Research in our group focuses on micro-scale analysis of high Knudsen number flows, such as low density flows and micro/nano flows. Optical measurement techniques based on the absorption and the emission of photons by molecules, and molecular simulation techniques of molecular dynamics (MD) and direct simulation Monte-Carlo (DSMC) are employed. Our group aims to clarify the “specific” characteristics in high Knudsen number flows.
◆ Non-intrusive measurement technique on gaseous flows
◆ Micro thermo-fluid structure measurement by pressure-sensitive molecular film (PSMF)
◆ Unsteady flow measurement by Pressure-Sensitive Paint
◆ Experimental and numerical analyses on gas-surface interaction
◆ Effect of wall surface on micro thermo-fluid field