Yasuhiro Kamotani

Professor Emeritus, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Designs and conducts two-phase flow experiments for space stations
Office: 412 Glennan Phone Number: (216) 368-6455 Fax Number: (216) 368-6445 Email: yasuhiro.kamotani@case.edu

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1971

Research Interests

Fluid mechanics and heat transfer including natural convection heat transfer, forced convection heat transfer, double-diffusive convection, thermocapillary flow, convection in crystal growth, and microgravity fluid mechanics (two-phase flow, coating flow, and transport phenomena).

Teaching Interests

General Heat Transfer, Convection Heat Transfer, Radiation Heat Transfer, General Fluid Mechanics, Turbulence, Experimental Techniques

Publications

Yano, T., Nishino, K., Matsumoto, S., Ueno, I., Komiya, A., Kamotani, Y., & Imaishi, N. (2018). Report on Microgravity Experiments of Dynamic Surface Deformation Effects on Marangoni Instability in High-Prandtl-Number Liquid Bridges. Microgravity Science and Technology.
Kamotani, Y., Nishino, K., Matsumoto, S., Ueno, I., Komiya, A., & Imaishi, N. (2018). Overview of Dynamic Surf Project in Kibo – Dynamic Behavior of Large-Scale Thermocapillary Liquid Bridges in Microgravity. JASMA, 35 (1).
Yano, T., Nishino, K., Ueno, I., Matsumoto, S., & Kamotani, Y. (2017). Sensitivity of hydrothermal wave instability of Marangoni convection to the interfacial heat transfer in long liquid bridges of high Prandtl number fluids. Physics of Fluids, 29 (4).
Lee, K., Kadambi, J. R., & Kamotani, Y. R. (2017). The influence of non-condensable gas on an integral planar heat pipe radiators for space applications. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 110 , 496-505.
Kharraz, A., Kang, M., & Kamotani, Y. (2016). STABILITY OF GAS CORE OF CYCLONIC TWO-PHASE SEPARATOR IN MICROGRAVITY. Interfacial Phenomena and Heat Transfer [21692785].
Hartwig, J., & Kamotani, Y. (2016). The static bubble point pressure model for cryogenic screen channel liquid acquisition devices. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer [00179310], 101 , 502-516.
Hartwig, J., & Kamotani, Y. (2016). The static reseal pressure model for cryogenic screen channel liquid acquisition devices. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer [00179310], 99 , 31-43.
Kadambi, J. R., Li, Y. R., Guzek, B. R., & Kamotani, Y. R. (2015). Compact Heat Rejection System Utilizing Integral Variable Conductance Planar Heat Pipe Radiator for Space Application. Gravitational and Space Research Vol. 3, issue 2 pp.28-39. 2015, Vol. 3, (Issue2), 28-39.
Kamotani, Y. (2015). Compact Heat Rejection System Utilizing Integral Variable Planar Conductance Heat Pipe Radiator for Space Application. Gravitational and Space Research, 3 , 2.
Kamotani, Y., Fujimura, K., Imaishi, N., Ueno, I., & Nishino, K. (2014). History of Marangoni Research before MEIS. International Journal of Microgravity Science and Application, 31
Kamotani, Y., Hoyt, N., Kadambi, J., & Kamotani, Y. (2014). Study of Gas Core Behavior of Passive Cyclonic Two-Pahse Separator for Microgravity Applications. Microgravity Science and Technology.
Kamotani, Y. (2013). Study of Steady and Dynamic Behavior of Ggas Core of Passive Cyclonic Separator for Space Applications. .