Research keywords (1)：
Thermal engineering, Heat transfer, Magnetic refrigeration, Heat storage, Phase change
Research theme for competitive and other funds (3)：
2014 - 2020 階層構造磁気蓄熱再生器を持つ磁気ヒートポンプの開発
2016 - 2019 Thermal and Functional evaluation of a Heat Sink Structured by Additive Manufacturing Technique
2012 - 2015 Heat transport characteristics of a functional energy conversion media with magnetocaloric effect
Papers (48)：
Hirano Shigeki, Kawanami Tsuyoshi. Thermal Characteristics and Development of a Phase Change Material for Thermal Energy Storage Media as Thermo-Functional Fluids. Tetsu-to-Hagane. 2020. 106. 8. 581-590
Shigeki Hirano, Atsuya Toba, Hayato Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Kawanami, Takayuki Oonishi, Kei Soejima, Kensuke Otsubo. Modelling method of Mn related magnetic materials for magnetic heat pump AMR. ECOS 2019 - Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems. 2019. 1833-1840
Numerical Simulation on Melting Behavior of Phase Change Materials in a Thermal Storage Vessel using Moving Particle Semi-implicit Method. 2019. 36. 4. 247-259
Shigeki Hirano, Atsuya Toba, Hayato Suzuki, Takayuki Oonishi, Kei Soejima, Tsuyoshi Kawanami. Physical properties of mn related magnetic materials for magnetic heat pump modelled by advanced metal powder layering process. ECOS 2018 - Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems. 2018
TOBA Atsuya, Suzuki Hayato, HIRANO Shigeki, MIYAMA Katsumi, TAKEDA Tadashi, HASHIZUME Shun. Modelling Conditions of Maraging Steel by Metallic Powder Selective Laser Melting. The Proceedings of Mechanical Engineering Congress, Japan. 2017. 2017. 0. S0460106
平野繁樹. 北海道における磁気冷凍技術に関する研究. 日本機械学会熱工学部門ニュースレター, No.81, April, (2017). 2017. 81
Patents (4)：
エネルギー変換スタック、エネルギー変換ユニット及びエネルギー変換装置
三次元造形方法及び三次元造形物
空気吹出型路面融雪システム
廃石膏ボード由来の白線用粉体、白線用粉体の製造方法
Lectures and oral presentations (25)：
Evaluation of temperature characteristics in a magnet-rotating magnetic refrigerator with a U-shaped AMR packed bed
(59th National Heat Transfer Symposium of Japan 2022)
Modelling method of Mn related magnetic materials for magnetic heat pump AMR
(32nd International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems(ECOS2019) 2019)
Physical Properties of Mn Related Magnetic Materials for Magnetic Heat Pump Modelled by Advanced Metal Powder Layering Process
(31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy (ECOS2018) 2018)
Modelling of Manganese-Ferrous porous pellets by metal additive manufacturing
(Danish Days on Caloric Materials and Devices, (2017). 2017)
Kobe University Graduate School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Engineering Division of Mechanical Science
Hokkaido University Graduate School of Engineering System Information Engineering
Hokkaido University School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professional career (1)：
Ph.D. in Engineering (Graduate School of Engineering Kobe University)
Work history (1)：
2020/04 - 現在 Kindai University Faculty of Science and Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor
Awards (1)：
2011/11 - Hokkaido Development Engineering Center 27th Cold Region Technology Conference Cold Region Technology Award Development of a direct contact heat exchange type air recirculating snow melting system that uses unutilized heat
