Hydrogen / biogas combustion, heat utilization
【Research Theme Leaders : Prof. Tomohiro Nozaki, Assoc. Prof. Masayasu Shimura】
To address the tasks of greatest urgency—such as controlling global warming and creating a disaster-resilient society through distributed regional power generation—requires improving combustion technologies for traditional fossil fuels as well as developing technologies for the combustion of renewable energy-derived fuels. The thermal efficiency of society as a whole must also be upgraded by effectively tapping heat sources not currently being used, such as low-temperature waste heat.
Our research involves developing high-efficiency, low environmental impact combustion technologies for fossil fuels as well as refining carbon-free combustion technologies for fuels such as hydrogen and biomass. Theose studies are promoted by utilizing tools such as high spatial and temporal resolution lasers to measure flow, chemical species and temperature, and high-performance simulations of reactive fluids and solids to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon at hand.
A core component of this research is the development of the next-generation Ene-Swallow® energy information platform, built around large-scale energy data. The platform is being developed through industry-academia collaboration, with Science Tokyo’s Ookayama Campus serving as a living laboratory for the demonstration and advancement of next-generation smart energy technologies.