Academic Staff and Fellows
- TAURA Hiroo
- Associate Professor Ph.D. (Engineering)
- Department/Mechanical Engineering Graduate school/Mechanical Engineering
We study friction and vibration, which are inevitably generated when machines are operated. In particular, we focus on sliding bearings and non-contact seals, which are the mechanical elements that make up rotating machines. The dynamic characteristics of these mechanical elements are elucidated through experiments and numerical analysis, and are used to solve problems that arise in actual machines.
| Research Area | Machanical Dynamics, Rotordynamics, Tribology |
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| Teaching (Undergraduate Course) | Basic Mechanical Dynamics, Machine Element Design, Exercises and Experiments of Mechanical Dynamics, Mechanical Dynamics, Fundamentals of Design Drawing |
| Teaching (Graduate Course) | Mechanical Vibraion |
| Research Interests | Study on Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Sliding Bearings Study of static and dynamic characteristics of non-contact seals Study on shear characteristics of droplets formed between two surfaces |
| Selected Publications |
(1) Behavior of acoustic emissions at the onset of sliding friction，2018年7月，Tribology International, Vol. 123, No. 7, pp.155-160(2018). (2) Numerical and Experimental Analyses of Static and Dynamic Characteristics for Partially Helically-Grooved Liquid Annular Seals, Journal of Tribology, Vol.141, No.2 022201(2019) (3)Vibraion of TurboMechinery, Yokendo, Japan(2015) |
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| Affiliated Academic Societies | The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Japanese Society of Tribologists, Turbomachinery Society of Japan, Gas Turbine Society of Japan |
| Education (Undergraduate Course) |
The University of Tokyo |
| Education (Master's/Doctral Course) |
The University of Tokyo |
| Title of Thesis, Institute, Date | A Stufy on the stability of Tilting-Pad Journal Bearings, The University of Tokyo, 2004 |
| Biography | Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology (2001), Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology (2007), Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology (2012) |
| Message to Students | Engineering is a study to make mankind happy. It is important to set a big goal and keep going, little by little, without giving up. ”Practice makes perfect!” |
| Interests and Others | Breadmaking |
Machine Dynamics
| Office Location | 38-N612 |
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taura（at）mech.kindai.ac.jp
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