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Thermal Energy Engineering Lab
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This lab studies heat exchangers and heat transport devices that move heat efficiently and provide cooling.
AboutAbout the lab
Reading the flow of heat to develop new cooling technologies
The Thermal Energy Engineering Lab works on experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis to improve the performance of heat exchangers and heat transport devices.
Its targets range from familiar air-conditioning equipment to the cooling of electronic devices and batteries, where moving and controlling heat efficiently is a challenge.
Through observation and measurement of phenomena in experiments and through CFD simulation, the lab aims to understand thermal-fluid phenomena and develop new cooling and heat transport technologies.
Key terms
- Computational fluid dynamics
- A method of reproducing fluid flow through computer calculation. The lab calls it CFD, and it is a main approach alongside experiments.
- Gas-liquid two-phase flow
- A state in which gas and liquid flow together. It is a subject of study in the design of heat transfer equipment involving boiling and condensation.
- Microchannel
- A narrow flow passage with an inner diameter of 1 mm or less. As heat exchangers become smaller, understanding the flow and heat transfer in them has become important.
- Heat pipe
- A device that transports and spreads heat efficiently. The lab focuses on self-excited oscillating heat pipes and vapor chambers.
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Focusing on the transport and conversion of thermal energy, the lab builds on heat transfer engineering and uses experiments and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation to clarify the underlying phenomena. It aims to apply the results to high-performance heat exchangers for heat pumps and refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment, and to high-performance cooling devices such as heat pipes.
*Illustrative imageNumerical Analysis of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow and Phase Change
The lab builds CFD models that accurately reproduce gas-liquid two-phase flows involving deformation and breakup of the gas-liquid interface, as well as phase-change phenomena, mainly condensation. In collaboration with other research institutions, it investigates numerical schemes and models phase change and heat flux, aiming to support the design of heat transfer equipment and similar devices.
*Illustrative imageFlow and Heat Transfer in Microchannels
The lab experimentally investigates the phase separation characteristics and boiling heat transfer characteristics of gas-liquid two-phase flow in microchannels with an inner diameter of 1 mm or less. Pressure and temperature measurements are combined with high-speed camera visualization and image analysis to clarify the phenomena.
*Illustrative imageHeat Transfer Characteristics of Heat Transport Devices
Increasing heat generation density in electronic devices, nonuniform temperature distributions in batteries and solar panels, and the need to use waste heat effectively all call for devices that can transport and spread heat efficiently. Focusing on self-excited oscillating heat pipes (pulsating heat pipes) and vapor chambers, the lab aims to improve their performance and clarify their characteristics.
*Illustrative imageHeat Transfer in Heat Exchangers with Complex Flow Passages
In chevron-type plate heat exchangers, which use corrugated plates, and in heat exchangers with a TPMS (Triply Periodic Minimal Surface) structure, the fluid repeatedly splits and merges, making the flow complex. In collaboration with other research institutions, the lab builds CFD models that reproduce experimental results, working to clarify the underlying mechanisms and establish methods for predicting their characteristics.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Thermal Energy Engineering Lab consist of faculty, and doctoral program, master's program, and fourth-year undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Assistant ProfessorKizuku Kurose
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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: “Part of a heat exchanger in a cracking tower” W.carter / Public domain (cropped)
- Numerical Analysis of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow and Phase Change: “Bubbles inside boiling water” Snehit Jamere / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Flow and Heat Transfer in Microchannels: “MCASlot16” K.Reichert / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Heat Transfer Characteristics of Heat Transport Devices: “Heatsink with copper heatpipe-4973” Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Heat Transfer in Heat Exchangers with Complex Flow Passages: “Plate heat exchanger - dismantled pic02” RomanM82 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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