combustion and gasification, heat transfer, reaction chemistry, renewable energy, explosion and safety engineering

[Professor] Keiji Takeno

Basic Information

Keiji Takeno

Degree

Dr. Eng.

Date of birth

1960/7/20

Laboratory Name

Heat and Energy System Laboratory

Research Fields

combustion and gasification, heat transfer, reaction chemistry, renewable energy, explosion and safety engineering

Keywords

combustion, gasification, thermal contact resistance, atomization, coal, char, biomass, explosion, safety, fire

Website

https://www.toyota-ti.ac.jp/Lab/Kikai/n-energy/index.htm

E-mail Address

Academic Background

University of Tokyo

Work History

1989-2012 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Nagasaki R&D Center
2000-2006 Guest Professor of Kumamoto University (Faculty of Engineering)
2013- Toyota Technological Institute
2014- Researcher, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
2015- Guest Professor of Nanzan University
2016- Guest Professor of Aichi University

Membership of Academic Societies

1987-Present Japan Association for Fire Science and Engineering Member
1992-1995 Combustion Society of Japan Member of editorial board
2003-Present HESS (Hydrogen Energy Association) Member
2006-Present Japan Institute of Energy Member
2009-Present Combustion Society of Japan Member of board
2009-Present Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Kansai branch councilor

Social Activities

2007-2009 The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
‘Hydrogen handbook’ Member of editorial board
2012- Proper regulation in the installation and operation of hydrogen stations
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Assessment committee membe
2014- An energy independent process to expand the spread of bio-reformed coal.
Ministry of the Environment Building, Assessment committee member
2020- Member of the Safety Technology Assessment Committee,
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)

Research Themes

Combustion and gasification mechanisms of low grade fuel (heavy oil or low volatile coal, etc.)
Combustion mechanism of high pressurized gas and safety analysis
High efficiency energy conversion of the biomass that is renewable energy
Thermal contact resistance between metal surfaces (experiment and molecular simulation)
Heat transfer coefficient at the rigid surface

Research Information Portal

Books

[Academic Year]1999
[Books]New Combustion Engineering in Global Environment (in Japanese), Chapter 2-1 Coal-Water and Coal-Oil Mixtures,Fuji Technosystem.
[Author/Editor]Keiji Takeno et. Al. (21 persons)
[Date of Issue]1999/12/3


[Academic Year]2001
[Books]New Technology of Biomass Energy (in Japanese), Chapter 1 Gasification , CMC.
[Author/Editor]Keiji Takeno et. Al. (8 persons)
[Date of Issue]2001/8/31


[Academic Year]2006
[Books]Hydrogen Energy, Chapter 6 Technology of Safety, Ohme Press.
[Author/Editor]Keiji Takeno et. Al. (4 persons)
[Date of Issue]2007/1/20


[Academic Year]2007
[Books]Biomass Liquid Fuel (in Japanese), Chapter 4-3, NTS.
[Author/Editor]Keiji Takeno et. Al. (9 persons)
[Date of Issue]2007/6/22


[Academic Year]2007
[Books]Gas Energy Sysnthesis and Energy Utilization of Biomass (in Japanese), Chapter 5, NTS.
[Author/Editor]Keiji Takeno et. Al. (3 persons)
[Date of Issue]2007/10/5


[Academic Year]2011
[Books]Biofuel / Book 4, Intech, Chapter 2 Entrained Air Flow Gasification of Biomass, ISBN 978-953-307-480-1.
[Author/Editor]Keiji Takeno et. Al. (5 persons)
[Date of Issue]2011/8/20

Awards

[Academic Year]1993
[prize]Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Excellent Lecture Prize "Research on CWM Combustion Mechanism"
[Prize Winner]Keiji Takeno and Shozo Kaneko
[Award-Winning Date]1993/11/20


[Academic Year]2000
[prize]Nikkei Business Publications Technical Prize Award "Research on Biomass Gasification"
[Prize Winner]Keiji Takeno, Toshimitsu Ichinose, Shinji Matsumoto and Yoshinori Kobayashi
[Award-Winning Date]2000/5/7


[Academic Year]2008
[prize]Combustion Society of Japan Technical Prize "Combustion / Explosion Phenomenon of 40MPa High-Pressure Hydrogen and Risk Assessment"
[Prize Winner]Keiji Takeno, Kazuki Okabayashi, Keiko Chitose, Kazuyuki Hashiguchi, and Hidetoshi Hirashima
[Award-Winning Date]2008/12/4

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