Fluid Dynamics & Aerodynamics

Tomoaki Kunugi graduated from Keio University in 1977 and got PhD from the University of Tokyo in 1994. He worked at Japan Atomic Energy Institute for 19 years and became a full Professor of Tokai University in 1998, and then became a full Professor of Kyoto University in 2007. He is an international Leading Person in computational multiphase flow and heat transfer technology and is a Specialist in nuclear reactor thermal-hydraulics, safety technology and fusion nuclear technology. He has been developing several RANS, LES & DNS codes for single phase flows and DNS for multiphase flows including phase change phenomena. In addition, He was the first to develop the automatic liquid-crystal thermometry. He has published over 300 archival publications, including monographs and textbooks, journal papers and contributions at international conferences.