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Faculty of Engineering, Division of Systems Research |
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1979 |
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Hypersonic Flow, Aerodynamics, Aerospace Engineering, Multiphase Flow, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Fluid Dynamics |
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KITAMURA Keiichi
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The Best Research Achievement in Research Career 【 display / non-display 】
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【Awards】 The Young Scientists' Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology 2019.04
【Book】 Advancement of Shock Capturing Computational Fluid Dynamics Methods: Numerical Flux Functions in Finite Volume Method 2020.11
【Published Thesis】 Towards shock-stable and accurate hypersonic heating computations: A new pressure flux for AUSM-family schemes 2013.07
The Best Research Achievement in the last 5 years 【 display / non-display 】
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【Awards】 The Ichimura Prize in Science for Distinguished Achievement 2024.03
【Awards】 Technical Award, 2020, JSASS (Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences) 2021.04
【Book】 空飛ぶクルマ ～空のモビリティ革命に向けた開発最前線～ 2020.10
【Published Thesis】 Improved hybrid approach of monotonic upstream-centered scheme for conservation laws and discontinuity sharpening technique for steady and unsteady flows(Physics of Fluids) 2024.04
Education 【 display / non-display 】
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2004.4-2008.3
Nagoya University Department of Aerospace Engineering Doctor Course Completed
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2006.8-2007.7
University of Michigan Department of Aerospace Engineering Doctor Course Other
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2002.4-2004.3
Nagoya University Department of Aerospace Engineering Master Course Completed
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1998.4-2002.3
Tokyo Institute of Technology Dept. of Mechano-Aerospace Engineering Graduated
Degree 【 display / non-display 】
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Doctor of Engineering - Nagoya University
Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】
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2025.4
Duty Yokohama National UniversityFaculty of Engineering Division of Systems Research Professor
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2014.4-2025.3
Duty Yokohama National UniversityFaculty of Engineering Division of Systems Research Associate Professor
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2025.4
Concurrently Yokohama National UniversityCollege of Engineering Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Ocean Engineering Professor
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2025.4
Concurrently Yokohama National UniversityGraduate school of Engineering Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Ocean Engineering Professor
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2018.4-2025.3
Concurrently Yokohama National UniversityGraduate school of Engineering Science Department of Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Ocean Engineering Associate Professor
External Career 【 display / non-display 】
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2023.8-2024.3
University of Cambridge Department of Engineering Visiting Academic Fellow
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2012.10-2014.3
Nagoya University, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
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2011.10-2012.9
NASA, Glenn Research Center, Visiting Researcher Visiting Researcher
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2011.4-2012.9
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), JEDI Center, Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Special researcher of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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2008.4-2011.3
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), JEDI Center, Researcher
Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】
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2018.12
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
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2017.10
The Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics
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2004
AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
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2003
JSASS (Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences)
Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】
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Frontier Technology (Aerospace Engineering, Marine and Maritime Engineering) / Aerospace engineering
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Manufacturing Technology (Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering) / Fluid engineering
Research Career 【 display / non-display 】
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A Unified CFD Method for High-Speed, Low-Speed, and Multiphase Flows based on Numerical Evaluation
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Books 【 display / non-display 】
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Kitamura Keiichi（ Role： Sole author）
Springer （ ISBN:9789811590108 ）
Total pages：147 Responsible for pages：147 Language：English Book type：Scholarly book
This book offers a compact primer on advanced numerical flux functions in computational fluid dynamics (CFD). It comprehensively introduces readers to methods used at the forefront of compressible flow simulation research. Further, it provides a comparative evaluation of the methods discussed, helping readers select the best numerical flux function for their specific needs.
The first two chapters of the book reviews finite volume methods and numerical functions, before discussing issues commonly encountered in connection with each. The third and fourth chapter, respectively, address numerical flux functions for ideal gases and more complex fluid flow cases― multiphase flows, supercritical fluids and magnetohydrodynamics. In closing, the book highlights methods that provide high levels of accuracy.
The concise content provides an overview of recent advances in CFD methods for shockwaves. Further, it presents the author’s insights into the advantages and disadvantages of each method, helping readers implement the numerical methods in their own research. -
空飛ぶクルマ ～空のモビリティ革命に向けた開発最前線～
北村圭一, 嶋 英志,（監修）中野 冠（ Role： Contributor , 第1編 第3章 第1節 空気力学による空飛ぶクルマ設計）
株式会社NTS （ ISBN:978-4-86043-678-0 C3 ）
Total pages：280 Responsible for pages：10 Language：Japanese Book type：Scholarly book
Thesis for a degree 【 display / non-display 】
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Numerical Analysis on Hypersonic Shock Interacting Flow
Keiichi KITAMURA
2008.3
Doctoral Thesis Single Work
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二段式宇宙往還機における空力干渉流れ場の数値解析
北村 圭一
2004.2
Master Thesis Single Work
名古屋大学（工学研究科航空宇宙工学専攻）
二段式宇宙往還機(TSTO)周りに作られる極超音速空力干渉流れ場を数値的に明らかにした。
Papers 【 display / non-display 】
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福嶋 岳, 北村 圭一
Physics of Fluids 36 ( 4 ) 2024.4 [Reviewed]
DOI Web of Science CiNii Research
Authorship：Last author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：American Institute of Physics Joint Work
In finite-volume methods, monotonic upstream-centered schemes for conservation laws (MUSCL) offer second-order spatial accuracy but tend to produce highly dissipative solutions for density discontinuity and weak shock waves. To address this limitation within a second-order framework, a novel strategy for hybridizing MUSCL with the tangent of the hyperbola interface capturing technique for both steady and unsteady compressible flows is presented. This hybridization optimizes the process based on the degree of nonlinearity and discontinuity around the target cells, providing a novel method to sharply resolve weak shock waves and robustly compute strong shock waves within the hybrid scheme. The proposed scheme sharply captures exceedingly weak shock waves that conventional MUSCL fails to resolve accurately due to excessive numerical dissipation. Furthermore, for resolving small vortices induced by instability at slip lines, computational results demonstrate high-resolution surpassing fifth-order spatial accuracy schemes within this second-order spatial accuracy framework with less computational cost. Moreover, the scheme exhibits commendable convergence and robustness when applied to steady-state problems featuring strong shock waves. This scheme offers a more precise and high-resolution alternative to conventional MUSCL for compressible flow computations, as it requires no additional stencil for reconstruction, unlike conventional fifth-order schemes.
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Towards shock-stable and accurate hypersonic heating computations: A new pressure flux for AUSM-family schemes
Kitamura, K. and Shima, E.
Journal of Computational Physics 245 ( 15 ) 62 - 83 2013.7 [Reviewed]
Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：Elsevier Joint Work
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Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Epsilon Launch Vehicle Aerodynamics at Mach 1.5
Keiichi Kitamura, Satoshi Nonaka, Kazuto Kuzuu, Junya Aono, Keiichiro Fujimoto, and Eiji Shima
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets 50 ( 4 ) 896 - 916 2013.7 [Reviewed]
Authorship：Lead author, Corresponding author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：AIAA Joint Work
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Evaluation of Euler Fluxes for Hypersonic Flow Computations
Kitamura, K., Roe, P., and Ismail, F.
AIAA Journal 47 ( 1 ) 44 - 53 2009 [Reviewed]
Authorship：Lead author Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：AIAA Joint Work
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A Study on Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Slender Body in Pitching Motion by Surface Pressure Measurement
TAMAI Ryota, MAMASHITA Tomohiro, NONAKA Satoshi, KITAMURA Keiichi, ODAGIRI Kimihide, OGAWA Hiroyuki
Journal of Evolving Space Activities 2 ( 0 ) n/a 2024.9 [Reviewed]
Language：English Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal) Publisher：宇宙技術および科学の国際シンポジウム Joint Work
<p>Transportation efficiency of a reusable launch vehicle must be improved in order to realize low cost and frequent space transportation. Utilizing aerodynamic force instead of the engine thrust is effective during a return flight of a reusable vehicle. However, the feasibility of such a return flight is questionable since aerodynamic characteristics are not understood enough for a slender body in a pitching motion over a wide range of angles of attack. We investigated the surface pressure distribution of a slender body both in pitching motions and in the steady condition in a wind tunnel experiment, covering a range of angles of attack from 0° to 180°. Our results show the pitching motion has a significant influence in delaying the transition of surface pressure. From the measured surface pressure, we evaluated the variation of aerodynamic characteristics corresponding to various angular pitching velocities. We also found that, during the pitching motion, the transition in flow patterns around the body is related to the surface pressure distribution and, consequently, influences the aerodynamic characteristics.</p>
Review Papers 【 display / non-display 】
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On eVTOL Aerodynamic Research and European Circumstances
KITAMURA Keiichi
43 3 - 8 2024
Authorship：Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author Language：Japanese Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (scientific journal) Publisher：The Visualization Society of Japan Single Work
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グループ紹介 横浜国立大学空気力学研究室
北村 圭一
Explosion 33 ( 3 ) 185 - 187 2023.12
Authorship：Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author Language：Japanese Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (scientific journal) Publisher：社団法人 可視化情報学会 Single Work
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空飛ぶクルマを取り巻く環境とその実現に向けた研究開発
北村 圭一
高速道路と自動車 65 ( 4 ) 7 - 7 2022
Authorship：Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author Language：Japanese Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (scientific journal) Publisher：社団法人 可視化情報学会 Single Work
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Development of All Speed Numerical Scheme SLAU
SHIMA Eiji, KITAMURA Keiichi
Aeronautical and Space Sciences Japan 69 ( 12 ) 337 - 340 2021
Language：Japanese Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (bulletin of university, research institution) Publisher：THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES Joint Work
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Shockwave and Vortex Visualization Examples at Aerodynamics Laboratory, Yokohama National University
KITAMURA Keiichi
Journal of the Visualization Society of Japan 41 ( 162 ) 15 - 16 2021
Authorship：Lead author, Last author, Corresponding author Language：Japanese Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (scientific journal) Publisher：The Visualization Society of Japan Single Work
<p> This article introduces visualization examples at Aerodynamics Laboratory, Yokohama National University: 1) Shockwave detection and visualization using edge-detection coined as CEDRIC (Canny-Edge-Detection / Rankine-hugonIot-Conditions unified shock sensor), and 2) vortex visualization by velocity vectors on a semi-transparent cross-section.</p><p> This article introduces visualization examples at Aerodynamics Laboratory, Yokohama National University: 1) Shockwave detection and visualization using edge-detection coined as CEDRIC (Canny-Edge-Detection / Rankine-hugonIot-Conditions unified shock sensor), and 2) vortex visualization by velocity vectors on a semi-transparent cross-section.</p>
Awards 【 display / non-display 】
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The Ichimura Prize in Science for Distinguished Achievement
2024.3 Ichimura Foundation for New Technology
Individual or group name of awards：Keiichi KITAMURA
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2022.4 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan
Individual or group name of awards：Eiji SHIMA, Keiichi KITAMURA
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The Young Scientists' Prize, The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2019.4 The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan
Individual or group name of awards：Keiichi KITAMURA
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令和4年度 横浜国立大学優秀研究者賞 優秀研究賞
2023.3 横浜国立大学
Individual or group name of awards：北村圭一
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Technical Award, 2020, JSASS (Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences)
2021.4 JSASS (Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences)
Individual or group name of awards：Eiji SHIMA, Keiichi KITAMURA
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】
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解像度５次精度超の効率的な2次精度型圧縮性 流体計算法と複雑流体物理への応用
2023.4 - 2026.3
科学研究費補助金 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)
Investigator(s)：北村圭一
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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画像処理と流体力学の融合による衝撃波検知と高精度実用乱流計算
2022.3 - 2025.3
Fostering Joint International Research (A)
Investigator(s)：北村圭一
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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特徴面検出・解像度向上を自動で相互に行うAI 積極融合型の新しい数値流体力学
2023.4 - 2025.3
科学研究費補助金
Investigator(s)：北村圭一
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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前方流速場nudgeによる衝撃波変調～波面消失原理実証と応用展開
2021.4 - 2025.3
科学研究費補助金 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A)
Investigator(s)：佐宗 章弘
Authorship：Coinvestigator(s) Grant type：Competitive
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画像処理と流体力学の融合による衝撃波検知と64倍解像度流体計算
2019.4 - 2022.3
科学研究費補助金 Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)
Investigator(s)：北村圭一
Grant type：Competitive
Other external funds procured 【 display / non-display 】
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空飛ぶクルマの空力設計DXと実機飛行
2022.3 - 2023.2
官民による若手研究者発掘支援事業／マッチングサポートフェーズ
Investigator(s)：北村圭一
Authorship：Principal investigator
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数値計算および風洞試験によるeVTOL胴体空力特性の解明
2025.4 - 2027.3
Private Foundations 2024年度 科学技術研究助成（一般）
Investigator(s)：北村圭一
Authorship：Principal investigator
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2024年度 空飛ぶクルマの低速および高速飛行時の非定常空力特性取得補助事業
2024.4 - 2025.3
Private Foundations 自転車等機械振興補助金
Investigator(s)：北村圭一
Authorship：Principal investigator
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火星飛行機におけるプロペラ後流・主翼干渉流れの解明（継続３年目）
2023.4 - 2024.3
東北大学流体科学研究所令和５年度公募共同研究
Investigator(s)：北村圭一、永井大樹
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爆発，爆轟の精密シミュレーションに向けた移動衝撃波の数値計算法確立（その２）
2022.6 - 2023.6
Private Foundations 公益財団法人 火薬工業技術奨励会 2022年度研究助成
Investigator(s)：北村圭一
Presentations 【 display / non-display 】
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rFlow3Dの非定常数値解の再現性について
佐藤 颯斗，北村 圭一 (横浜国立大学)
2024年度将来回転翼機研究会／回転翼解析技術交流会 2025.3 日本ヘリコプタ協会
Event date： 2025.3
Language：Japanese Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)
Venue：東京都
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Effects of LES/RANS Hybrid Interface Locationin Shock-Wave/Boundary-LayerInteractions
Kitamura, K., Tsukamoto, Y., Wang, Z.-N., Moller, F.M., and Tucker, P.G.
AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum 2025.1 AIAA
Event date： 2025.1
Language：English Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)
Venue：Orlando, FL Country：United States
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リング高さによる細長物体横力特性への影響についての遷音速風洞試験
大縄 有毅, 熊井 響希, 原 優花, 垣本 晴行, 北村 圭一, 野中 聡
令和6年度宇宙航行の力学シンポジウム 2024.12 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所 (JAXA)(ISAS)
Event date： 2024.12
Language：Japanese Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)
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再使用ロケット転回時を模擬した迎角0度から180度までの動的空力解析
原 優花, 間々下 智広, 北村 圭一, 玉井 亮多, 野中 聡
令和6年度宇宙航行の力学シンポジウム 2024.12 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所 (JAXA)(ISAS)
Event date： 2024.12
Language：Japanese Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)
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界面鮮鋭化手法による超臨界流体無振動計算
北村圭一, 福嶋 岳
第38回数値流体力学シンポジウム 2024.12 日本流体力学会
Event date： 2024.12
Language：Japanese Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)
Venue：東京大学生産技術研究所
Preferred joint research theme 【 display / non-display 】
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Fluid Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Past of Collaboration and Commissioned Research 【 display / non-display 】
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低速バフェット現象に対するSAベースのDES解析手法の改善に関する研究（その２）
Offer organization: 宇宙航空研究開発機構 (JAXA) Funded Research offered by Enterprises
Project Year： 2021.7 - 2022.2
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低速バフェット現象に対するSAベースのDES解析手法の改善に関する研究
Offer organization: 宇宙航空研究開発機構 (JAXA) Funded Research offered by Enterprises
Project Year： 2020.9 - 2021.3
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非定常数値流束を導入した高解像度DDESによる低速バフェットの解析
Offer organization: 宇宙航空研究開発機構 (JAXA) Funded Research offered by Enterprises
Project Year： 2019.7 - 2020.3
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領域判別関数を導入した高解像度スキームを用いた低速バフェットの解析
Offer organization: 宇宙航空研究開発機構 (JAXA) Funded Research offered by Enterprises
Project Year： 2018.6 - 2019.3
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高解像度スキームを用いた低速バフェットの解析
Offer organization: 宇宙航空研究開発機構 (JAXA) Funded Research offered by Enterprises
Project Year： 2017.6 - 2018.3
Charge of on-campus class subject 【 display / non-display 】
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2025 Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics
College of Engineering Science
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2025 Aerodynamics
College of Engineering Science
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2025 Fluid Dynamics 2
College of Engineering Science
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2025 Compressible Flow
Graduate school of Engineering Science
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2025 Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
Graduate school of Engineering Science
Committee Memberships 【 display / non-display 】
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（一社）日本流体力学会
2024.4 - 2026.3 代議員
Committee type：Academic society
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35th ISTS
2023.8 - 2025.7
Committee type：Academic society
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34th ISTS
2022.7 - 2023.7
Committee type：Academic society
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日本機械学会 宇宙工学部門委員会
2021.4 - 2023.3 委員
Committee type：Academic society
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日本機械学会神奈川ブロック 幹事会
2021.3 - 2023.2 委員
Committee type：Academic society
Social Contribution(Extension lecture) 【 display / non-display 】
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探求の階段（テレビ東京／BSテレ東）
Role(s)： Guest, Filming support
テレビ東京／BSテレ東 探求の階段 2022.2
Audience： University students, Graduate students, Teachers, Researchers, Scientific organization, Company, Media, Other
Type：TV or radio program
ＴＶ取材(出演)：工学研究院 北村 圭一准教授
放送内容：航空機や車、建築など幅広い分野で応用されている「流体力学」についてのインタビューが放送
放送日時：2022年2月10日（木）22:58～23:06
2022年2月19日（土）21:55～22:00 -
招待講演
Role(s)： Lecturer
日本機械学会 2021年度年次大会 特別行事企画「先端技術フォーラム」F19100 宇宙工学分野における数値解析技術の展開［宇宙工学部門，計算力学部門企画］[F191-03] 圧縮性流体計算法の研究と国産ロケット開発への応用 オンライン 2021.9
Audience： Graduate students, Researchers, Scientific organization, Company
Type：Lecture
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話題提供
Role(s)： Lecturer
日本機械学会 RC286「流れの先進的計測・シミュレーション法と流体情報の高度利用に関する研究分科会」 有限体積法における静止衝撃波および移動衝撃波捕獲の現状と課題 オンライン 2021.8
Audience： Researchers, Scientific organization, Company
Type：Seminar, workshop
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招待講演
Role(s)： Lecturer
STEシミュレーション研究会・KDKシンポジウム 合同研究会 衝撃波を安定かつ高精度に解く新しい数値解法 オンライン 2021.3
Audience： Graduate students, Researchers, Scientific organization
Type：Lecture
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講演
Role(s)： Lecturer
公益社団法人 自動車技術会 CFD技術部門委員会 圧縮性流体計算法の研究とモノづくりへの貢献 オンライン 2021.1
Audience： Researchers, Company
Type：Lecture
Media Coverage 【 display / non-display 】
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探求の階段 #119「空気のチカラで宇宙へ！／北村圭一（横浜国立大学 准教授）」（テレビ東京／BSテレ東）
テレビ東京／BSテレ東 探求の階段 自身の研究に関するインタビュー内容が放映されました。 2022.2
Author：Myself
2022年2月10日（木）
空気のチカラで宇宙へ！／北村圭一（横浜国立大学 准教授）
目は見えない空気などの流れを見えるようにする。
その学問を「流体力学」と呼ぶ。その流体力学は航空機や車、建築など幅広い分野で応用されている。
北村さんは流体力学でロケットや空飛ぶ車を研究する人物。その探究心に迫る。
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「新・情報7daysニュースキャスター」（TBSテレビ）
TBSテレビ 新・情報7daysニュースキャスター 2020.7
放送日時：2020年7月11日(土)22:00-
放送内容：車体後方の剥離渦について解説
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「スーパーJチャンネル」（テレビ朝日）
テレビ朝日 スーパーJチャンネル 剥離渦に関する解説内容が紹介されました． 2020.7
Author：Myself
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「空飛ぶクルマ」実用化へ 運航ルールや技術開発など議論（NHK）
NHK NHK ニュースウォッチ9 2018.8