Journal / Annual Report

Journal

  • Kimiya Komurasaki, Kuniyoshi Tabata, "Development of a Novel Launch System Microwave Rocket Powered by Millimeter-wave Discharge," International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol.2018:9247429, 2018.

  • Yusuke Nakamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Masafumi Fukunari, Hiroyuki Koizumi, "Numerical Analysis of Plasma Structure Observed in Atmospheric Millimeter-Wave Discharge at Under-Critical Intensity," Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.124:033303, 2018.

  • Kuniyoshi Tabata, Nguyen Florian, Yuki Harada, Kaoru Kakinuma, Masafumi Fukunari, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yusuke Nakamura, Hiroyuki Koizumi, "Numerical Calculation on Air-Inlet Design of Microwave Rocket," JSASS,Vol.66, No.5, pp.128-134, 2018. (In Japanese)

  • Kimiya Komurasaki,Kohei Shimamura, Masafumi Fukunari, Yasuhisa Oda, Tsuyoshi Imai, Masayuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Katsurayama, Naofumi Ohnishi, "Microwave Rocket "Propelled by Millimeter Wave"," Journal of Plasma Fusion Research,Vol.93, No.10,pp.465-490, 2017. (Review paper)

  • Masafumi Fukunari, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yusuke Nakamura, Yasuhisa Oda, Keishi Sakamoto, "Rocket Propulsion Powered using a Gyrotron," Journal of Energy and Power Engineering,Vol.11, No.6,pp.363-371, 2017. (Review paper)

  • Yuki Harada, Yusuke Nakamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Ryutaro Minami, Tsuyoshi Kariya, Tsuyoshi Imai, Kohei Shimamura, Masafumi Fukunari, "Structural change od plasma at various ambient pressures in 28GHz millimeter-wave discharges", Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology Vol.10 No.1 January 2017

  • Masafumi Fukunari, Nat Wongsuryrat, Toshikazu Yamaguchi,Yusuke Nakamura, Kimiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Koizumi, "Design of a Millimeter-wave Concentrator for Beam Reception in High-power Wireless Power Transfer," Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves,Springer,Vol.38, Issue 2, pp.176-190,2017

  • Kaoru Kakinuma, Masafumi Fukunari, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Yusuke Nakamura, Hiroyuki Koizumi,Kimiya Komurasaki, Kevin Parkin, "Two-Stage-to-Orbit Transporting System Combining Microwave Rocket and Microwave Thermal Rocket for Small Satellite Launch," The 30 ISTS Special Issue of Transaction of JSASS, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol.14, No.ists30, pp.99-103, 2016

  • Masafumi Fukunari, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Kimiya Komurasaki Yasuhisa Oda, Ryosuke Ikeda, Ken Kajiwara, Koji Takahashi, and Keishi Sakamoto,” Air-Breathing System Using Reed Valve for Pulse Detonation Microwave Rocket,” Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol.14, pp.1-7. 2016

  • Masafumi Fukunari, Anthony Arnault, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Kimiya Komurasaki, ”Replacement of Chemical Rocket Launchers by Beamed Energy Propulsion,” Applied Optics, Vol. 53, Issue 31, pp. I16-I22, 2014

  • Masafumi Fukunari, Reiji Komatsu, Anthony Arnault, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa, ” Air-breathing Performance of Microwave Rocket with Reed Valve System,” Vacuum Special Issues, Vol. 88, pp.155–159, 2013

  • Yamaguchi Toshikazu, Komatsu Reiji, Fukunari Masafumi, Komurasaki Kimiya, Oda Yasuhisa, Kajiwara Ken, Takahashi Koji, Sakamoto Keishi, “Millimeter-wave Driven Shock Wave for a Pulsed Detonation Microwave Rocket,” AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1402, Issue 1, pp. 478-486, 2011

  • Masafumi Fukunari, Reiji Komatsu, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa, Hiroshi Katsurayama, “Engine Cycle Analysis of Air Breathing Microwave Rocket with Reed Valves,” AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1402, Issue 1, pp.447-456, 2011

  • Masafumi FUKUNARI, Toshikazu YAMAGUCHI, Reiji KOMATSU, Hiroshi KATSURAYAMA, Kimiya KOMURASAKI,Yoshihiro ARAKAWA,“Preliminary Study on Microwave Rocket Engine Cycle,” Plasma Application and Hybrid Functionally Materials ,Vol.20, p75, March 2011

  • Yasuhisa Oda, Toshikazu Yamaguchi, Yuya Shiraishi, Kimiya Komurasaki, Ken Kajiwara, Koji Takahashi, Atsushi Kasugai, Keishi Sakamoto: "A one-dimensional propagaiton of shock wave supported by atmospheric millimeter-wave plasma", J infrared milli Terahz Waves (2011) 32:877-882

  • Yasuhisa Oda, Ken Kajiwara, Koji Takahashi, Atsushi Kasugai, Keishi Sakamoto, Kimiya Komurasaki: "In-tube shock wave driven by atmospheric millimter-wave plasma", Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 48 (2009)116001<

  • Yasuhisa Oda,Kimiya Komurasaki, Koji Takahashi, Atsushi Kasugai, Tsuoyoshi Imai, Keishi Sakamoto: "Plasma generation at atmospheric pressure using a high-power microwave beam and its application to rocket propulsion", Electrical Engneering in Japan, Vol161, No.2, 2007

  • Yasuhisa Oda,Kimiya Komurasaki, Koji Takahashi, Atsushi Kasugai, Keishi Sakamoto: "Plasma generation using high-power millimeter wave beam and its application for thrust generation", Journal of Applied Physics, (in print)

  • Tatsuo Nakagawa, Yorichika Mihara, Kimiya Komurasaki, Koji Takahashi, Keishi Sakamoto, and Tsuyoshi Imai: "Propulsive Impulse Measurement of a Microwave-Boosted Vehicle in the Atmosphere", Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol.41, No.1, January-February 2004, pp151-153

  • Yasuhisa Oda, Tatsuo Nakagawa, Kimiya Komurasaki, Koji Takahashi, Atsushi Kasugai, Keishi Sakamoto, and Tsuyoshi Imai: "An obsevation of plasma inside of microwave boosted thruster", AIP Conference proceedings 702, 399(2004)

Annual Report

  • JAERI-Review 2004-023, Nov.2004, p57

  • JAERI-Review 2003-035, Nov.2003, pp63-64

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