Hiroshi Yamashita
Third year Ph. D student, Japanese
Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University
E-mail: yamashita*edge.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp
Website: http://www.ifs.tohoku.ac.jp/edge/Yamashita-web/index.html
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Dept. of System Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan (03/2009) (Expected date)
- M.S. Dept. of System Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan (03/2006)
- B.E. Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan (03/2004)
EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE
Dept. of System Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan
Ph.D. candidate (Adviser: Prof. Shigeru Obayashi) (04/2006 - Present)
- Simulation of meteorological effect on sonic boom propagation in real environment
- Development of simulation code on sonic boom propagation with atmospheric fluctuations of wind and temperature
- Development of method aiming to reduce drag penalty due to choked-flow and flow-hysteresis by means of plain flaps in boomless Busemann biplane
- Fundamental study of non-axisymmetric body shapes for low-boom flight applied to the experimental plane of supersonic biplane
- Experimental research on aerodynamic performance of boomless biplane by subsonic, transonic, and supersonic wind tunnel tests
- Experimental study on a development of measuring technique for near field pressure waves by use of the Pressure Sensitive Paints in supersonic indraft wind tunnel
Dept. of System Information Sciences, Tohoku University, Japan
Master's student (Adviser: Prof. Shigeru Obayashi) (04/2004 - 03/2006)
- Establishment of the supersonic biplane theory for sonic boom reduction
- Numerical simulation of several biplane airfoils for realizing boomless performance
- Fundamental study of choked-flow and flow-hysteresis phenomena on Busemann biplane at off-design conditions
RESEARCH SKILLS
- Simulation on sonic boom propagation and code programming
- Numerical simulation based on Computational fluid dynamics
- Grid generation based on programming
- Coding by Fortran
FELLOWSHIPS
- Research Assistant, 21st GCOE Program "World Center of Education and Research for Trans-disciplinary Fluid Dynamics" at Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University (10/2008 - Present)
- Research Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientists (04/2006 - 03/2008)
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Presentation Award for Students, 40th Fluid Dynamics Conference/Aerospace Numerical Simulation Symposium 2008 (06/2008)
- Award for Student, Dept. of System Information Sciences, Tohoku University (03/2006)