Thermofluid Physics News

  • Aldwin joined our group!

    Aldwin Harjono, our new PhD student, has joined the Thermofluid Physics Group. Aldwin will be working on projects related to spray cooling.

  • New paper published in ATE

    A new paper has been published in Applied Thermal Engineering. We established a high-resolution 3D inverse heat conduction framework using infrared thermography to quantitatively determine the transient heat dissipation and evaporation efficiency of individual sub-millimeter droplets during successive train impacts.

  • New paper published in Langmuir

    A new paper has been published in Langmuir. Collaborating with Dr Zhenying Wang's group and Dr George Karapetsas, we demonstrate how solar radiation reverses Marangoni flows in drying plasmonic nanofluid droplets, offering new control for photofluidics and microfabrication.

  • PhD Studentships Available

    We are recruiting for two fully-funded PhD studentships on 1) Organ Cooling (Deadline: 27 Feb 2026) and 2) Spray Cooling (Deadline: 27 Mar 2026).

  • Yutaku featured in Ingenia magazine

    Yutaku was featured in the Royal Academy of Engineering's Ingenia magazine article "How to engineer a perfect matcha"—a fun quick read!

  • ThermEnTrans Project Launched!

    Funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), the ThermEnTrans project has been officially launched, aiming to advance research in phase-change thermal management technologies via collaboration between 16 top universities from Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America, and 4 EU industries.

  • Seminar talk by Dr Kazushi Miyata

    Dr Kazushi Miyata from Fukuoka University, currently Visiting Senior Lecturer at Thermofluid Physics Lab gave a seminar talk titled "Flow Measurement by Heater Method and Development of a Phase-Change Model for Use in CFD".

  • Yutaku invited to Hirosaki University

    Yutaku visited Dr Okabe's BioHEAT LAB at Hirosaki University, Japan, and gave a seminar talk.

  • Seminar talk by Dr Kizuku Kurose

    Dr Kizuku Kurose from Yokohama National University visited our group and gave a Seminar talk titled "Heat transport characteristics of flat plate heat pipe with meandering channel composed of porous sidewalls."

  • Seminar talk by Dr Eita Shoji

    Dr Eita Shoji from Tohoku University visited our group and gave a Seminar talk titled "Droplet wetting dynamics through mesoscale optical measurement."

  • Seminar talk by Dr Biao Shen

    Dr Biao Shen from the University of Tsukuba visited our group and gave a Seminar talk titled "From Cooling to Boiling: Rethinking Heat Transfer in the Age of AI."

  • Yutaku presented at MNF2025

    Yutaku attended MNF2025 Edinburgh and presented a talk titled "Influence of thermal history on wettability and the Leidenfrost phenomenon." He also chaired the session on Experimental Approaches.

  • Visiting academic joined our group

    Dr Kazushi Miyata joined our group as a visiting senior lecturer. He will be staying with us for a year, working on the Leidenfrost problem using computational approaches.

  • New paper published in ATE

    A new paper has been published in Applied Thermal Engineering, as the first product of the collaboration with Dr Arthur V.S. Oliveira and his group from Universidade de São Paulo. The USP graduate, Carlos E.B.M. Rocha, who spent 3 months with us at King's, made a significant contribution to this work.

  • Seminar talks by Dr Okabe and Mr Sakurai

    Dr Takahiro Okabe and Mr Taku Sakurai from Hirosaki University visited our group. Dr Okabe gave a Seminar talk titled "Development of advanced measurement techniques for complex thermo-fluid phenomena with applications in medical technologies". Mr Sakurai presented his work at the Thermofluids Social Meeting.

  • Yutaku attended Droplets 2025

    Yutaku attended Droplets 2025 in Liège as a co-author of a contribution titled "Metastable Vapor Layer At Surface Temperatures Below The Leidenfrost Point".

  • Yutaku invited to ISFV21

    Yutaku was invited to present at the 21st International Symposium on Fluid Visualization in Tokyo. He gave a talk titled "Phase change heat transfer research using temperature sensitive paints".

  • Yutaku and Daniel visited IMFT

    Yutaku and Daniel visited Dr Mehdi Stiti at the Toulouse Institute of Fluid Mechanics (IMFT) to see their experimental labs and discuss collaboration opportunities.

  • Yutaku and Daniel attended ICMF2025

    Yutaku and Daniel attended the International Conference on Multiphase Flows (ICMF2025) in Toulouse! Yutaku gave a presentation titled "Effect of Thermal History on Wettability and the Leidenfrost Point".

  • Yutaku invited to Bristol Univ

    Hosted by Dr Bo Li, Yutaku (PI) gave a seminar talk at the University of Bristol and discussed thermal challenges in advanced energy systems.

  • Launched Thermofluids Social Meeting Series!

    Supported by the NMES Research Culture Fund, Thermofluid Social Meeting Series has been launched to enhance the community of researchers working on thermofuids and related areas that are rapidly growing within Engineering Department since its relaunch in 2019.

  • Engineering Seminar by Dr Ichikawa

    Dr Yoshiyasu Ichikawa from Tokyo University of Science visitied our group and gave a seminar talk titled "Optical flow diagnostics and their practical use on small-scale complex flow behavior".

  • Engineering Seminar by Dr Ueda

    Dr Shota Ueda from Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry visitied our group and gave a seminar talk titled "The Role of Nuclear Energy in Japan's Electric Power Landscape and the Cutting-Edge Research in Heat and Mass Transfer for Nuclear Safety".

  • Daniel joined our group!

    Daniel Gibbons, our new PhD student, has joined Thermofluid Physics Group. Daniel will be working on projects related to spray cooling.

  • PhD Studentship Available Now

    We are looking for a motivated PhD student to work on experiments and modelling of phase change heat trasnfer. Please see FindAPhD page. Also, we are now welcoming applications for the Faculty PhD studentship (by 22 Jan 2024) and K-CSC Programme (by 2 Jan 2024).

  • Yutaku invited to Nottingham Univ

    Hosted by Prof Yuying Yan, a ThermaSMART partner, Yutaku Kita (PI) gave a seminar talk at the University of Nottingham.

  • Yutaku joined King's

    Yutaku Kita (PI) has joined Department of Engineering, King's College London as Lecturer and the PI of the Thermofluid Physics Laboratory

  • Presentation Award to Yutaku

    Yutaku Kita (PI) received the Outstanding Presentation Award from the 66th National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

  • JSME Award to Yutaku

    Yutaku Kita (PI) received the Young Engineers Award from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME).

  • Yutaku invited to KAIST

    Hosted by Prof Sung Jin Kim, Yutaku Kita (PI) gave a seminar talk at Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea.

  • Yutaku invited to TUAT

    Hosted by Prof Yoshiyuki Tagawa, Yutaku Kita (PI) gave a seminar talk at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan. See WEB.

  • Successful ThermaSMART Workshop/ Progress 100 Symposium

    Meeting on New Advances and Key Questions in Phase-Change Cooling was successfully organised by Yutaku Kita (PI) and Prof Takata at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, with ~80 experts from 10 countries (incl. Japan) and 5 continents.

  • Yutaku joins Kyushu University

    Yutaku Kita has been appointed as Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu Univeristy.