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Thermofluid Physics Lab
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This lab uncovers the elementary processes behind phenomena ranging from droplets and bubbles to light inside living tissue.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering the elementary processes of physical phenomena through experiment and theory
The Thermofluid Physics Lab studies flows containing droplets and bubbles (multiphase flows), gas-liquid interfaces, and how light propagates through living tissue.
Its subjects include the flow immediately after a droplet impact, the ultra-high temperatures and pressures that arise inside microscopic bubbles, and waves and flows in the microscale world governed by molecular motion.
Using precise experiments, large-scale numerical simulations, and mathematical theoretical analysis, the lab clarifies the mechanisms behind physical phenomena and aims to develop new technologies.
The lab welcomes visits at any time from students in the Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Engineering and from students at other universities.
Key terms
- Multiphase flow
- A flow in which materials with different properties, such as a liquid and a gas, are mixed together. Flows containing droplets or bubbles are examples
- Gas-liquid interface
- The boundary between a liquid and a gas. Evaporation and condensation occur at this boundary
- Numerical simulation
- A method of solving the equations that describe a phenomenon on a computer, reproducing the phenomenon in place of an experiment in order to study it
NewsLab news
Research involving a master's student was published in Colloids and Surfaces A
A master's student received a Student Travel Award at the 41st Near-Infrared Forum
Research involving students was published in Physics of Fluids
A student received the Best Presentation Award at the Graduation Research Presentation Meeting of the Hokkaido Student Chapter of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
ResearchResearch themes
Building on fluid dynamics, the lab focuses on elementary processes at a wide range of time and length scales, such as droplet impact, bubble collapse, evaporation and condensation at gas-liquid interfaces, and how light propagates inside living tissue. It aims to clarify the physical mechanisms through both experiment and theory and to use them to develop new technologies.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The members of the Thermofluid Physics Lab are faculty, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.
- Project ProfessorMasao Watanabe
- ProfessorKazumichi Kobayashi
- Associate ProfessorHiroyuki Fujii
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