Search Results - "KUWANA, K"

Fire-whirl Movement along Line Fires - A Separated-flow Rotating-cylinder Analogy by Kuwana, K., Saito, K., Williams, F. A.

“…A model is proposed for estimating how fire whirls may begin to move along line fires and the velocities at which they may propagate steadily against the…”
Get full text

Temperature and carbon source effects on methane–air flame synthesis of CNTs by Li, T.X., Kuwana, K., Saito, K., Zhang, H., Chen, Z.

“…We have conducted experimental and numerical studies on flame synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to investigate the effects of three key parameters –…”
Get full text

Estimation of turbulent flame speed during DME/air premixed gaseous explosions by Tomizuka, T., Kuwana, K., Shimizu, K., Mogi, T., Dobashi, R., Koshi, M.

“…DME is thought to be a good alternative fuel due to its cleanliness and more excellent fuel economy. Although the prediction and loss prevention of…”
Get full text

Investigation on solvent-free solid polymer electrolytes for advanced lithium batteries and their performance by Aihara, Y, Kuratomi, J, Bando, T, Iguchi, T, Yoshida, H, Ono, T, Kuwana, K

“…Seven solvent-free solid polymer electrolytes based on cross-linked polyethers and doped with LiN(CF 3SO 2) 2, were investigated for usage in large-scale…”
Get full text

Performance of secondary aluminum melting: Thermodynamic analysis and plant-site experiments by Li, Tianxiang, Hassan, Mohamed, Kuwana, Kazunori, Saito, Kozo, King, Paul

“…This paper presents the results of plant-site experiments conducted on several natural-gas-fired, reverberatory aluminum furnaces to evaluate overall energy…”
Get full text

Scale-Model Experiment and Numerical Simulation of a Steel Teeming Process by Kuwana, K., Hassan, M. I., Singh, P. K., Saito, K., Nakagawa, J.

“…During the teeming process of molten steel from a ladle, a bathtub-type vortex may be formed. The vortex entrains undesired slag floating on the surface,…”
Get full text

Use of Infrared Thermograph Technique to Investigate Welding Related Industrial Fires by Omar, M, Kuwana, K, Saito, K, Couch, Christopher

“…This paper investigates the root cause of an industrial fire that occurred within a high airflow rate, duct system connected to a metal inert gas (MIG) welding…”
Get full text

Development of solid polymer lithium secondary batteries by Kuratomi, J., Iguchi, T., Bando, T., Aihara, Y., Ono, T., Kuwana, K.

“…To develop a long-life secondary lithium battery using solid-state polymer electrolyte system, several factors of the polymer electrolyte were examined by…”
Get full text

A grasping forceps with a triaxial MEMS tactile sensor for quantification of stresses on organs by Kuwana, K., Nakai, A., Masamune, K., Dohi, T.

“…This paper reports on a grasping forceps with a triaxial Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) tactile sensor on a tip. The laparoscopic surgery is minimally…”
Get full text

Ion diffusion mechanisms in the cross-linked poly(ether) doped with LiN(CF 3SO 2) 2 by Aihara, Y., Hayamizu, K., Sugimoto, K., Bando, T., Iguchi, T., Kuratomi, J., Ono, T., Kuwana, K.

“…The cross-linked poly(ether) electrolytes were prepared by the polymerization of a macro-monomer (tri-acryroyl terminated ethyleneoxide– co-propyleneoxide…”
Get full text

Modeling CVD synthesis of carbon nanotubes: Nanoparticle formation from ferrocene by Kuwana, Kazunori, Saito, Kozo

“…Catalyst nanoparticles play an important role in the synthesis of carbon nanotubes. In this paper, we present a two-equation model that can predict the…”
Get full text

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OF AN OUTSIDE BLOOD FLOW MEMBRANE OXYGENATOR by Matsuda, N, Tsukahara, T, Sakai, K, Tahara, K, Kuwana, K

“…Uniform blood flow without excessive fast flow or flow stagnation is required for higher gas transfer rate and lower blood injury in an outside blood flow…”
Get full text

Scaling fire whirls by Kuwana, Kazunori, Sekimoto, Kozo, Saito, Kozo, Williams, Forman A.

“…A fire whirl in an open space can cause devastating damage as was experienced in Hifukusho-ato, Tokyo, after the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1921. To understand…”
Get full text

A Standing Micro Coil for a High Resolution MRI by Dohi, T., Kuwana, K., Matsumoto, K., Shimoyama, I.

“…This paper reports on a standing micro coil as a receiver for a high resolution MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). A standing micro coil was fabricated by post…”
Get full text

Implantable telemetry capsule for monitoring arterial oxygen saturation and heartbeat by Kuwana, K., Dohi, T., Hashimoto, Y., Matsumoto, K., Shimoyama, I.

“…In this study, we have developed an implantable telemetry capsule for monitoring heartbeat. The capsule has three main functions, monitoring vital signs,…”
Get full text

Catalyst deactivation in CVD synthesis of carbon nanotubes by Kuwana, Kazunori, Endo, Hajime, Saito, Kozo, Qian, Dali, Andrews, Rodney, Grulke, Eric A.

“…A computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model with multistep chemical reactions was applied to predict the yield of multiwalled carbon nanotubes produced from our…”
Get full text

CFD prediction of carbon nanotube production rate in a CVD reactor by Endo, Hajime, Kuwana, Kazunori, Saito, Kozo, Qian, Dali, Andrews, Rodney, Grulke, Eric A.

“…Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is known as one of the most efficient methods of synthesizing carbon nanotubes. This Letter presents a computational fluid…”
Get full text

An artificial gill system for oxygen uptake from water using perfluorooctylbromide by Haramoto, H, Kokubo, K, Sakai, K, Kuwana, K, Nakanishi, H

“…If the oxygen dissolved in seawater could be used for breathing, human beings could spend more time under water, greatly increasing their mobility. As yet,…”
Get more information

Relationship between ELISA-based serotypic grouping and PCR-based genotypic grouping of HCV by Harada, T, Ogata, N, Kuwana, K, Asakura, H

Get more information

On the influence of operation on the living body and its preventive measures. 59. Comparative studies on the effect of amino acid infusion in anemia and hypoproteinemia by KUWANA, K

Get more information