024-1397. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. |
Mdhluli, T. T., Velthuysen, T. J. and Brooks, M. J. Development of a Test Rig for Visualization of Gelled Propellant Simulant Atomization, AIAA 2024-2221. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. 2024 Mdhluli – Development of a Test Rig for Visualization of Gelled Propellant Simulant Atomization |
Msomi, S. S., Harrylal, S., Pitot, J. and Brooks, M. J. Design of a Flight Weight Pressure Regulator for Pressurization of Propellant Tanks on Commercial Space Launch Vehicles, AIAA 2024-1211. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. |
Silver, J., Nzimande, M. C., Martin, D. J. and Brooks, M. J. An Experimental Investigation of Slosh in Propellant Tanks Using Additively Manufactured Baffles, AIAA 2024-1443. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. |
Reddy, V., Singh, Y., Cooper, R. W., Snedden, G. and Brooks, M. J. CFD Surrogate Assisted Optimization of an Electrically Driven Rocket Engine Propellant Pump, AIAA 2024-2870. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. |
Silver, J., Brooks, M. J. and Snedden, G. Design Simulation of Gas Generator and Electrically Pumped Rocket Engine Cycles Under Ablative and Regenerative Cooling, AIAA 2024-0351. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. |
Singh, Y., Pitot, J., Brooks, M. J. and Snedden, G. Preliminary Results from the Design and Testing of a Rocket Engine Electro-Pump, AIAA 2024-2589. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. 2024 Singh – Preliminary Results from the Design and Testing of a Rocket Engine Electro-Pump |
Slabber, E. R., Snedden, G., Velthuysen, T. J., Brooks, M. J., Bergh, J. and Odayan, R. Optimization of Rocket Fins using a 6-DOF Solver, AIAA 2024-0380. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. 2024 Slabber – Optimization of Rocket Fins using a 6-DOF Solver |
Tshomela, M., Pitot, J. and Snedden, G. Development of a Payload Module for the Phoenix-1C Hybrid Sounding Rocket, AIAA 2024-0372. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. 2024 Tshomela – Development of a Payload Module for the Phoenix-1C Hybrid Sounding Rocket |
Velthuysen, T. J., Brooks, M. J., Pitot, J. and Rousseau, W. Formulation, Rheology and Impact Sensitivity of “Green” Gelled Propellants with and without Metal Additives, AIAA 2024-1367. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. |
Wunderlin, N., Martin, D. J., Cooper, R. W., Pitot, J. and Brooks, M. J. Ablative Thrust Chamber Development for the SAFFIRE ABLE Liquid Rocket Engine, AIAA 2024-0347. AIAA SciTech 2024 Forum, Orlando, FL, January 2024. 2024 Wunderlin – Ablative Thrust Chamber Development for the SAFFIRE ABLE Liquid Rocket Engine |
| Blakey-Milner B., Gradl P., Snedden G., Brooks M., Pitot J., Lopez E., Leary M., Berto F. and du Plessis A., “Metal Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace: A Review”, Materials & Design, 209, 2021 |
| Velthuysen T.J., Brooks M.J., and Pitot J.F., “Closed-Loop Throttle Control of a Liquefying Fuel Hybrid Rocket Motor”, Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 13, 2021 |
| Leverone F., Pitot J., Veale K. and Brooks M., “Performance Sensitivity Study on a Blowdown Nitrous Oxide Paraffin Wax Hybrid Sounding Rocket”, Acta Astronautica, 160, 230–239, 2019 |
| Broughton, K. M., Williams, D. R., Brooks, M. J., Pitot de la Beaujardiere, J., “Development of the Phoenix-1B Mk II 35 km Apogee Hybrid Rocket”, 2018 Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, Cincinnati, OH, 2018. |
| Velthuysen, T., Broughton, K. M., Brooks, M. J., Pitot de la Beaujardiere, J., Lineberry, D. M., Tingley, E., “Safety Aspects of Nitrous Oxide Use in Hybrid Rocket Motor Design and Testing”, 2018 Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, Cincinnati, OH, 2018. |
| Wunderlin, N., Martin, D., Pitot, J., Brooks, M., “Design Options for a South African Small-Satellite Launch Vehicle”, 2018 Joint Propulsion Conference, AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum, Cincinnati, OH, 2018. |
| Veale, K., Adali, A., Pitot, J., Bemont, C., “The structural properties of paraffin wax based hybrid rocket fuels with aluminium particles”, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 151, 864-873, 2018. |
| Veale, K., Adali, A., Pitot, J., Brooks, M., “A review of the performance and structural considerations of paraffin wax hybrid rocket fuels with additives”, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 141, 196-208, 2017. |
| Du Clou S., Brooks M.J., Lear W.E., Sherif S.A. and Khalil E.E. “Performance and Control of a Pulse Thermal Loop Heat Transport System”, AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 29, No. 4, 826-834, 2015 |
| Genevieve B., Pitot J., Brooks M.J., Chowdhury S., Veale K., Leverone F., Balmogim U. and Mawbey R., “Flight Test of the Phoenix-1A Hybrid Rocket”, 51st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2015 |
| Balmogim, U., Brooks M., Pitot de la Beaujardiere J-F, Veale K., Genevieve B. and Roberts L.W., “Preliminary Design of the Phoenix-1B Hybrid Rocket”, 51st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2015 |
| Fitzgerald D.J., Smith G.D.J., Brooks M.J. and Snedden G.C., “Preliminary Design of a Gas Turbine to Drive a South African Commercial Booster Engine”, 51st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2015 |
| Veale K., Brooks M.J., Pitot de la Beaujardiere J-F., “Structural Performance of Large Scale Paraffin Wax Based Fuel Grains”, 51st AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2015 |
| Page M., Brooks M.J., Roberts L.W. and Bemont C., “Modelling and Experimental Validation of a Loop Heat Pipe”, R&D Journal of the South African Institution of Mechanical Engineering 29, 26-35, 2013 |
| Genevieve B., Chowdhury S.M., Brooks M.J., Pitot de la Beaujardiere J., Veale K. and Roberts L., “The Phoenix Hybrid Sounding Rocket Program: A Progress Report 2012”, 48th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Atlanta, Georgia, 2012 |
| Smyth J., Bindon J., Brooks M., Smith G. and Snedden G., “The Design of a Kerosene Turbopump for a South African Commercial Launch Vehicle”, 48th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit, Atlanta, Georgia, 2012 |
| Page M., Brooks M.J., Bemont C. and Roberts L.W., “Performance validation of a steady-state loop heat pipe model”, AIAA International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 2012 |
| Du Clou S., Brooks, M.J., Lear W.E., Sherif, S.A. and Khalil E.E., “An Ejector Transient Performance Model for Application in a Pulse Refrigeration System”, AIAA 2011-5804, 9th AIAA International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego, California, 2011 |
| Leverone F.K., Pitot de la Beaujardiere, J., Brooks M.J., Roberts L.W., Recent Advances in South Africa’s Phoenix Hybrid Sounding Rocket Programme, IAC-11-D2.7.3, 62nd International Astronautical Congress, Cape Town, 2011 |
| Genevieve B., Brooks M.J., Pitot de la Beaujardiere J. and Roberts L.W., “Performance Modeling of a Paraffin Wax/Nitrous Oxide Hybrid Rocket Motor”, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, 2011 |
| Chowdhury S., Pitot de la Beaujardiere J., Brooks M.J. and Roberts L.W., “An Integrated Six Degree-of-Freedom Trajectory Simulator for Hybrid Sounding Rockets”, 49th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, 2011 |