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Broad interests in the fields of fluid mechanics, with an emphasis on compressible flow, turbulence, shock waves, mixing and combustion, computational physics, high-fidelity numerical methods, physical modeling, data-driven science, machine learning, and uncertainty quantification.

Research Topics


Accuate numerical methods for high-fideliy simulations of compressible flows Near-wall modeling for high-fidelity simulations of high Reynolds number flows
Based on unique ideas and theories, we develope numerical methods for high-fidelity simulations of compressible flows, such as turbulence, shocks, multi-component/multi-phase flows, etc. We develop a near-wall inner-layer turbulence modeling (wall modeled LES), which enables high-fidelity simulation of high-Reynolds-number turbulent flows such as flows around aircraft.

Next-generation fully automated high-fidelity compressible-flow solver Data-science-based analysis of high-fidelity large-scale complex-flow data
We develop a fully automated compressible flow solver, FFVHC-ACE, which enables robust and high-fidelity simulations by simply inputting geometry data. We also collaborate with industries for industrial applications. We investigate data-science-based approaches that promote understanding complex flow phenomena by elucidating key flow physics from high-fidelity large-scale unsteady data.

Resolvent-based flow analysis and control Machine-learning-enabled simulation methods and flow control
Based on the mathematically extracted input and output relations through resolvent analysis, we aim to gain insight into the physics of nonlinear complex flow phenomena and control these phenomena. We attempt to significantly accelerate high-fidelity simulations and control complex turbulent flows by developing novel machine-learning-based methodologies.

High-fidelity numerical methods for moving/deforming boundary problems Exploring and control of laminar-to-turbulent transition on heated/cooled wall
This study develops high-fidelity numerical methods on hierarchical Cartesian grids for solving various academic/industrial moving/deforming boundary problems, including the fluid-structure interaction. This study investigates the physics of laminar-to-turbulent transition over heated/cooled flat plate/airfoil surfaces and also attempts to devise an effective method to control the transition with resolvent analysis.

Machine learning to turbulence super-resolution
and SGS modeling
Accerelating time integration with coarse time-steps using machine learning
By utilizing machine-learning-based super-resolution of turbulent flows and extracting the SGS components, this study invents to drastically reduces the computational costs of high-fidelity simulations. This work develops a machine-learning-based flow reconstruction method for correcting erroneous flows with a very large time-step size to accelerate time evolution.

Prediction of maximum lift and stall for aircraft development Prediction of aircraft transonic buffet phenomena at high-speed flight conditions
This project demonstrates the predictions of maximum lift and stall, which determine aircraft takeoff/landing performances, using high-fidelity simulations with FFVHC-ACE and the supercomputer Fugaku. This study aims to predict aircraft transonic buffets using the compressible flow solver FFVHC-ACE and supercomputer Fugaku while also understanding the flow physics through data-driven science.

Numerical methods for predicting aircraft takeoff/landing aeroacoustic noise Prediction of aeroelasticity and flutter phenomena using high-fidelity simulations
This study develops numerical methods that enable the prediction of aeroacoustic noise generated during aircraft takeoffs and landings by extending high-fidelity turbulence simulation methods. This study develops a prediction method for aeroelasticity and flutter phenomena at high Reynolds numbers. As a first step, we conduct the wall-modeled LES of turbulent flows around a forced oscillating airfoil.

Analysis of shock-wave oscillations in over-expanded rocket nozzles
This study performs wall-modeled LES of self-sustained shock-wave oscillation phenomena in an over-expanded rocket nozzle to reveal the underlying physical mechanisms and wall-cooling effects.