Research of hydrogen energy systems and hydrogen storage materials

Strength evaluation and optimum material selection for structural elements such as fusion reactor first wall an superconducting magnet support.

Research on energy conversion using magnetics and superconductivity. Controlling chaos of Electric power system.

Experimental study of the air entraining vortex in a pump sump. Theoretical study of the separated flow through a centrifugal pump in a volute casing.

Study on inelastic behavior and material strength in nuclear or thermal plants. Code and standard for plant technology.

Deformation and strength characteristics of soils. Liquefaction of sandy ground. Behavior of earthstructures during earthquakes.

Application of detonation phenomena to aerospace propulsion and power generation. Research and development of pulse detonation engines (PDE). Fundamental research of a steady-state detonation wave and hypersonic flow.

Experimental study on fluid mechanics and heat transfer to reveal the multi-dimensional structure of turbulence. Development of imaging diagnostics for thermal and fluid flow.

Heat transfer and fluid dynamics in Superfluid Helium, Cryogenic devices for space use

Performance Improvement on Turbomachinery, Biofluid Mechanics

Analyses of fluid unsteadiness : Sound generated aerodynamically, transition from laminar to turbulent flows, and structure of turbulence.

Research on the ultimate strengths of steel framed structures, with emphasis on the elastic-plastic stability and the process of failure of steel structures under strong earthquake loading as well as under elevated temperatures during fire.

Experiment and computer simulation of superfluid helium thermo-fluid dynamics. Application of cryogenic technology to space. Sports engineering.

Analytical and experimental study of plastic collapse and seismic behavior of steel structures based on the stability of structural elements.