Specific Reserch Targets

Clarification of the operational principle of micro flow control devices

We identify the physical and operational principles of micro flow control devices for applications in day-to-day life. Progress has been made in explaining flow control phenomena of laboratory-sized fluid machinery using exisiting supercomputers.
The plan is to use the K computer to explain the phenomena of large-scale transportation and fluid machinery and to organize the findings into a knowledge base.

Creation of knowledge base for practical applications

We perform a parameter survey with the aim of solving issues related to the practical applications of the above mentioned devices, such as system reliablity and robustness. Here, large-scale design exploration (in conjunction with R&Dproject 4 in the Industrial Innovation field) of a variety of operating conditions and design parameters are made possible through numerical simulations. The information obtained here will be organized into a knowledge base that can be used in actual design work.

Demonstration of the effectiveness of the proposed concept

For actual use in the industry, we develop a fluid control simulator, which incorporates feedback control, for targeting actual devices. Furthermore, we demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of this simulator as a fluid control system by executing it on the K computer.