Kensuke Yokoi

Lecturer, Ph.D
School of Engineering,
Cardiff University,
Queen's Buildings, The Parade,
Cardiff, CF24 3AA, UK

Short Bio and Research Interests

I joined the School of Engineering at Cardiff University in 2010 after postdoctoral studies mainly at RIKEN, UCLA and University of Cambridge. I received my Ph.D in Mathematics at Hokkaido University. I am studying computational fluid dynamics (CFD) mainly
  • Numerical methods in multiphase flows: Level set methods, Volume of fluid (VOF) methods, coupled level set and volume-of-fluid (CLSVOF) methods, THINC schemes, continuum surface force (CSF) models, discrete element method (DEM), Dynamic contact angle models
  • Numerical algorithms: Hyperbolic equation solvers (ENO, WENO), Multi-moment methods (CIP-CSL method, CIP method, VSIAM3), Multigrid method
  • Free surface flow phenomena: Droplet splashing, Droplet impact, Dynamic contact angle, Inkjet, Blood flows, Hydraulic jumps
  • Machine learning.
    If you are interested in our research, please email me.

    A fully funded PhD studentship is available for UK/EU students (Deadline: April 19, 2019)

    For more details, please see here.

    Research & Gallery

    A recent numerical result which won a UK-Fluid network video competion.

    Some of other numerical results (videos) can be found in Research & Gallery.

    List of publications

    Journal Papers

    1. Kensuke Yokoi, Mikito Furuichi, Mikio Sakai,
      An efficient multi-dimensional implementation of VSIAM3 and its applications to free surface flows,
      Physics of Fluids, 29, 121611 (2017).
    2. Xi Deng, Ziyao Sun, Bin Xia, Kensuke Yokoi, Chungang Chen, Feng Xiao,
      A Non-oscillatory Multi-Moment Finite Volume Scheme with Boundary Gradient Switching,
      Journal of Scientific Computing, 72, 1146-1168 (2017).
    3. Qijie Li, Syazana Omar, Xi Deng, Kensuke Yokoi,
      Constrained interpolation profile conservative semi-Lagrangian scheme based on third-order polynomial functions and essentially non-oscillatory (CIP-CSL3ENO) scheme,
      Communications in Computational Physics, 22, 765-788 (2017)
    4. Mohammed Al-Mosallam, Kensuke Yokoi,
      Efficient implementation of volume/surface integrated average based multi-moment method,
      Int. J. Comput. Methods, 14, 1750010 (2017).
    5. Naoyuki Onodera, Takayuki Aoki, Kensuke Yokoi,
      A fully conservative high-order upwind multi-moment method using moments in both upwind and downwind cells,
      Int. J. Numer. Methods Fluids, 82, 493 (2016).
    6. Kensuke Yokoi, Ryo Onishi, Xiao-Long Deng, Mark Sussman,
      Density-Scaled Balanced Continuum Surface Force Model with a Level Set Based Curvature Interpolation Technique,
      Int. J. Comput. Methods, 13, 1641004 (2016).
    7. Kensuke Yokoi,
      A density-scaled continuum surface force model within a balanced force formulation,
      J. Comput. Phys., 278, 221 (2014).
    8. Kensuke Yokoi,
      A practical numerical framework for free surface flows based on CLSVOF method, multi-moment methods and density-scaled CSF model: Numerical simulations of droplet splashing,
      J. Comput. Phys., 232, 252 (2013).
    9. Kensuke Yokoi,
      Numerical studies of droplet splashing on a dry surface: triggering a splash with the dynamic contact angle,
      Soft Matter, 7, 5120 (2011).
    10. Kensuke Yokoi,
      Numerical method for interaction among multi-particle, fluid and arbitrary shape structure,
      J. Sci. Comput., 46, 166 (2011).
    11. Kensuke Yokoi, Damien Vadillo, John Hinch and Ian Hutchings,
      Numerical studies of the influence of the dynamic contact angle on a droplet impacting on a dry surface,
      Phys. Fluids, 21, 072102 (2009).
    12. Kensuke Yokoi,
      A variational approach to motion of triple junction of gas, liquid and solid,
      Comput. Phys. Commun., 180, 1145 (2009).
    13. Kensuke Yokoi,
      A variational approach to motion of triple junction of gas, liquid and solid,
      Comput. Phys. Commun., 180, 1145 (2009).
    14. Kensuke Yokoi,
      A numerical method for free-surface flows and its application to droplet impact on a thin liquid layer,
      J. Sci. Comput., 35, 372 (2008).
    15. Kensuke Yokoi,
      Efficient implementation of THINC scheme: a simple and practical smoothed VOF algorithm,
      J. Comput. Phys., 226, 1985 (2007), (Source codes available).
    16. Kensuke Yokoi,
      Numerical method for interaction between multi-particle and complex structures,
      Phys. Rev. E, 72, 046713 (2005).
    17. Kensuke Yokoi, Feng Xiao, Hao Liu, Kazuaki Fukasaku
      Three dimensional numerical simulation of flows with complex geometries in a regular Cartesian grid and its application to blood flow in cerebral arte\ ry with multiple aneurysms,
      J. Comput. Phys., 202, 1 (2005).
    18. Kensuke Yokoi,
      Numerical method for moving solid object in flows,
      Phys. Rev. E, 67, 045701(R) (2003).
    19. Kensuke Yokoi,
      Numerical method for complex moving boundary problems in a Cartesian fixed grid,
      Phys. Rev. E, 65, 055701(R) (2002), Errata, 65, 069903(E) (2002).
    20. Kensuke Yokoi and Feng Xiao,
      Mechanism of structure formation in circular hydraulic jumps: Numerical studies of strongly deformed free surface shallow flows,
      Physica D, 161, 202 (2002), Erratum, 165, 251 (2002).
    21. Kensuke Yokoi and Feng Xiao,
      A Computational Model for Interfacial Flows and Its Application to Circular Hydraulic Jump Problems,
      CFD Journal, 10, 771 (2001).
    22. Kensuke Yokoi and Feng Xiao,
      Relationships between a roller and a dynamic pressure distribution in circular hydraulic jumps,
      Phys. Rev. E, 61, R1016 (2000).
    23. Kensuke Yokoi and Feng Xiao,
      Numerical studies of hydraulic jump phenomena with largely deformed interfaces,
      Prog. Theor. Phys. Suppl. 138, 708 (2000).
    24. Kensuke Yokoi and Feng Xiao,
      A numerical study of the transition in the circular hydraulic jump,
      Phys. Lett. A, 257, 153 (1999).

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