{"id":1858,"date":"2025-01-21T12:54:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T03:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/?page_id=1858"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:52:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:52:52","slug":"core13","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/en\/member\/core13\/","title":{"rendered":"Komatsu Collaborative Research Cluster for Innovative Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"tableLayout02\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" align=\"center\" width=\"120\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/saito_2023.jpg\" alt=\"saito_2023.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"133\" \/><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a name=\"saito\"><\/a>Prof. Takushi SAITO<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Room<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Mail-Box<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1-10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>TEL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">045-924-5016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>E-mail<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">saito.t.3e6c(at)m.isct.ac.jp\u3000<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Please replace &#8220;(at)&#8221; with &#8220;@&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>HomePage<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Research Field<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Heat transfer engineering, Thermophysical property control<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Objective<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Our goal is to establish thermal management technology that can solve the various heat transfer problems that arise with the electrification of equipment and improve overall energy efficiency.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Current Topics<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Heat transfer analysis and heat dissipation enhancement in electric motors and gear mechanisms<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Estimation of thermal resistance at the interface of heterogeneous polymer materials and its application<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Performance improvement of phase change heat transfer surface by nanostructure control<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/research_saito_1.png\" alt=\"research_saito_1.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"113\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Estimation of interfacial thermal resistance by reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulation<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/research_saito_2.png\" alt=\"research_saito_2.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"135\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Performance evaluation of phase change heat transfer surface with copper nanoparticles layer<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table class=\"tableLayout02\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" align=\"center\" width=\"120\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/akagi_2022.JPG\" alt=\"akagi_2022.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"133\" \/><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a name=\"akagi\"><\/a>Prof. Hirofumi AKAGI<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\uff08Specially Appointed\uff09\u3014Saito Lab\u3015<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Room<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Mail-Box<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1-10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>TEL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">045-924-5263<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>E-mail<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">akagi.h.82a6(at)m.isct.ac.jp\u3000<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Please replace &#8220;(at)&#8221; with &#8220;@&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>HomePage<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Research Field<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Power electronics and its applications<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Objective<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">High performance and high efficiency of power convererts based on the latest semiconductor switching devices<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Current Topics<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">High-power high-efficiency bidirectional isolated dc-to-dc converters using the latest SiC-MOSFETs, and their applications<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Applications of multilevel converters to grid connections<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">The next-generation medium-voltage high-power ac motor drive systems using mutillevel converters.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/research_akagi_1.png\" alt=\"research_akagi_1.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"160\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Biderectional isolated Dc-DC converte<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/research_akagi_2.png\" alt=\"research_akagi_2.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"323\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">850-V, 16-kHz, 100-kW transformer with a weight of 11 kg<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table class=\"tableLayout02\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" align=\"center\" width=\"120\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/uploads\/kyogoku2019.jpg\" alt=\"kyogoku2019.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"133\" \/><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong><a name=\"kyogoku\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Prof. Keiji KYOGOKU<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\uff08Specially Appointed\uff09\u3014Saito Lab\u3015<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Room<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Mail-Box<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1-10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>TEL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">045-924-5263<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>E-mail<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">kyougoku.k.6f1b(at)m.isct.ac.jp\u3000<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Please replace &#8220;(at)&#8221; with &#8220;@&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>HomePage<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table class=\"tableLayout02\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" align=\"center\" width=\"120\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/sumitani_2023.JPG\" alt=\"sumitani_2023.JPG\" width=\"100\" height=\"133\" \/><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a name=\"sumitani\"><\/a><strong>Prof. Akira SUMITANI<\/strong><\/span>\uff08Specially Appointed\uff09\u3014Saito Lab\u3015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Room<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Mail-Box<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1-10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>TEL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">045-924-5255<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>E-mail<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">sumitani.a.fb0c(at)m.isct.ac.jp\u3000<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Please replace &#8220;(at)&#8221; with &#8220;@&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>HomePage<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Research Field<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Mechanical elements, Chemical engineering<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Objective<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Elemental technologies for carbon neutrality\/span&gt;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Current Topics<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Performance enhancement of hybrid\/electric hydraulic excavator component<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Optimization of hydrogen fuel cell system for construction machinery<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Improvement of hydraulic equipment and gear characteristics for electrification<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"tableLayout01\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/research_sumitani_2.png\" alt=\"research_sumitani_2.png\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/research_sumitani_1.png\" alt=\"research_sumitani_1.png\" width=\"378\" height=\"220\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<table class=\"tableLayout02\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\" align=\"center\" width=\"120\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/tanaka_2022.jpg\" alt=\"tanaka_2022.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"133\" \/><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong><a name=\"tanaka\"><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Assoc. Prof. Shinji TANAKA<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\uff08Specially Appointed\uff09\u3014Saito Lab\u3015<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Room<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Mail-Box<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">S1-10<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>TEL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">045-924-5243<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>E-mail<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">tanaka.s.2ae3(at)m.isct.ac.jp\u3000<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Please replace &#8220;(at)&#8221; with &#8220;@&#8221;.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>HomePage<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/komatsu-colab-en.labby.jp\/<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Research Field<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Tribology, Machine elements, Fluid machinery<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Objective<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Visualization of lubrication condition of sliding parts in actual machine, Mixed lubrication analysis, Evaluation of friction and wear characteristics of sliding parts and lubricants<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #f5f5f5;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong>Current Topics<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Increasing power density of bent axis type axial piston motor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Mixed lubrication analysis of sliding parts in bent axis type axial piston motor.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Improving efficiency of swash plate type axial piston pump.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/english\/uploads\/reserch_kikuchi_1.jpg\" alt=\"reserch_kikuchi_1.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"214\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Wheel loader<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first.iir.isct.ac.jp\/english\/uploads\/reserch_kikuchi_2.jpg\" alt=\"reserch_kikuchi_2.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"325\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Hydrostatic transmission<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Takushi SAITO Room S1 Mail-Box S1-10 TEL 045-924-5016 E-mail saito.t.3e6c(at)m.isct.ac.jp\u3000Please replace &#8220;(at)&#8221; with &#8220;@&#8221;. 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