Strategic Objective
Comprehensive understanding and advanced prediction and control of complex transport phenomena
Research supervisor

Susumu Goto(Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University)
Overview
This research area aims to build a foundation for new fluid science that will help us to fundamentally clarify complex flow and transport phenomena and to establish more accurate predictions and advanced methods of control. To do this, we will make full use of environments and techniques for numerical flow simulation, which have undergone remarkable development in recent years; flow measurement techniques; and applied mathematical techniques that analyze the vast amounts of data obtained through these.
More specifically, we target research on all kinds of flow and transport phenomena, including momentum, heat, and materials transport due to turbulence; flow accompanying chemical reactions such as combustion; various environmental flow phenomena; flow and transport phenomena in living organisms; the transport and transfer phenomena of a variety of complex fluids; and transport phenomena of electromagnetic fluids. We will apply traditional fluid mechanics analysis techniques to these phenomena, but we will also make use of applied mathematical analysis, data science, numerical simulations, new experiments and measurement techniques, and more. By then mutually applying the knowledge gained by increasing the depth of research, we will contribute to the discovery of clues relating to the clarification of complex flow and transport phenomena, as well as the development of new fluid science that makes use of the strengths of each field.
Taking complex flow and transport as keywords, we will introduce perspectives with overarching views of several fields related to fluid dynamics in a broad sense, and encourage proactive interdisciplinary exchange between young researchers.
Research Area Advisors
Soshi Kawai |
Professor, School of Engineering, Tohoku University |
Yoshinobu Kawahara |
Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University |
Takashi Sakajo |
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University |
Kenji Tadakuma |
General Manager, Advanced Project Promotion Division, Toyota Motor Corporation |
Mamoru Tanahashi |
Professor, School of Engineering, Institute of Science Tokyo |
Koji Nagata |
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
Yuji Hattori |
Professor, Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University |
Koji Fukagata |
Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University |
Nobuyuki Matubayasi |
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, The University of Osaka |
Tomo-Hiko Watanabe |
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University |
Research Projects
- Year Started : 2021
- Year Started : 2022
- Year Started : 2023