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Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Associate Professor / YAMAZAKI Wataru
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Associate Professor / YAMAZAKI Wataru
Prof. Yamazaki is a very kind and friendly person. He often comes to check on the students and have small talk with students. Research contents can be flexibly adjusted according to interest of students. When students discuss and consult with him about their research, he gives them detailed and careful advice.
Research Content
Our research topics are related with fluid dynamics, CFD technology and optimization technology. For instance, we are developing a new concept of supersonic aircrafts, a flapping wing micro air vehicle as dragonflies and a highly efficient vertical axis wind turbine. These researches will contribute to improving the fuel consumption of aircraft and the power generation of wind turbines. Furthermore, we are developing optimization methods, uncertainty analysis methods and CFD methods. These researches will help increase the speed of manufacturing by reducing the cost of computations.
A Day in the Lab
Prof. Yamazaki respects student’s personal life, so it’s not decided ordinarily what time we should come to the laboratory. We can manage our own time. Thus, some students come to the laboratory in the morning and some come to the lab in the afternoon. We need to report weekly progress and have a seminar to introduce English journal papers. For that, there are a few hours of core time in a week that we have to spend doing research. Lab-mates are very friendly, so we often go to dinner and hang out together after the core time.
Lab members!
Thesis Subjects
- (M)Investigation of multi element airfoil configurations using aerodynamic topology optimization methods
- (M)Design optimization of blade cross section for small vertical axis wind turbine considering variation in number of blades and solidity value
- (M)Investigation of the effect of changes in phase difference on aerodynamic performance of tandem flapping wing micro air vehicle
The number of
PhD Graduates
2
Major employers of Graduates
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Suzuki Motor Corp.
- SUBARU Corp.
- Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
- Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
- VAIO Corporation
- Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.
- Ebara Corp.
- Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.
- Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.
