( Last updated : February 15, 2020 )

RESEARCH WORKS (Original Papers)


Yoko Takakura,
"Moving-Coordinate Method and Its Applications,"
Continuum Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computing: Godunov's Legacy,
Springer, pp.345-351, April,2020.

Takuto Sawaguchi and Yoko Takakura, 
"Reduction of Aerodynamically Undesirable Influences due to Engine Cooling Flow in Road Vehicle,"
JFCMV (Journal of Flow Control, Measurement & Visualization), 
Vol.8, No.1, pp.1-24, January 2020. 
DOI: 10.4236/jfcmv.2020.81001

Motonobu Ishiguro and Yoko Takakura, 
"Attenuation of Blast Wave in a Duct with Expansion Region (Effects of configuration, porous panel, and acoustic material)," 
31st International Symposium on Shock Waves 2, Springer, pp.41-49, 2019. 

Takuto SAWAGUTI and Yoko TAKAKURA, 
"Aerodynamic effects by cooling flows within engine room of a car model"
The 14th International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (FLUCOME2017), 
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, Vol.249, 012012, IOP Publishing, 2017.

Motonobu Ishiguro and Yoko Takakura, 
" Attenuation of Blast Wave in a Duct with Expansion Region (Effects of configuration, porous panel, and acoustic material)," 
Proceedings of The 31st International Symposium of Shock Wave (ISSW31), July 2017.

Erny Afiza, Yoko Takakura, Masahiro Iida, 
" Function of Ostia in Airflow Patterns within Nasal Cavity Model with Maxillary Sinus," 
ASRJETS (American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology and Sciences), Vol. 21, No. 1, pp.41-60, 2016.

Masayuki Nomura and Yoko Takakura, 
" Highly-accurate Computation of Supersonic Flows around a Concave Body 
(II. Motion analysis by moving-coordinate method),"
Ninth International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ICCFD9),
Proceedings, ICCFD9-2016-326, July 2016.

Motonobu Ishiguro, Kenji Shinkai, Ryo Shimamura, Hironobu Gunji, and Yoko Takakura, 
 " Attenuation Effect of Expansion Configuration and Acoustic material on Propagation of Blast Waves in a Duct," 
Journal of Flow Control, Measurement & Visualization, Vol.4, No.3, pp.79-92, 2016,
doi: 10.4236/jfcmv.2016.43008.

Erny afiza Alias, Yoko Takakura, Taku Atsumi, Masahiro Iida, 
" Effects of Ostia Variation for Airflow Patterns within Nasal Cavity Models with Maxillary Sinus,"
Journal of Medical and Bioengineering, Vol.5, No.2, pp.98-102, April 2016,
doi: 10.18178/jomb.5.2.98-102.

Motonobu Ishiguro, Kenji Shinkai, Ryo Shimamura, Hironobu Gunji, and Yoko Takakura, 
" Attenuation of Blast Wave by Expansion Region in a Duct (Effect of expansion configuration and acoustic material)," 
The 13th International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (FLUCOME2015), 
Proceedings (CD-ROM), paper No.32, November 2015.

Erny afiza Alias, Yoko Takakura, Taku Atsumi, Masahiro Iida, 
" Effects of Ostia Variation for Airflow Patterns within Nasal Cavity Models with Maxillary Sinus,"
2015 6th International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Technologies (MIMT2015), MF0055, 
Proceedings of IACT (International Academy of Computer Technology) Melaka Conferences: MIMT+ICIIE+ICMIB 2015 (CD-ROM), pp.225-229, March 2015.

Erny afiza Alias, Amir ihsan Ariffin, Yoko Takakura, Taku Atsumi, Masahiro Iida, 
" Investigation of Airflow Patterns within Real and Simplified Models of Nasal Cavities (Variation of simplified models)," 
15th International Symposium on Flow Visualization (ISFV15), 
Proceedings (CD-ROM), ISFV16-1213, June 2014.

Aizawa, S., Matsumoto, R., and Takakura, Y., 
" Aerodynamic Characteristics and Wake Structures on Car Models changed by Configuration Parameters," 
The 12th International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (FLUCOME2013), 
Proceedings (CD-ROM), OS8-02-3, November 2013.

Watanabe, N., Furuta, T., and Takakura, Y., 
" Unsteady Flows around a Circular Cylinder with Simultaneous Multipoint Measurements of Pressure (2)," 
The 12th International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (FLUCOME2013), 
Proceedings (CD-ROM), OS14-03-3, November 2013.

Erny Afiza, Kurashina, Y., Takakura, Y., Atsumi, T., and Iida, M.,
" Investigation of Airflow Patterns within Real and Simplified Models of Nasal Cavities,"
The 12th International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (FLUCOME2013), 
Proceedings (CD-ROM), OS9-01-3, November 2013.

Erny Afiza, Takakura, Y., 
" Study of Airflow Patterns within Real and Simplified Models of Nasal Cavities (Previous Knowledge and Future Plannings)," 
MJIIT-JUC Joint International Symposium 2013 (MJJIS2013), 
Proceedings (CD-ROM), PS-52, November 2013.

Kobayashi, T., Takakura, Y., and Takagi, M.,
" Effects of Gurney Flaps for Aerodynamic Characteristics of an Airfoil,"
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol. 61, pp.113-121, February 2013.

Takakura, Y., Kobayashi, T., and Takagi, M.,
" Visualization of Flow Fields about an Airfoil with a Gurney Flap,"
15th International Symposium on Flow Visualization, 
Proceedings (CD-ROM), ISFV15-097, June 2012.

Takakura, Y.}, Watanabe, S.,  and Takagi, M.,
" Unsteady Flows around a Circular Cylinder with Simultaneous Multipoint Measurements of Pressure,"
11th Asian Symposium on Visualization, Proceedings (CD-ROM), ASV11-99-68, June 2011.

Osao, A., Takakura, Y., and Arai, N.,
"Characteristic Flow Phenomena on a Tee-Branch Pipe,"
Journal of Visualization, Vol.11, No.4, pp.283-284, Octobar 2008.

Houzu, H., Arai, N., and Takakura,Y.,
"Study on Dynamic Characteristics of the 3-Dimensional Parachute-like Body 
with Consideration of Virtual Mass,"
Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 33-37, pp.1221-1226, 2008.

Arai, N., Fujimura, K., and Takakura,Y.,
"Flowfield around a Body with Elastic Walls,"
Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 33-37, pp.1083-1088, 2008.

Osao, A., Gulbahar W., Takakura, Y., Arai, N., Konishi, Y., Fukasaku, K., 
and Kikuchi, N.,
"In vitro Study on Branch Flows with a Cerebral Aneurysm,"
Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 33-37, pp.1037-1042, 2008.

Takakura, Y., Gulbahar W., Arai, N., Konishi, Y., and Fukasaku, K.,
"Numerical Study on Flow-Adaptive Stents,"
Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 33-37, pp.1031-1036, 2008.

Gulbahar W., Kobori, T., Takakura, Y., Arai, N., Konishi, Y., 
and Fukasaku, K.,
"Numerical Simulation of Flows in a Pipe with an Aneurysmal Sac 
(Effects of Aneurysmal Models and Stents),"
Advanced Materials Research, Vols. 33-37, pp.1025-1030, 2008.

Takakura, Y., Kobori, T., Arai, N., Konishi, Y., Fukasaku, K., and Kikuchi, N.,
"Characteristics of Stents for Pipe Flows with an Aneurysmal Model,"
Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series B,
Vol.74, No.737, pp.16-24, January 2008.

Arai, N., Houzu, H., and Takakura, Y., 
"Oscillation Pattern of Parachute and Concave Body,"
AIAA paper 2007-2531, May 2007.

Kobori, T., Arai, N., Takakura, Y., Konishi, Y., Fukasaku, K., 
and Kikuchi, N.,
"Effects of Stent on the Flow in a Pipe with 'Aneurysm',"
ICMMB-15 (15th International Conference on Mechanics in Medicine and Biology), 
December 2006.

Konishi,Y., Fukasaku,K., Kobori,T. ,Takakura,Y., Arai,N., Yazaki,H., Shiokawa,Y.,
"Flow in a Tube with an Aneurysmal Sac: Effect of Aneurysm and Stent,"
Interventional Neuroradiology, Vol.12, Supplemento 1, pp.53-56, December 2006.

Takakura,Y., "Direct-Expansion Forms of ADER Schemes for Conservation Laws 
and Their Verifications,"
Journal of Computational Physics, Vol.219, No.2, pp.855-878, November 2006.

Takakura,Y., "Various Forms of ADER Schemes for Nonlinear Conservation Laws 
with Source Terms and Their Verification,"
Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Numerics, and Applications 
(Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Hyperbolic Problems 2004), 
Yokohama Publishers, F. Asakura et al., Eds., II, pp.345-352, 2005.

Takakura,Y., "Highly-Accurate Schemes for Nonlinear Conservation Laws 
with Source Terms and Their Verification,"
Bulletine of Japan Society of Fluid Mechanism "Nagare", vol.23, No.4, 
pp.263-272C2004.

Kameda, M., Kishimoto, T., Takakura, Y. and Higashino, F., "Problems on the 
Sonic Boom Simulator Using a Ballistic Range II: Configuration of Test Section,"
Computational Fluid Dynamics JOURNAL, pp.428-432 Vol.12 No.2, 2003. 

Takakura, Y. and Higashino, F., "Problems on the Sonic Boom Simulator 
Using a Ballistic Range I: Disturbance in Wake,"
Computational Fluid Dynamics JOURNAL, pp.420-427, Vol.12 No.2, 2003.

Takakura, Y. and Toro, E.F., "Arbitrarily Accurate Non-oscillatory Schemes 
for Nonlinear Scalar Conservation Laws with Source Terms II,"
Computaional Fluid Dynamics 2002 (Proceedings of the 2nd International 
Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics), Springer-Verlag Pub., 
Armfield,S., Morgan,P., and Srinivas,K., Eds., pp.247-252, 2003.

Nitanai,T., Takakura,Y., and Higashino,F., "Unstructured Grid Solvers 
and Adaptation Using Edge Algorithm II," 
Computational Fluid Dynamics JOURNAL, Vol.11 No.4, pp.432-439, 2003.

Sakaguchi, G., Higashino,F., and Takakura,Y., "Decay of Cylindrical Blast 
Waves in a Dissociating Air," 
Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Shock Wave/Vortex 
Interactions 2001, 2002.

Takakura,Y. and Higashino,F., "On Self-Sustained Oscillations caused by 
interacting phenomena in Supersonic Cavity Flows," 
Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop of Shock Wave/Vortex Interaction, 
Higashino,F., Takayama,K., Timofeev,E.V., Eds., pp.63-86, 2002.

Takakura,Y., Iwamoto, K., and Higashino,F., "Flow Simulations for Opening 
Process of a High-Voltage Gas Circuit Breaker,"
Computational Fluid Dynamics JOURNAL, Vol.11 No.3, pp.290-299, 2002.

Takakura, Y. and Toro, E.F., "Arbitrarily Accurate Non-oscillatory Schemes 
for Nonlinear Conservation Laws with Source Terms,"
AIAA paper 2002-2736, 2002.

Takakura, Y. and Toro, E.F., "Arbitrarily Accurate Non-oscillatory Schemes 
for a Nonlinear Conservation Law,"
Computational Fluid Dynamics JOURNAL, Vol.11, No.1, pp.6-17, 2002.

Nitanai,T., Takakura,Y., and Higashino,F., "An Unstructured Grid Solver 
and Adaptation Using Edge Algorithm,"
Computational Fluid Dynamics JOURNAL, Vol.10, No.3, pp.419-423, 2001.

Takakura,Y., "A Method for Computing Flows about Complex Configurations 
with Moving Boundaries," Proceedings of the 1st ICCFD (International 
Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics), Kyoto, Springer-Verlag Pub., 
pp.717--722, 2001.

Takakura,Y., Higashino,F. and Iwamoto,K., "Flow Simulations for Opening 
Process of a High-Voltage Gas Circuit Breaker," AIAA paper 2001-1010, 2001.

Takakura,Y., "Methods for Computing Flows with Moving Boundaries: 
Governing Equations, Geometric Conservation Laws, and Aplications of 
Moving-Coordinate Method," Journal for Japan Society of Computational 
Fluid Dynamics, Vol.8, No.3, pp.117-129, 2000.

Kobayashi,M., Takakura,Y. and Higashino,F., "On Reflection Patterns of 
Blast Waves and the Real Gas Effect," Proceedings of 22nd International 
Symposium on Shock Waves, pp.1167-129, 1999.

Takakura,Y. and Takahashi,T., "Construction of 'Solution Adaptive Schemes' 
Based on the Examination of TV-stability," AIAA paper 99-3261, 
A Collection of the 14th AIAA CFD Conference, pp.1100-1107, 1999.

Takakura,Y., Suzuki,T., Higashino,F., and Yoshida,M., "Numerical Study on 
Supersonic Internal Cavity Flows: What Causes the Pressure Fluctuations ?" 
AIAA 37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, AIAA paper 99-0545, 1999.

Takakura,Y., Suzuki,T., Higashino,F. and Yoshida,M., "Parallel 
Computations on Pressure Fluctuations of Supersonic Cavity Flows," 
Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol.515, 
(Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fluid 
Dynamics), Springer-Verlag Pub., Bruneau, C.-H., Ed., pp.91-96, 1998.

Takakura,Y., Higashino,F. and Ogawa,S., "Unsteady Flow Computations on a 
Flying Projectile Within a Ballistic Range," Computers & Fluids, Vol.27, 
No.5-6, pp.645-650, 1998.

Takakura,Y. and Higashino,F., " Numerical Study on the Sonic Boom 
Simulator Using a Ballistic Range,"
Proceedings of 21st International Symposium on Shock Waves, 
AFP Houwing, Ed., Panther Publishing & Printing, 
pp.1085-1090, 1997.

Takakura,Y, Higashino,F., Yoshizawa,T., Yoshida,M. and Ogawa,S., 
" Unsteady Interaction on Supersonic Cavity Flows," 
Proceedings of Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics '96, 
Schiano,P., Ecer,A., Periaux,J., Satofuka,N., eds., 
Elsevier Science Pub., pp.108-115, 1997.

Higashino,F., Takakura,Y., Yoshida,M., and Ogawa,S.,
" Numerical Simulation on Weak Shock Reflections,"
Proceedings of 2nd Asian Workshop on CFD, pp.257-263, 1996.

Takakura,Y, Higashino,F., Yoshizawa,T., and Ogawa,S., 
" Numerical Study on Unsteady Supersonic Cavity Flows," 
AIAA 27th Fluid Dynamics Conference, AIAA paper 96-2092, 1996.

Takakura,Y, Higashino,F., Yoshizawa,T., Yoshida,M., and Ogawa,S., 
" Parallel Computation of Unsteady Supersonic Cavity Flows,"
Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics: Implementation and Results Using 
Paralel Computers, Ecer,A., Periaux,J., Satofuka,N., and Taylor,S., eds., 
Elsevier Science Pub., pp.59-66, 1996 ( Invited paper).

Higashino,F., Takakura,Y., Yoshida,M., and Ogawa,S., " Oblique 
Reflection of Shock Waves Simulated by the Navier-Stokes Equations," 
Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics: New Algorithms and Applications, 
Satofuka,N., Periaux,J.,  and Ecer,A., eds.,
Elsevier Science Pub., pp.145-152, 1995.

Takakura,Y, Higashino,F., and Ogawa,S., " A Vector-Parallel Algorithm 
for Computations of Multi-Domain Flow-Fields," 
Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics: New Algorithms and Applications, 
Satofuka,N., Periaux,J.,  and Ecer,A., eds.,
Elsevier Science Pub., pp.197-204, 1995.

Higashino,F., Takakura,Y., Yoshida,M., Ogawa,S., " Problems on Shock Wave 
Interaction Simulated by a Numerical Wind Tunnel," 
Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics, 
vol.1, pp.451-457, 1995.

Takakura,Y., Higashino,F., and Ogawa,S., " Unsteady Flow Computations 
on a Flying Projectile Within a Ballistic Range,"
Proceedings of 6th International Symposium on Computational Fluid Dynamics, 
vol.3, pp.1231-1236, 1995.

Higashino,F., Takakura,Y, and Ogawa,S., " Numerical Simulation on a Sonic 
Boom Simulator," Transaction of Japan Society of Heat and Fluid Engineering, 
vol.8, pp.38-41, 1995.

Takakura,Y., Higashino,F., and Ogawa,S., " A Numerical Method for Moving 
Boundary Problems and Its Application to Flows within Ballistic Range," 
Proceedings of 12th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, Part 2, 
pp.1164-1165, 1995.

Takakura,Y., Ogawa,S., and Wada,Y., " Transonic Wind-Tunnel Flows 
about a Fully Configured Model of Aircraft," 
AIAA Journal, Vol.33, No.3, pp.557-559, 1995.

Ogawa,S. and Takakura,Y., " A Vector-Parallel Algorithm for Computations 
of Multi-Domain Flow Fields," 
Proceedings of Japan-Central Europe Joint Workshop on Advanced Computing 
in Engineering, Akiyama,M. and Kleiber,M. ed., pp.461-466, 1994.

Takakura,Y. and Ogawa,S., " Computations of Transonic Flows about 
a Fully Configured Model of Aircraft Using Multi-Domain Technique," 
A Collection of Technical Papers for 5th International Symposium 
on Computational Fluid Dynamics, pp.153-158, 1993.

Takakura,Y., Ogawa,S., and Wada,Y., " Computation of Transonic Wind-Tunnel 
Flows about a Fully Configured Model of Aircraft by Using 
Multi-Domain Technique," 
24th AIAA Fluid Dynamics, Plazmadynamics, and Lasers Conference, 
AIAA paper 93-3022, 1993.

Takakura,Y., "NUMERICAL METHODS FOR COMPUTING TRANSONIC FLOWS:
Improvements of TVD Schemes and Turbulence Models," 
Doctor Thesis (Doctor of Engineering), Tohoku University, 1991.

Takakura,Y., Ishiguro,T., and Ogawa,S., " On TVD Difference Schemes 
for the Three-Dimensional Euler Equations in General Coordinates,"
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Vol.9, No.8, 
John Wiley & Sons, pp.1011-1024, 1989.

Takakura,Y., Ogawa,S., and Ishiguro,T., " Turbulence Models for 3-D 
Transonic Viscous Flows II," 
Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics II 
(Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Computational Fluid 
Dynamics), Yasuhara,M., Daiguji,H. and Oshima,K. eds., 
pp.680-685, August 1989.

Takakura,Y., Ogawa,S., and Ishiguro,T., " Turbulence Models for 3-D 
Transonic Viscous Flows," Proceedings of AIAA 9th Computational Fluid 
Dynamics Conference, Lekoudis,S. ed., pp.240-248, 
AIAA paper 89-1952-CP, 1989.

Takakura,Y., Ogawa,S., and Ishiguro,T., " Computation of 3-D 
Transonic Viscous Flows by Use of a TVD Scheme --- Practicalization of 
Turbulence Models ---," 
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol.38, pp.101-109, 1989.

Takakura,Y., Ogawa,S., and Ishiguro,T., " Inviscid and Viscous Flow 
Simulations around the ONERA-M6 Wing by TVD Scheme,"  Lecture Notes 
in Physics 323, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, pp.553-557, 1989. 

Ogawa,S., Ishiguro,T., and Takakura,Y., " Numerical Simulations of Flow 
Field around Three-Dimensional Complex Configurations," 
Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics, Vol.20, Vieweg, Braunschweig, 
pp.256-267, 1988.

Ogawa,S., Ishiguro,T., and Takakura,Y., " Hyperbolic Grid Generation 
Scheme for Simulating Flow about Three-Dimensional Complex Configuration," 
Elsevier Science Pub., North-Holland, pp.577-587, 1988.

Takakura,Y., Ishiguro,T., and Ogawa,S., " On the TVD Difference Schemes 
for the Three-Dimensional Euler Equations in General  Coordinates," 
Elsevier Science Pub., North-Holland, pp.701, 1988.

Takakura,Y., Ishiguro,T., and Ogawa,S., " On the Difference Schemes for 
Three-Dimensional Euler Equations," 
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol.36, pp.17-34, 1988.

Takakura,Y., Ishiguro,T., and Ogawa,S., " On the Recent Difference 
Schemes for the Three-Dimensional Euler Equations," 
Proceedings of AIAA 8th Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, 
McCroskey,W.J. ed., pp.537-545, AIAA paper 87-1151-CP, 1987.

Takakura,Y., Kawai,N., and  Ebihara,M., " Analysis of Transonic  Airfoil 
Characteristics Using an IAF Scheme for the Euler Equations,"
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Vol.33, pp.61-72, 1985.