- Professor
- Kenya KUWAGI
- Research Field
Multi-phase flow, Powder technology, Fluidized bed engineering
- Keyword(s)
Heat transfer, Multi-phase flow, powder, Fluidized bed, Numerical simulation
- Research theme
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- Powder simulation to improve blade of noodle dough mixer
- Thermal flow analysis of melted solder
- Mechanism of powder flow of vibrated granular beds
- Numerical simulation of heat transfer and fluid in an incinerator
There exist three states of matter, i.e. gas, liquid and solid and a flow in which two or three of these states are mixed is called a multi-phase flow. We analyze the flow and heat transfer of multiphase flows using numerical simulations and visualization systems. The thermal flow in the garbage incinerator and the dough mixing in the noodle dough kneader are analyzed as a flow of mixed solids and gases. Bubbles generated in the molten solder bath are analyzed as a flow of mixed liquid and gas. For such problems, we use open source code e.g. OpenFOAM for simulation. In order to visualize heat and flow, PIV, large-diameter Mach-Zehnder interferometer, system schlieren, and infrared thermal image analyzer are utilized.

- Desired cooperation
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- Numerical simulation and visualization of powder/particles
- Development of energy/environmental facility
- Problems associated with fluid and/or heat transfer