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Thermo-Fluid Control and Measurement Lab
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A lab that visualizes invisible flows to uncover thermal and fluid phenomena.
AboutAbout the lab
Visualizing invisible flows to understand the phenomena
The Thermo-Fluid Control and Measurement Lab specializes in thermofluid engineering, multiphase flow, and the active control and detailed visualization measurement of heat transfer and fluid flow.
Its research rests on four pillars: nuclear, space, environment, and microbubbles.
The lab focuses on visualization using high-speed cameras, aiming to make invisible flows visible and clarify complex phenomena.
The lab also actively pursues joint research with research institutions and private companies.
Key terms
- Multiphase flow
- Flow in which substances in different states, such as gas, liquid, and solid, flow mixed together. Gas-liquid-solid three-phase flow and gas-liquid two-phase flow are examples.
- Visualization measurement
- Measurement that captures the behavior of invisible flows, using tools such as high-speed cameras.
- Gas-liquid two-phase flow
- Flow in which gas and liquid flow mixed together.
NewsLab news
A master's student received the Fellow Award for FY2025 from the Atomic Energy Society of Japan.
A master's student received the Excellent Presentation Award at the young researchers' presentation meeting of the Kita-Kanto Branch of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan.
Professor Akiko Kaneko received the Frontier Award from the Fluids Engineering Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers.
A master's student received both the Best Presentation Award and The Beauty of Multiphase Flow Award at the Multiphase Flow Symposium 2025.
A student received the Best Presentation Award at the Multiphase Flow Symposium 2024.
ResearchResearch themes
Underlying all of the lab's research is the idea of visualizing invisible flows to understand phenomena and contribute to technologies useful to society. Research themes fall into four pillars (nuclear, space, environment, and microbubbles/medical-engineering collaboration), and flow phenomena are investigated through experimental measurement.
*Illustrative imageThermal Fluids in Energy Systems
The lab investigates the gas-liquid-solid three-phase flow field in pool scrubbing, and droplet entrainment occurring at the interface of high-speed gas jets in liquid. It also covers the flow behavior of supersonic steam injectors, prevention of bumping under microwave heating, and the three-dimensional behavior of liquid jets.
*Illustrative imageTechnology Development for Using the Space Environment
As technology development for using the space environment, the lab studies corner flow in microscale rectangular channels and acoustically levitated droplets.
*Illustrative imageTechnologies to Reduce Environmental Impact
As part of developing technologies that reduce environmental impact, the lab investigates the behavior of gas-liquid two-phase flow through the narrow gap between rotating double cylinders.
*Illustrative imageMicro Thermofluid Engineering and Medical-Engineering Collaboration
The lab studies the development of sterilization technology for water regeneration in spacecraft, and measurement technology for air leak flow rate in thoracic drainage units.
MembersFaculty
Members of the Thermo-Fluid Control and Measurement Lab consist of faculty, a secretary, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- ProfessorAkiko Kaneko
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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: “COLOR IMAGE OF THE FLOW VISUALIZATION RIG - BLACK & WHITE IMAGE OF DIFFUSER EXPERIMENT RIG - NARA - 17448953” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Thermal Fluids in Energy Systems: “Steam Injector ( )” Thomas's Pics / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Technology Development for Using the Space Environment: “MISSE-2” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Technologies to Reduce Environmental Impact: “Taylor Wirbel 02” Jürgen Wagner / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Micro Thermofluid Engineering and Medical-Engineering Collaboration: “Hood Ultraviolet Light” Alyssa LaGrange / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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