Profile
Prof Hisashi NAKAMURA
Principal Investigator
Prof Hisashi Nakamura received his PhD degree in Engineering from Tohoku University in 2006. He became an Assistant Professor of Institute of Fluid Science at the University in 2007 and was promoted to an Associate Professor in 2015. He was a Visiting Researcher of Combustion Chemistry Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway for one year from Sep. 2011. He has published more than 70 refereed journal papers.
Japan
Researchers
HYCOMBS
Research Interest
- Laminar flames
- Chemical kinetics for hydrocarbons
- Low-carbon fuels
- Battery electrolytes
Key Publications
Google Scholar Link
H. Nakamura, J. Zhang, K. Hirose, K. Shimoyama, T. Ito and T. Kanaumi, “Generating simplified ammonia reaction model using genetic algorithm and its integration into numerical combustion simulation of 1 mw test facility,” Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, vol. 15, p. 100 187, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.jaecs.2023.100187.
Y. Murakami, H. Nakamura, T. Tezuka, K. Hiraoka and K. Maruta, “Effects of mixture composition on oxidation and reactivity of dme/nh3/air mixtures examined by a micro flow reactor with a controlled temperature profile,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 238, p. 111 911, 2022. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2021.111911.
H. Nakamura and M. Shindo, “Effects of radiation heat loss on laminar premixed ammonia/air flames,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 1741–1748, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2018.06.138.
H. Nakamura, S. Hasegawa and T. Tezuka, “Kinetic modeling of ammonia/air weak flames in a micro flow reactor with a controlled temperature profile,” Combustion and Flame, vol. 185, pp. 16–27, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2017.06.021.
H. Nakamura and S. Hasegawa, “Combustion and ignition characteristics of ammonia/air mixtures in a micro flow reactor with a controlled temperature profile,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 4217–4226, 2017. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2016.06.153.
Achievements
2016 Young Scientists’ Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan,
2014 Young Researcher Award, Combustion Society of Japan
2013 45th Ichimura Academic Award, The New Technology Development Foundation
2009 Young Investigator Award, 7th Asia-Pacific Conference on Combustion