Current Position

Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Education

Ph.D., Philosophy, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Purdue University
M.S., Engineering, Purdue University
B.S., Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Research Interests

With an interdisciplinary study on fluid mechanics and chemistry, Prof. Sakaue has two columns of research topics: luminescent imaging and chemical flow control. The former uses a nano-structured sensor that acquires chemical or physical quantities as time-resolved imaging. Chemical or physical quantities can be oxygen, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, pressure, and temperature. The latter uses functional chemicals to control a flow or control a moving object in a flow. Currently, Prof. Sakaue develops a superhydrophobic coating for ice-prevention over an environmental surface.

Key Words

Chemical Flow Control using Hairy Structure, CO₂, Hydrogen, Luminescent Imaging for Pressure, pH, Oxygen, Temperature

Relevant Energy Publications

1. Hasegawa, Mitsugu, Katsuaki Morita, Hirotaka Sakaue, and Shigeo Kimura. "Pinned Droplet Size on a Superhydrophobic Surface in Shear Flow." Aerospace 7, no. 3 (2020): 34.
2. Gonzales, Joseph, Kojiro Suzuki, and Hirotaka Sakaue. "Temporally and spatially resolved pressure and temperature maps in hypersonic flow." International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 156 (2020): 119782.
3. Morita, Katsuaki, Shigeo Kimura, and Hirotaka Sakaue. "Hybrid System Combining Ice-Phobic Coating and Electrothermal Heating for Wing Ice Protection." Aerospace 7, no. 8 (2020): 102.
4. Hasegawa, Mitsugu, and Hirotaka Sakaue. "Microfiber coating for flow control: Effects on microfiber length in orientation control." Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 312 (2020): 112125.
5. Hasegawa, Mitsugu, and Hirotaka Sakaue. "Microfiber coating for flow control over a blunt surface." Coatings 9, no. 10 (2019): 664.

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