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Masahito Nishikawara

Nagoya University

Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku

Nagoya-City , 4648601

Japan

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“  I received the B.Eng., M.Eng., and Dr. Eng. degrees from Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, in 2010, 2012, and 2015, respectively. Since 2015, I has been with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Japan, where I am currently an Assistant Professor. From June 2019 to September 2021, I was a Visiting Researcher with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA. My current research interests include advanced heat transfer devices with capillarity, porous media, electrohydrodynamics (EHD) and Dielectrophoresis (DEP), such as loop heat pipes and EHD pumps.  ”

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Transient Thermo-Fluid Modeling of Loop Heat Pipes and Experimental Validation

M. Nishikawara, H. Nagano, and T. Kaya, “Transient Thermo-Fluid Modeling of Loop Heat Pipes and Experimental Validation”, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 641-647, 2013.
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 24 Jun 2022
Masahito Nishikawara and Hosei Nagano
Nagoya University and Nagoya University
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Pore Network Simulation of Loop Heat Pipe Evaporator With Different Pore Size Distribution

M. Nishikawara, Pore network simulation of loop heat pipe evaporator with different pore size distribution, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Volume 218, 124739, 2024.
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 17 Nov 2023
Masahito Nishikawara
Nagoya University
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Additive manufacturing, Capillary evaporator, Pore network model, Porous media, Three-phase contact line, Two-phase flow

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Heat Transfer Enhancement of Loop-Heat-Pipe Evaporator using Copper Porous Media

Transactions of Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Vol.50, No. 4, pp. 1164-1169, 2019
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 24 Jun 2022
Masahito Nishikawara, Akifumi Shikano and Hideki Yanada
Nagoya University, Independent and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Heat, Fluid, Power Device, Rail, Temperature Control, Loop Heat Pipe

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Wicking Characteristics of Porous Media Using Short Copper Micro/Nanofibers

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 28 Feb 2022
Masahito Nishikawara, Toshihiro Sako, Hiroshi Yokoyama and Hideki Yanada
Nagoya University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Capillary performance, Contact angle hysteresis, Drying, Effective pore radius, Fibrous porous media, loop heat pipe, permeability, Sintering, Surface modification, Wettability

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Visualization Study on Liquid-vapor Phase Displacement Between Wall and Porous Media in Drainage Process of Two-phase Loop

M. Nishikawara, J. Matsuda, H. Yokoyama and H. Yanada, Visualization study on liquid-vapor phase displacement between wall and porous media in drainage process of two-phase loop, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Volume 195, 108652, 2024.
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 21 Nov 2023
Masahito Nishikawara, Juriya Matsuda, Hiroshi Yokoyama and Hideki Yanada
Nagoya University, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Drainage, Evaporation, Fingering, Phase displacement, Porous media, Three-phase contact line

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Numerical investigation of the characteristics of an ion drag pump

M. Nishikawara, M. Shimada, M. Saigo and H. Yanada, Numerical investigation of the characteristics of an ion drag pump, Journal of Electrostatics, Vol. 84, pp. 23-31, 2016.
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Jul 2022
Masahito Nishikawara, Mitsuhiro Shimada, Mizuki Saigo and Hideki Yanada
Nagoya University, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering
Downloads 39 (1,196,171)
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Charge injection Electrode configuration; Electrohydrodynamics; Ion drag pump; Numerical simulation

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Optimization Of Wick Shape In A Loop Heat Pipe For High Heat Transfer

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 104, pp. 1083-1089, 2017
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 23 Jun 2022
Masahito Nishikawara and Hosei Nagano
Nagoya University and Nagoya University
Downloads 38 (1,209,354)
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Capillary Evaporator; Capillary Pumped Loops; Evaporator Heat-Transfer Coefficient; Loop Heat Pipe; Optimized Wick Shape; Three-Phase Contact Line

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Synergy Between Injection And Dissociation Mechanisms In Electrohydrodynamic Pumps Modeled Numerically

M. Nishikawara, K. Shomura, and H. Yanada, Synergy between injection and dissociation mechanisms in electrohydrodynamic pumps modeled numerically, Journal of Electrostatics, Vol. 93, pp. 137–145, 2018.
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 11 Jul 2022
Masahito Nishikawara, Hideki Yanada and Kota Shomura
Nagoya University, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT)
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Charge injection; Conductivity; Dielectric liquids; Electrohydrodynamics; Field enhanced dissociation; Pumps

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Relationship between Phase Distribution and Heat-Transfer Coefficient Of Loop Heat Pipe Evaporator Investigated by Lateral Observation of Porous Media

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 30 May 2023 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2024
Masahito Nishikawara, Shohei Tomita, Hiroshi Yokoyama and Hideki Yanada
Nagoya University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Capillary Evaporator, Liquid-Vapor Interface, Porous Media, Three-Phase Contact Line, Visualization

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Temperature dependence of the characteristics of an electrohydrodynamic pump with plate–bar electrodes

M. Nishikawara, R. Yoneda, Y. Shinagawa, H. Yanada, T. Miyakita, K. Sawada, Temperature dependence of the characteristics of an electrohydrodynamic pump with plate-bar electrodes, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol.56, No. 1, pp. 704-710,2020.
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 09 Jul 2022
Masahito Nishikawara, Ryo Yoneda, Yuji Shinagawa, Hideki Yanada, Takeshi Miyakita and Kenichiro Sawada
Nagoya University, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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Charge injection, electrohydrodynamics (EHDs), heat transfer, pumps, simulation, temperature

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Numerical Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Loop Heat Pipe Evaporator Using Three-Dimensional Pore Network Model

Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 126, No. 5, pp. 1098-1106, 2017
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 24 Jun 2022
Masahito Nishikawara
Nagoya University
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Capillary evaporator; Loop heat pipe; Nucleation superheat; Pore network model; Porous media; Unsaturated wick

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Static And Dynamic Liquid-Vapor Phase Distribution In The Capillary Evaporator Of A Loop Heat Pipe

Microgravity Science and Technology, Vol. 31, Issue 1, pp. 61-71, 2019
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 23 Jun 2022
Masahito Nishikawara, Yosuke Ueda and Hideki Yanada
Nagoya University, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Drainage, Loop Heat Pipe, Nucleate boiling, Pore network model, Start-up, Visualization

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Liquid–vapor phase behavior and operating characteristics of the capillary evaporator of a loop heat pipe at start-up

M. Nishikawara, K. Otani, Y. Ueda and H. Yanada, Liquid–vapor phase behavior and operating characteristics of the capillary evaporator of a loop heat pipe at start-up, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 129, pp. 426–433, 2018.
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 09 Jul 2022
Masahito Nishikawara, Kosuke Otani, Yosuke Ueda and Hideki Yanada
Nagoya University, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT), Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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Liquid-Vapor Interface, Loop Heat Pipe, Phase Displacement, Porous media, Start-up, Visualization

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Predicting the Performance of a Loop Heat Pipe Considering Evaporation from the Meniscus at the Three-Phase Contact Line

Y. Yamada, M. Nishikawara, H. Yanada and Y. Ueda, Predicting the performance of a loop heat pipe considering evaporation from the meniscus at the three-phase contact line, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Vol. 11, pp. 125-132, 2019.
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 24 Jun 2022
Yuya Yamada, Masahito Nishikawara, Hideki Yanada and Yosuke Ueda
Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya University, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering
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capillary evaporator; loop heat pipe; meniscus; thin liquid-film evaporation; three-phase contact line

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Numerical Simulation Of Capillary Evaporator With Microgap In A Loop Heat Pipe

International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 102, pp. 39-46, 2016.
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Jun 2022
Masahito Nishikawara and Hosei Nagano
Nagoya University and Nagoya University
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Capillary Evaporator; Heat Transfer Coefficient Loop Heat Pipe Micro gap; Porous Media

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Formation of Unsaturated Regions in the Porous Wick of a Capillary Evaporator

M. Nishikawara, H. Nagano, L. Mottet and M. Prat, Formation of unsaturated regions in the porous wick of a capillary evaporator, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 89, pp.588–595, 2015.
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 24 Jun 2022
Masahito Nishikawara, Hosei Nagano, L. Mottet and M. Prat
Nagoya University, Nagoya University, Université de Toulouse and Université de Toulouse
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Capillary Evaporator; Loop Heat Pipe; Numerical Simulation; Pore Network Model; Two-Phase Heat Transfer Nomenclature

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Parametric Experiments on A Miniature Loop Heat Pipe with PTFE Wicks

M. Nishikawara, H. Nagano, L. Mottet and M. Prat, “Numerical study of thermal performance of a capillary evaporator in a loop heat pipe with liquid-saturated wick,” Journal of Electronics Cooling and Thermal Control, Vol. 27, pp. 118-127, 2014.
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Jun 2022
Masahito Nishikawara and Hosei Nagano
Nagoya University and Nagoya University
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Numerical exploration of optimal microgroove shape in loop-heat-pipe evaporator

Y. Yamada, M. Nishikawara, H. Yanada, Numerical exploration of optimal microgroove shape in loop-heat-pipe evaporator, Journal of Thermal Science and Technology, Vol. 15, Pages JTST0034, 2020.
Posted: 26 Jun 2022
Yuya Yamada, Masahito Nishikawara and Hideki Yanada
Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya University and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Capillary evaporator, Heat-transfer coefficient, Loop heat pipe, Microgrooves, Numerical simulation, Three-phase contact line

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Liquid-vapor phase displacement in the evaporator of a loop heat pipe at the start-up involving nucleate boiling

M. Nishikawara, Y. Ueda and H. Yanada, Liquid-vapor phase displacement in the evaporator of a loop heat pipe at the start-up involving nucleate boiling, Transactions of the JSME, vol. 84 issue 860 (2018) p. 17-00576. (in Japanese)
Posted: 26 Jun 2022
Masahito Nishikawara, Yosuke Ueda and Hideki Yanada
Nagoya University, Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering and Toyohashi University of Technology (TUT) - Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Capillary evaporator, Drainage, Effective thermal conductivity, Imbibition, Loop heat pipe, Nucleate boiling incipience, Pore network model, Vapor pocket, Visualization