Multiscale Interfacial Thermofluids Laboratory

@Kogakuin University, Japan

Books

マイクロ・ナノ流体力学 (訳書)
Translation of "Micro- and Nanoscale Fluid Mechanics: Transport in Microfluidic Devices" by Brian J. Kirby
M. Motosuke, K. Yamamoto
森北出版 (2024).
   ※ 第14章にて、"Rouse dynamics" の訳語として「ルース動力学」と記述していますが、正しくは「ラウス動力学」です。

Peer-reviewed articles

Dynamic characteristics of thin vapor layers at substrate temperatures below the Leidenfrost point
K. Yamamoto, K. Katayama, Y. Kita
International Journal of Multiphase Flow 191, 105332 (2025).

Drop impact on wet granular beds: water-content effects on the cratering
W. Zhang, H. Katsuragi, K. Yamamoto
Soft Matter 20, 6120–6130 (2024).
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Energy dissipation of a sphere rolling up a granular slope: slip and deformation of granular surface
T. Fukumoto, K. Yamamoto, M. Katsura, H. Katsuragi
Physical Review E 109 (1), 014903 (2023).

Azimuthal rotation induced by the Marangoni force makes small Leidenfrost droplets move in random zigzag directions
K. Yamamoto
Physical Review Fluids 8, 093603 (2023).

Disordering two-dimensional magnet-particle configurations using bidispersity
K. Tsuchikusa, K. Yamamoto, M. Katsura, C. de Paula, J. Modest, S. Dorbolo, F. Pacheco-Vázquez, Y. Sobral, H. Katsuragi
Journal of Chemical Physics 158, 214501 (2023).

Lubrication effects on droplet manipulation by electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD)
K. Yamamoto*, S. Takagi*, Y. Ichikawa, M. Motosuke (*equal contribution)
Journal of Applied Physics 132, 204701 (2022).

Time dependence of the dominant mechanisms of self-propelled droplets by Leidenfrost phenomenon on Zn plate surfaces with and without ZnO nanorods
T. Hirosawa, K. Yamamoto*, M. Sakai, Y. Mochizuki, T. Isobe, S. Matsushita, A. Nakajima* (*double corresponding author)
Materials Chemistry and Physics 288, 126349 (2022).

Droplet motion by Leidenfrost phenomenon on Zn plate surfaces with and without ZnO nanorods
T. Hirosawa, M. Sakai, K. Yamamoto*, M. Motosuke, T. Isobe, S. Matsushita, A. Nakajima* (*double corresponding author)
Materials Chemistry and Physics 273, 125123 (2021).

Numerical simulation of the solidification phenomena of single molten droplets impinging on non-isothermal flat plate using explicit moving particle simulation method
K. Fukudome, Y. Muto, K. Yamamoto, H. Mamori, M. Yamamoto
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 180, 121810 (2021).

Accumulation mechanism of nanoparticles around photothermally generated surface bubbles
K. Okada, K. Kodama, K. Yamamoto, M. Motosuke
Journal of Nanoparticle Research 23, 188 (2021).

Determining particle depth positions and evaluating dispersion using astigmatism PTV with a neural network
Y. Ichikawa, R. Kikuchi, K. Yamamoto, M. Motosuke
Applied Optics 60 (22), 6538–6546 (2021).

Fully-automatic blood-typing chip exploiting bubbles for quick dilution and detection
K. Yamamoto*, R. Sakurai*, M. Motosuke (*equal contribution)
Biomicrofluidics 14 (2), 024111 (2020).

Numerical study of thermocapillary-driven flow of a micro bubble on locally heated wall
S. Fujimura, K. Yamamoto, M. Motosuke, T. Tsukahara
Heat Transfer Research 51 (12), 1087–1104 (2020).

Concentration-adjustable micromixer using droplet injection into a microchannel
R. Sakurai*, K. Yamamoto*, M. Motosuke (*equal contribution)
Analyst 144, 2780-2787 (2019).

Three-dimensional flow velocity and wall shear stress distribution measurement on a micropillar-arrayed surface using astigmatism PTV to understand the influence of microstructures on the flow field
Y. Ichikawa, K. Yamamoto, M. Motosuke
Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 22, 73 (2018).

Initiation of the Worthington jet on the droplet impact
K. Yamamoto, M. Motosuke, S. Ogata
Applied Physics Letters 112, 093701 (2018).

Near-hydrophobic-surface flow measurement by micro-3D PTV for evaluation of drag reduction
Y. Ichikawa, K. Yamamoto, M. Yamamoto, M. Motosuke
Physics of Fluids 29 (9), 092005 (2017).

Photochemical migration of liquid column in a glass tube
M. Muto, Y. Ayako, K. Yamamoto, M. Yamamoto, Y. Kondo, M. Motosuke
The European Physical Journal Special Topics 226, 1199–1205 (2017).

気泡トラップによるマイクロチャネル内スリップ流形成過程の可視化
(Visualization of the formation process of slip flows by the air entrapment in microchannels, in Japanese)
K. Yamamoto, Y. Hirose, H. Takezawa, S. Ogata
日本機械学会論文集 82 (841), 16-00164 (2016).

Droplet impact on textured surfaces composed of commercial stainless razor blades
K. Yamamoto, H. Takezawa, S. Ogata
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 506, 363–370 (2016).

Control of the bubble departure diameter by saw-tooth surfaces
K. Yamamoto, S. Ogata
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 460, 377–385 (2014).

Drag reduction of slug flows in microchannels by modifying the size of T-junctions
K. Yamamoto, S. Ogata
International Journal of Multiphase Flow 62, 67–72 (2014).

Effects of the velocity fluctuations on two-phase pressure drop in microchannels
K. Yamamoto, S. Ogata
Transaction on Control and Mechanical Systems 2 (4), 155–160 (2013).

Effects of T-junction size on bubble generation and flow instability for two-phase flows in circular microchannels
K. Yamamoto, S. Ogata
International Journal of Multiphase Flow 49, 24–30 (2013).

3-D thermodynamic analysis of superhydrophobic surfaces
K. Yamamoto, S. Ogata
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 326, 471–477 (2008).