Dr.Eng., Mechanical Engineering, Keio University

Fluid Mechanics

2019 - 2021
researcher, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology

2017 - 2019
postdoc researcher, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology

2011 - 2014
PhD candidate, Technische Universität München

2011 - 2014, Technische Universität München, School of Engineering and Design, Institute of Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

2011 - 2017, Keio University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, School of Science for Open and Environmental Systems

2010 - 2010, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Aerodynamics and Chair of Fluid Mechanics

2010 - 2010, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

2009 - 2011, Keio University, Graduate School of Science and Technology, School of Science for Open and Environmental Systems

2008 - 2008, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

2005 - 2009, Keio University, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering

2020
Committee of The 17th International Conference on Flow Dynamics, Best Presentation Award for Young Researcher
Boundary Layers on Broad and Sharp Rotating Cones – a Comparison of Instability and Transition Scenarios, International academic award
Kentaro Kato;Antonio Segalini;P. Henrik Alfredsson;Rebecca J;Lingwood

Görtler-number-based scaling of boundary-layer transition on rotating cones in axial inflow
Sumit Tambe; Kentaro Kato; Zahir Hussain
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 987(25), R3, May 2024, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Flows Over Rotating Disks and Cones
P. Henrik Alfredsson; Kentaro Kato; R.J. Lingwood
Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 56(1), Sep. 2023, Refereed
Lead

Rotating disks and cones a centennial of von Kármán’s 1921 paper
Kentaro Kato; Rebecca J. Lingwood; P. Henrik Alfredsson
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, 18(1), JFST0003-JFST0003, 2023, Refereed
Lead

Effects of polymer addition on transition and length scales of flow structures in transitional channel flow
Sattaya Yimprasert; Kentaro Kato; P. Henrik Alfredsson; Masaharu Matsubara
Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, 18(1), JFST0021-JFST0021, 2023, Refereed
Lead

Fluid Flow Induced by an Elastic Plate in Heaving Motion
May Hlaing Win Khin; Kentaro Kato; Hyung Jin Sung; Shinnosuke Obi
ASEAN Engineering Journal, 12(3), 1-9, Aug. 2022, Not invited
Lead

Instability and transition in the boundary layer driven by a rotating slender cone
K. Kato; A. Segalini; P.H. Alfredsson; R.J. Lingwood
Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 915, May 2021, Refereed
Lead

Boundary-layer transition over a rotating broad cone
K. Kato; P. H. Alfredsson; R. J. Lingwood
Physical Review Fluids, 4(7), Jul. 2019, Refereed
Lead

Investigation of the structures in the unstable rotating-cone boundary layer
K. Kato; T. Kawata; P. H. Alfredsson; R. J. Lingwood
Physical Review Fluids, 4(5), May 2019, Refereed
Lead

Flow control over swept wings using nanosecond-pulse plasma actuator
Kentaro Kato; Christian Breitsamter; Shinnosuke Obi
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 61, 58-67, Oct. 2016, Refereed
Lead

Flow separation control over a Gö 387 airfoil by nanosecond pulse-periodic discharge
K. Kato; C. Breitsamter; S. Obi
Experiments in Fluids, Aug. 2014, Refereed
Lead

Flows Over Rotating Disks and Cones
P. Henrik Alfredsson; Kentaro Kato; R.J. Lingwood

Axial flow influence on boundary-layer transition on rotating slender cones
K. Kato; K. Yamada, K; Takahara; P. H. Alfredsson; M. Matsubara
10th IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition, Sep. 2024, Not invited

Flow instability and transition on a rotating slender cone in a confined space
Kentaro Kato; Kyosuke Yamada; Kosuke Takahara; Masaharu Matsubara
The 69th Workshop on “Investigation and Control of Transition to Turbulence”, Mar. 2024, Not invited

主流乱れに対する前縁受容過程解明のための線形応答を用いた境界層内の乱れ抽出法の確立
吉田 旭; 平良 皐; 加藤 賢太郎; 松原 雅春
日本機械学会北陸信越支部 2024 年合同講演会, Mar. 2024, Not invited

Observation of Instability and Transition in the Three-dimensional Boundary Layer on a Rotating Cone through Visualization Experiments
Kyosuke YAMADA; Kosuke TAKAHARA; Kentaro KATO; Masaharu MATSUBARA
日本機械学会北陸信越支部 2024 年合同講演会, Mar. 2024, Not invited

主流乱れにおける前縁受容解明に向けた，線形攪乱を挿入する装置開発と境界層内の乱れの抽出
平良 皐; 吉田 旭; 加藤 賢太郎; 松原 雅春
日本機械学会北陸信越支部 2024 年合同講演会, Mar. 2024, Not invited

乱流境界層におけるオイルフィルム干渉法を用いた壁面摩擦速度の計測の高精度化
森田皐; 清水基宏; 松井孝樹; 渡辺泉; 加藤賢太郎; 松原雅春
日本機械学会北陸信越支部 2024 年合同講演会, Mar. 2024, Not invited

Flow Visualization Experiment of Transition in the Three-dimensional Boundary Layer on a Rotating Cone
Kosuke TAKAHARA; Kyosuke YAMADA; Kentaro KATO; Masaharu MATSUBARA
日本機械学会北陸信越支部 2024年合同講演会, Mar. 2024, Not invited

Fabrication of a thermal air velocity film sensor using photolithography technology with simultaneous double-sided exposure system and two-dimensional jet measurement
Taiga KATO; Ayane SAITO; Takuya KATAGIRI; Tomohiro OMATA; Kentaro KATO; Masaharu MATSUBARA
日本機械学会北陸信越支部 2024年合同講演会, Mar. 2024, Not invited

Fluid research at FLOW KTH with an emphasis on rotating flows
P. Henrik Alfredsson; Kentaro Kato
東北大学流体科学研究所 特別講演会, Oct. 2023, Not invited

Flow instabilities and transition on rotating cones
K. Kato; P. H. Alfredsson; R. J. Lingwood
Seminar at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Sep. 2023, Not invited

Characterization of turbulent and non-turbulent parts in visualization images of channel flow
R. Takai; S. Yimprasert; K. Kato; M. Matsubara
18th European Turbulence Conference, Sep. 2023, Not invited

Extracting secondary instability of streaks from turbulent boundary layer using linear response
Izumi Watanabe; Koki Matsui; Tomoya Kikugawa; Kentaro Kato; Masaharu Matsubara
18th European Turbulence Conference, Sep. 2023, Not invited

Observation of the alternation of large-scale structures in low Reynolds number two-dimensional turbulent channel flow by two-point correlation of velocity fluctuations
Takeo Anada; Ryo Takai; Yuya Tanada; Kentaro Kato; Nobuhiko Henmi; Masaharu Matsubara
iTi Conference on Turbulence X, Jul. 2023, Not invited

Extracting secondary instability of streaks from turbulent boundary layer using linear response
Koki Matsui; Izumi Watanabe; Tomoya Kikugawa; Kentaro Kato; Masaharu Matsubara
ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, Jul. 2023, Not invited

Development and evaluation of a double-sided simultaneous exposure apparatus using photolithography technology to fabricate hot film sensors for anemometers
Takuya Katagiri; Boguang Mi; Kentaro Kato; Masaharu Matsubara
ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, Jul. 2023, Not invited

Analysis and characterization of turbulent and non-turbulent parts in transitional channel flow
Ryo Takai; Takato Okuda; Masaya Iwanaga; Sattaya Yimpraser; Kentaro Kato; Masaharu Matsubara
ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, Jul. 2023, Not invited

Flow instabilities and transition on rotating broad and slender cones - What’s the difference?
Kentaro Kato
Aeroseminar at TU Delft, Jul. 2023, Not invited

Establishment of extraction method using linear response to artificial disturbance for boundary layer transition process induced by free stream turbulence
A. Yoshida; K. Matsui; K. Kato; M. Matsubara
15th Ercoftac Sig 33 workshop, Progress in Flow Instability, Transition and Control, Jun. 2023, Not invited

Scalings for eccentric Taylor–Couette–Poiseuille flow
Kentaro Kato; P. Henrik Alfredsson; Rebecca J. Lingwood
International Couette-Taylor workshop, Jun. 2023, Not invited

Scaling for onset of instability and transition in rotating-cone boundary layers
Kentaro Kato; P. Henrik Alfredsson; R. J. Lingwood
The 67th Workshop on “Investigation and Control of Transition to Turbulence”, Mar. 2023, Not invited

Flows around rotating cones
Kentaro KATO
日本機械学会北陸信越支部 2023年合同講演会, Mar. 2023, Invited

Extraction of Boundary Layer Transition Process Using Controlled Free Stream Disturbance and Ensemble Averaging
Asahi Yoshida; Takeo Anada; Ryo Takai; Koki Matsui; Kentaro Kato; Masaharu Matsubara
Nineteenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics (ICFD2022), Nov. 2022, Not invited

Measurement of Lagrangian Acceleration in Two-dimensional Channel Flow using Dynamic-hue Particle Tracking Velocimetry
Xin Song; Takato Okuda; Masaya Iwanaga; Souta Yamauchi; Kentaro Kato; Masaharu Matsubara
Nineteenth International Conference on Flow Dynamics (ICFD2022), Nov. 2022, Not invited

線形応答を利用した乱流境界層からのストリーク二次不安定性の抽出
M. Matsubara, T. Kikukawa, T. Anada, S. Takakai, T. Matsui, K. Kato
Annual Meeting, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics, 29 Sep. 2022

The influence of axial flow and eccentricity on the instability of Taylor–Couette flow
K. Kato; P. H. Alfredsson; P. Schlatter; R. J. Lingwood
Annual Meeting, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics 2022, Sep. 2022, Not invited

Instabilities and scalings for eccentric Taylor-Couette-Poiseuille flow
K. Kato; P. H. Alfredsson; P. Schlatter; R. J. Lingwood
The 66th Workshop on “Investigation and Control of Transition to Turbulence”, Sep. 2022

Image Processing of Flow Visualisation Pictures to Determine the Structure of Transitional Channel Flow of Aqueous Polymer Solutions
T. Okuda; X. Song; S. Yimprasert; P. H. Alfredsson; K. Kato; M. Matsubara
The 13th Pacific Symposium on Flow Visualization and Image Processing, Aug. 2022, Not invited

Rotating disks and cones – a centennial of von Kármán’s 1921 paper
K. Kato; R. J. Lingwood; P. H. Alfredsson
The 7th International Conference on Jets, Wakes and Separated Flows, ICJWSF-2022, Mar. 2022, Invited

Flow instabilities in eccentric Taylor-Couette-Poiseuille flow
K. Kato; P. H. Alfredsson; P. Schlatter; R. J. Lingwood
21st International Couette-Taylor Workshop, Jul. 2021, Not invited

Flow instabilities on rotating sharp cones
K. Kato
Rotating Boundary Layers Workshop 2021, Jun. 2021, Invited

Instability on Rotating Sharp Cones - Revisited
K. Kato; P. H. Alfredsson; R. J. Lingwood
Interdisciplinary Turbulence Initiative Conference on Turbulence IX, Feb. 2021, Not invited

Boundary Layers on Broad and Sharp Rotating Cones – a Comparison of Instability and Transition Scenarios
K. Kato; A. Segalini; P. H. Alfredsson; R. J. Lingwood
17th International Conference on Flow Dynamics, Oct. 2020, Not invited

Instability and Transition in the Boundary Layer Driven by Rotating Cones
K. Kato
FLOW Seminar, Jan. 2020, Invited

Missing Link in the Transition of Rotating-cone Boundary-layer Flows
K. Kato
FLOW Annual Meeting, Jan. 2020, Invited

Rotating Disks and Cones – Known and Unknowns in Transition to Turbulence
K. Kato; P. H. Alfredsson; R. J. Lingwood
16th International Conference on Flow Dynamics, Nov. 2019, Invited

Instabilities and transition on a rotating cone – old problems and new challenges
K. Kato; A. Segalini; P. H. Alfredsson; R. J. Lingwood
IUTAM Symposium on Laminar-Turbulent Transition, Sep. 2019, Not invited

Cross-flow instability and transition on a rotating cone
K. Kato; T. Kawata; A. Segalini; P. H. Alfredsson; R. J. Lingwood
Svenska mekanikdagar, Jun. 2019, Not invited

Spiral Vortices in the Boundary-layer on a Rotating Cone
K. Kato; T. Kawata; A. Segalini; R. J. Lingwood; P. H. Alfredsson
12th European Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sep. 2018, Not invited

Flow Measurement on Rotating Cones in Still Fluid
K. Kato; T. Kawata; R. J. Lingwood; P. H. Alfredsson
Workshop on Rotating Flows, Sep. 2017, Not invited

Parametric Study on a Numerical Model for Flow Control over Airfoils with Using Nanosecond-pulse Plasma Actuators
K. Kato; S. Obi; C. Breitsamter
Annual Meeting, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics, Sep. 2016, Not invited

A Numerical Model for Flow Control over an Airfoil with Pulsed Nanosecond Plasma Actuator
K. Kato; S. Obi; C. Breitsamter
Fluids Engineering Conference, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Nov. 2015, Not invited

Flow Control over Swept Wings Using Nanosecond-Pulse Plasma Actuator
K. Kato; C. Breitsamter; S. Obi
The ninth Symposium on Turbulence and Shear Flow Phenomena, Jul. 2015, Not invited

Experimental and Numerical Studies of Flow Control over Airfoils with Nanosecond Pulsed Plasma Actuator
K. Kato; C. Breitsamter; S. Obi
KAIST-Keio University Joint Workshop on Advanced Fluid Mechanics, 2015, Not invited

Flow Controls over a Rectangle Airfoil and Swept Wing Using Nanosecond Pulse Plasma Actuators
Kentaro Kato; Christian Breitsamter; Shinnosuke Obi
Annual Meeting, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Sep. 2014, Not invited

Flow Control on Gö387 Airfoil by Using Nanosecond Pulse Plasma Actuator
K. Kato; C. Breitsamter
International Conference on Instability and Control of Massively Separated Flows, 2013, Not invited

PIV Measurement and Force Estimation of the Flow Induced By a Heaving Elastic Plate
K. Kato; S. Obi
The ninth International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements, Jun. 2012, Not invited

PIV Measurement of the Flow Field Induced By a Heaving Elastic Plate
K. Kato; S. Obi
Annual Meeting, Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics, Sep. 2011, Not invited

PIV Measurement of the Flow around the Heaving Elastic Plate
K. Kato; S. Obi
The 60th National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Mar. 2011, Not invited

Time-resolved Measurements of Wall-shear Stress, Dilatation, and Static Pressure in an Elastic, Stenotic Vessel
K. Pielhop; K. Kato; M. Klaas; W. Schröder
ECCOMAS Thematic Inter- national Conference on Simulation and Modeling of Biological Flows, 2011, Not invited

Jun. 2022 - Present
The Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics

回転円錐上の乱流遷移における遠心力の効果
科学研究費補助金, 研究活動スタート支援
01 Apr. 2022 - 31 Mar. 2024

汎用カメラとLED照明を用いた粒子画像流速計の開発
公益財団法人TAKEUCHI育英奨学会
01 Apr. 2022