Research Topics and Papers published in the past few years

Thermal Convection in Toroidal Thermosyphone

  • Yu Yan Jiang and Masahiro Shoji Thermal Convection in a Porous Natural Circulation Loop J. Heat Transfer (in print)
  • Yu Yan Jiang and Masahiro Shoji Flow Stability in a Natural Circulation Loop:Influences of Wall Thermal Conductivity Nuc. Eng. Design (in printj
  • Yuyan Jiang and Masahiro Shoji Thermal Convection in a Porous Toroidal Thermosyphon Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol.45,(2002), pp.3459-3470
  • Yuyan Jiang and Masahiro Shoji Boundary Condition Effects on the Flow Stability in a Toroidal Thermosyphon Int. J. Heat and Fluid Flow Vol.23, No.1(2002), pp.81-91.

    Phase Separation and Fluctuation Characteristics of Two-Phase Flow Splitting at a T-Junction

  • Shuang Feng Wang and Masahiro Shoj Nonlinear Analysis on Differential Pressure of Two-phase Flow Through a T-junction Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vo.46 (2003)1519-1528.
  • Shuang Feng Wang and Masahiro Shoj Fluctuation Characteristics of Two-Phase Flow Splitting at a Vertical T-junction J. Multiphase Flow, Vol.28, No.12, pp.2007-2016 (2002)
  • Shuang Feng Wang and Masahiro Shoj Dynamic behavior of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow Splitting at a T-junction Third Japan-Germany Symposium on Multiphase Flow, Karlsruhe, Germany, August 25-27, 2002

    Flow Patterns and Transition of Two-Phase Flow

  • Koji Ito, Mitsuru Inoue, Mamoru Ozawa and Masahiro Shoji A Simplified Model of Iso-thermal Two-phase Flow and Transitions Trans. JSME (submitted)
  • Koji Ito, Daisuke Miyazaki and Masahiro Shoji Differebtial Pressure Fluctuations of Iso-thermal Two-phase Flow and Flow Pattern Idenyification Trans. JSME, vol.68, No.671(2002-7), pp.2079-2085.
  • Koji Ito, Daisuke Miyazaki, Mitsuru Inoue and Masahiro Shoji Differential Pressure Fluctuation and New Identification Method of Two-Phase Flow Pattern Heat Transfer 2002, in CD- ROM of the 12th International Heat Transfer Conference,; in Abstract book, 06-Veron-03, Grenoble, France (August 18-23, 2002)
  • Koji Ito, Masahiro Shoji and Koji Fukuda Chaotic Identification of Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow Pattern in a Vertical Pipe Proc. 4th Japan-Korea Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Kobe, pp.752-758, 2000.

    Nucleation Site Interaction in Pool Boiling

  • Lei Zhang and Masahiro Shoj Nucleation Site Interaction in Pool Boiling on the Artificial Surface Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, vol.46(2003), pp.513-522.
  • Lei Zhang and Masahiro Shoji Nucleation Site Interaction in Pool Boiling - Experimental Study by Employing Artificial Boiling Surface- 5th ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hawaii, March 16-20, 2003.
  • Lei Zhang and Masahiro Shoji Nonlinear Model of Bubble Formation at a Submerged Orifice Thermal Engineering and Science, Heat Transfer Society of Japan, Vol.9, No.1, 2001,pp.63-64.
  • Masahiro Shoji Pool Boiling on an Artificial Surface- Characteristics of Bubble Formation and Nucleation Site Interaction - Fourth Pacific Rim Thermal Science and Energy Engineering Workshop, Kyoto, Japan, May 31 to June 2, 2002.
  • Masahiro Shoji and Lei Zhang Boiling Features on Artificial Surfaces Fifth International Conference on Boiling Heat Transfer, Montogo Bay, Jamaica, May 4-8, 2003. Keynote paper
  • Masahiro Shoji, R.Mosdorf, Lei Zhang, Yuto Takagi, Koji Yasui and Masanori Yokota Features of Boiling on an Artificial Surface - Bubble Formation, Wall Temperature Fluctuation and Nucleation Site Interaction - First International Symposium on Thermal Science and Engineering, Beijing, China, October 23-26, 2002, pp.G293-302.
  • Msahiro Shoji and Lei Zhang Boiling on an Artificial Surface - Bubbling Features and Nucleation Site Interaction - Invited lecture at the 20th UIT National Heat Transfer Conference, Maratea Italy (June 27-29, 2002), pp.37-42.

    Numerical Simulation Model of Boiling

  • He Ying, Masahiro Shoji and Shigeo Maruyama Numerical Study of High Heat Flux Pool Boiling Heat Transfer Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol.44, 2001, pp.2357-2373.

    Nonlinear Characteristics of Boiling: Boiling Chaos

  • L.H.Chai, M.Shoji and X.F. Peng Dry Patch Interaction caused by Lateral Conduction in Transition Boiling Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol.44, No.21, 2001,pp.4169-4173.
  • Li Hei Chai and Masahiro Shoji Self-Organization and Self-Similarity of Boiling System J. Heat Transfer, vol.124, No.3, (2002), pp.507-515.
  • Li Hei Chai and Masahiro Shoji Boiling Curve - Bifurcation and Catastrophe Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol.44, No.21, 2001,pp.4175-4179.
  • Li-Hei Chai, Masahiro Shoji and X.F.Peng Bubble Interaction in Thermal Boundary Layers Tsinghua Science and Technology, Vol.7, No.2, April(2002), pp.160-164.
  • Masahiro Shoj Boiling Chaos: Experiments and Models HEAT 2002, edited by M.E Poniewski, (2002)pp.129-142; Invited lecture at the the 3rd International Conference on Transport Phenomena in Multiphase Systems, Baranow Sandomierski, Poland(June 24-27, 2002).
  • Masahiro Shoji Researches of Boiling Chaos Science of Machine, Yokenndo, Vol.54, No.1, pp.151-157(2002)

    Nonlinear Bubble Dynamics

  • Lei Zhang and Masahiro Shoji Aperiodic Bubble Formation from a Submerged Orifice Chemical . Engineering and Science, Vol.56, No.18, 2001, pp.5371-5381.
  • Masahiro Shoji and Yuto Takagi Bubbling Features from a Single Artificial Cavity Int. J. Heat Mass Transfer, Vol.44, 2001, pp.2763-2776.
  • Yuto Takagi and Masahiro Shoji Bubbling Features from a Single Artificial Cavity Proc. 4th Japan-Korea Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Kobe, pp.421-427, 2000.
  • Abe Noriyuki, Ranko Sai, Shigetoshi Nogami and Masahiro Shoji Nonlinear Bubble Formation Science of Machine, Yokenndo, Vol.54, No.1, pp.103-107( 2002)

    Chaos and Fractals in Thermal and Fluid Flow Phenomana

  • Masahiro Shoji Chaos and Fractals in Thermo-Fluid Phenomena, (1) (1)Science of Machine, Yokendo, Vol.52, No.10, pp.1-7, 2000. .(Japanese) (2)Science of Machine, Yokendo, Vol.52, No.11, pp.35-43, 2000. .(Japanese) (3)Science of Machine, Yokendo, Vol.52, No.12, pp.30-38, 2000. .(Japanese)
  • Masahiro Shoji, Fundamentals of Thermal Design for Mechanical Engineers Design of Machine, Nikkann-Kougyou, Vol.45, No.5, PP.16-19, 2001. .(Japanese)
  • Masahiro SHOJI Wettability-Methods of Evaluation and Importance in Thermal-Fluid Phenomena- Thermal Engineering and Science, Heat Transfer Society of Japan, Vo20, No.3, 2003..
  • Masahiro Shoji Nonlinear Bubbling and Micro-convection at a Submerged Orifice Tsinghua Science and Technology, Vol.7, No.2, April(2002), pp.97-108.

    Rapid Heat Transfer: Laser Heating

  • Ichiro Ueno and Masahiro Shoji Thermal-Fluid Phenomena Induced by Nanosecond-Pulse Heating of Materials in Water J Heat Transfer, Vol.123, pp.1123-1132 (2001)

    Laser Surgery

  • Atsushi Maema, Daijo Hashimoto, Sadao Yokoya, Masahiro Shoji and Masatoshi Makuuchi Sparially Selective Laser Coagulation of the Gastric Wall: A New Methodology Journal of Surgical Research, Vol.103, No.1, March(2002), pp.114-120.

    CHF in Sucooled Pool Boiling

  • Li Jinm Sadao Yokoya, Makoto Watanabe and Masahiro Shoji Critical Heat Flux in Subcooled Pool Boiling Proc. Symp. On Energy Engineering in the 21 th Centry(SE2000), Begell House, NY. Wallingford UK, pp.335-342, 2000.

    Thermal Model of Human Body

  • Chong Hwang Lean and Masahiro Shoji Thermal Model and Reaction of Human Body in Water Immersion 5th ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hawaii, March 16-20, 2003.

    Fluid Flow and Flushing in a Capillary Tube

  • Xiaoping Wang, Makoto Watanabe and Masahiro Shoji Characteristics of Water Flow in a Vertical Micro Tube 1st International Conference on Microchannels and Minichanells, April 24-25, 2003, Rochester, USA