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Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Professor / YAMAZAKI Wataru
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Professor / YAMAZAKI Wataru
Professor Yamazaki is welcoming and friendly, often visiting us to see how we’re doing and chatting with us casually. Our research topics can be customized to match each student’s interests, allowing for a high level of flexibility. Whenever we discuss our research with him, he offers thoughtful and detailed advice, making sure all our concerns are thoughtfully addressed.
Research Content
Our research focuses on fluid dynamics, CFD, and optimization technology. For instance, we are developing innovative concepts such as supersonic aircraft, dragonfly-inspired flapping-wing micro air vehicles, and highly efficient vertical-axis wind turbines. These projects aim to improve the fuel efficiency of aircraft and maximize the power output of wind turbines. Furthermore, we are developing advanced optimization algorithms, uncertainty analysis, and CFD methods. This research contributes to the acceleration of the design and manufacturing process by significantly reducing computational costs.
A Day in the Lab
Professor Yamazaki respects students’ personal lives, so the time to come to the laboratory is not set in advance. We can manage our own time. Thus, some students come to the laboratory in the morning, and others come in the afternoon. We need to report weekly progress and hold a seminar to present English-language journal papers. For that, we have to spend a few hours of core time each week, along with doing research. Lab members are very friendly, so we often go to dinner and hang out together after the core time.
Lab members!
Thesis Subjects
- (M)Investigation of the Effects of Wing Geometry and Kinematic Conditions on Thrust Force Characteristics of a Flapping-Wing Aerial Vehicle
- (M)Improving the Efficiency of Sonic Boom Analysis Considering Uncertainties in Flight and Atmospheric Conditions
- (M)Design and Performance Evaluation of Aerodynamic Add-on Devices for Three-Dimensional Performance Enhancement of Small-Scale Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
The number of
PhD Graduates
3
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.
- Tokyo Electron Device Ltd.
- MEITEC CORPORATION
- Sigma Corporation
