Ryoji Imai
Professor
Department of Mechanical Aircraft Creation
Muroran Institute of Technology
Japan
Biography
Osaka University March 1989, PhD early, graduate school of basic engineering, mechanical engineering field, graduation, Japan Doctor (Engineering) Study on fluid control technology in microgravity environment Employment History IHI Foundation Technology Research Laboratory Heat Fluid Research Dept. Master Researcher (Department Manager) April 1989 - January 2014 NASDA Deputy Director of Space Environment System Headquarters Development Team May 1996 - October 1998 Invited researcher, National Space Utilization System Headquarters, National Space Development Agency of Japan November 1998 - March 1999 Member of Japan Atomic Energy Society, The Japan Society of Multiphasic Flow, Japan Aviation Society, Japan Microgravity Applied Society, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Research Interest
Fuel tank, cooling, Numerical analysis, Rocket engine
Publications
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Development of Boiling and Two-Phase Flow Experiments on Board ISS (Temperature Data Derivation and Image Analysis of a Transparent Heated Short Tube in the Glass Heated Section) M. OKUBO, O. KAWANAMI, K. NAKAMOTO, H. ASANO, H. OHTA, Y. SHINMOTO, K. SUZUKI, R. IMAI, S. MATSUMOTO, T. KURIMOTO, M. SAKAMOTO, H. TAKAOKA, K. SAWADA, A. OKAMOTO, H. KAWASAKI, M. TAKAYANAGI and K. FUJII, Int. J. Microgravity Sci. Appl, 33, No. 1, (pages 33107-1 to 33107-7), January 2016
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Development of Boiling and Two-Phase Flow Experiments on Board ISS (Dissolved Air Effects on Subcooled Flow Boiling Characteristics) K. SAWADA, T. KURIMOTO, A. OKAMOTO, S. MATSUMOTO, H. TAKAOKA, H. KAWASAKI, M. TAKAYANAGI, Y. SHINMOTO, H. ASANO, O. KAWANAMI, K. SUZUKI, R. IMAI and H. OHTA, Int. J. Microgravity Sci. Appl, 33, No. 1, (p. 33106-1 to 33106-11), January 2016
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Study on Dynamic Wetting Behavior in Microgravity Condition Targeted for Propellant Tank Ryoji IMAI and Mori MICHIHARA, International Journal of Microgravity Science and Application, 34, No. 3, (pages 340306-1 to 340306-11), July 2017
