Engine Systems Research Group

Member Profiles

Researchers

MIZUSHIMA Norifumi  orcidORCID Web of ScienceResearchmap

MIZUSHIMA Norifumi
Group Leader
Research Topics
  • Development of 0D engine cycle simulation model and vehicle simulation model
  • Research on increasing thermal efficiency and carbon neutrality of internal combustion engines
  • Research on energy management technologies for hybrid electric vehicles
Areas of Expertise
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Thermal engineering
  • Internal combustion engine
Selected Publications
  • "Acausal Modeling Method and Its Verification of Engine Cycle Simulation for Emissions Prediction",水嶋教文,小熊 光晴,INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY,22-2,pp.341-352,2021/04
  • "Energy conversion analysis for mild hybrid electric vehicles equipped with an electric supercharged SI engine via multi-domain acausal modeling", N. Mizushima, M. Oguma, Energy Conversion and Management, 286-117054, pp. 1–15, 2023/04
  • "Improvement of thermal efficiency of light-duty vehicle engines through parameter exploration using quality engineering tools", N. Mizushima, K. Yamaguchi, Y. Iiyama, Y. Sumi, Transactions of the Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Vol. 55, pp. 1039–1045, 2024/10, 2024/10

KINOSHITA Koichi  orcidORCID Web of ScienceResearchmap

KINOSHITA Koichi
Senior Researcher
Research Topics
  • Elucidation of the mechanisms of deposit formation in the combustion chamber and EGR systems
Areas of Expertise
  • Mechanical engineering
Selected Publications
  • "Elucidation exhaust gas recirculation deposit formation mechanism based on chemical analysis of components",Koichi Kinoshita, Yoshinaka Takeda, Yoko Abe, Mitsuharu Oguma, Mitsuru Konno, Kotaro Tanaka, Satoshi Sakaida, Shinsuke Mori, Satoshi Kodama,Fuel,337,p.127197,2023/04

SUZUKI Shunsuke  orcidORCID Web of ScienceResearchmap

SUZUKI Shunsuke
Senior Researcher
Research Topics
  • Study of the Catalytic Process to Synthesize Carbon-recycled Fuels
  • Investigation on the Reaction Mechanism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Oxygenated PAHs
Areas of Expertise
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Thermal engineering
Selected Publications
  • "Formation of PAHs, phenol, benzofuran, and dibenzofuran in a flow reactor from the oxidation of ethylene, toluene, and n-decane",S. Suzuki, G. Kukkadapu, S. Kiuchi, S.W. Wagnon, K. Kinoshita, Y. Takeda, S. Sakaida, M. Konno, K. Tanaka, M. Oguma, W.J. Pitz,Combustion and Flame,241,p.112136,2022/07
  • "Experimental and Modeling Study of Fuel-rich Oxidation of Gasoline Surrogate Components/Dimethyl Carbonate Blends in an Atmospheric Flow Reactor",S. Suzuki, A. Matsugi,Combustion and Flame,261,p.113332,2024/03
  • "Propylene Hydrogenation on Pt/α-Al2O3, Pd/α-Al2O3, Pt/ZrO2, and Pd/ZrO2 in the Presence of H2O: Experimental and Modeling Study",S. Suzuki, J. Uchisawa, A. Obuchi, A. Yamamoto, T. Sakai, M. Nagata, M. Yoshimura,Chemical Engineering Communications,211,pp.1884–1898,2024/08

KUZUOKA Kohei  orcidORCID Web of ScienceResearchmap

KUZUOKA Kohei
Senior Researcher
Research Topics
  • Combustion Research on Liquid Synthetic and Other Carbon-Neutral Fuels
  • Research on High Efficiency and Low Emission in Engines
  • Research on Clarification of Combustion Reaction Processes for Various Fuels
Areas of Expertise
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Internal combustion engine
  • Thermal engineering
Selected Publications
  • ”Chemical reaction analysis of auto-ignition behavior for mixed fuel of cyclopentane and paraffin”, K. Kuzuoka, K.Matsuura, K. Hashimoto,Fuel,358, p.130171,2024
  • ”Autoignition characteristics analysis for dimethyl carbonate and ethanol with potential implications for knocking”, K. Kuzuoka, S. Suzuki, M. Oguma, E. Takahashi,Combustion and Flame,280,114385,2025/10

UCHISAWA Junko  orcidORCID Web of ScienceResearchmap

UCHISAWA Junko
Principal Research Manager
Research Topics
  • Evaluation of automotive exhaust aftertreatment catalysts and elucidation of their degradation mechanisms
  • Synthesis catalysts for carbon-neutral fuels and their reaction mechanisms
Areas of Expertise
  • Inorganic Materials Chemistry
Selected Publications
  • "Effect of Water Vapor on the Accelerated Deterioration Treatment of Cu-SSZ-13 as Catalysts for Selective Catalytic Reduction",J. Uchisawa, A. Obuchi, A. Yamamoto, S. Suzuki, N. Mizushima, S. Hayashi,Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,60,pp.15454–15463,2021/11
  • "Total Performance Evaluation of a Diesel Selective Catalytic Reduction Catalyst System through Laboratory-Scale Experiments",J. Uchisawa, A. Obuchi, A. Yamamoto, S. Suzuki, N. Mizushima,Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research,59,pp.19185–19193,2020/10

Invited researcher

  • TAKEDA Yoshinaka
  • HIGURASHI Kazuaki

Technical Staff

  • ABE Yohko
  • YAMAMOTO Asuka
  • TSUKAZAKI Yoshiko
  • OMORI Misa