Micro Thermal Engineering Laboratory
Our research objectives are to elucidate and utilize the relationships between macroscopic thermal fluids and structures or phenomena in nano and micro meter scales in order to develop new technology for energy saving and pollutant reductions from both experiments and numerical analyses including the molecular dynamics simulations.Associate Professor: Masahiko Shibahara (E-mail: siba@mech.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp )
Room: M1-423，M3-123
Laboratory HP: http://www-combu.mech.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/mpe06002/microt/index.htm (Japanese)
Research topics:
- Control of energy transfer by nano-structures: Elucidation of effect of nano-structures on thermal resistance at an interface and thermal conductivity. (1)
- Elucidation of formation and dynamic behaviors of nanoparticles in a combustion field: Formation of fullerene, PAH and soot under a lower pressure condition. (2), (3)
- Development a micro generation system by using a micro catalytic combustor.
- Molecular dynamics and quantum molecular dynamics simulations of thermal fluid phenomena and surface reactions (4)
Publication:
Paper Lists (pdf file including Japanese)
About Osaka University:
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
How to contact to Micro Thermal Engineering Laboratory:
Masahiko Shibahara,
E-mail: siba@mech.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Fax: +81-6-6879-4488
Tel: +81-6-6879-4488
Address:
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University,
2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan, 565-0871.
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