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Kanagawa Lab
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A theoretical lab that uses mathematical equations to elucidate multiphase flow and wave phenomena.
AboutAbout the lab
Pioneering complex physical phenomena of flow, waves, and heat, and their applications, through mathematical equations
The Theoretical Multiphase Fluid Dynamics Lab (Kanagawa Lab) theoretically studies flows with interfaces, such as multiphase flow and bubble dynamics, using mathematical equations.
Centered on continuum mechanics, the lab incorporates perspectives from nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and molecular dynamics.
As applications, the lab extends its work to mathematical analysis of ultrasonic medical engineering, bubble dynamics in blood vessels, volcanic eruptions and seismic waves, and marine resource exploration.
The lab states that liking hand calculation (or at least not disliking it) is the minimum requirement for doing research there.
Key terms
- Multiphase flow
- Flow with interfaces. Unlike single-phase flow, it cannot be simply described as a single continuum
- Continuum mechanics
- Mechanics that mathematically expresses and treats the mechanical phenomena of fluids (and of continua more broadly)
- Nonlinear wave theory
- A theory that deals with shock waves, solitons, and the like. In the lab, it is one pillar that takes a different perspective from fluid dynamics
NewsLab news
A paper on liquid-phase turbulence and pressure waves in bubbly flow has been accepted by Physics of Fluids
A student won an award at the Multiphase Flow Symposium 2026
A doctoral student's paper has been selected as an Editor's Pick in Physics of Fluids
Joint research with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, "Modeling Method for Transient Pressure Fluctuations in Gas-Liquid Multiphase Flow," has begun
A paper on the acoustics of porous multiphase rock has been published in Physics of Fluids
ResearchResearch themes
With the ultimate goal of creating theories that open up new thermo-fluid dynamics, the lab builds mathematical models that are consistent from the macro to the micro scale. Separate from fluid dynamics, another pillar is nonlinear wave theory, which deals with shock waves and solitons, and the lab also integrates CFD and experiments through collaborative research.
*Illustrative imageBuilding the fundamental equations of multiphase flow
The lab constructs the fundamental equations of multiphase flow and verifies their mathematical well-posedness. The theme is challenging; doctoral students have worked on it, and undergraduate students sometimes do as well.
*Illustrative imageAnalysis and applications of wave propagation
The lab analyzes wave propagation based on the fundamental equations and applies it to medicine, earth science, disaster prevention, aerospace, and seafloor resource exploration. When undergraduate students or new first-year master's students are assigned to the lab, they are given this theme in most cases.
*Illustrative imageResearch integrating other methods
To advance its wave propagation research, the lab is integrating other approaches such as AI, molecular dynamics simulation, analytical mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, dynamical systems, and various branches of applied mathematics. Doctoral students are working on this theme.
*Illustrative imageJoint research with companies on the mathematics of multiphase flow
The lab has been engaged in joint research with companies on the mathematics of multiphase flow since fiscal year 2024.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Kanagawa Lab consist of faculty and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorTetsuya Kanagawa
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Frozen soap bubble behind fir twigs (Unsplash BojuZpqw4zM)” aaronburden Aaron Burden from Baltimore, Maryland, USA. / CC0 (cropped)
- Building the fundamental equations of multiphase flow: “Multiphase Flow Stirred Reactor” SimScale GmbH / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Analysis and applications of wave propagation: “Internal Ocean Waves (ASTER)” NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team / Public domain (cropped)
- Research integrating other methods: “Visual Molecular Dynamics visualization” Toughpkh / Public domain (cropped)
- Joint research with companies on the mathematics of multiphase flow: “Colonne distillazione” User:Luigi Chiesa / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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