2024

1. Y. Kim, B. Park, J. Sim, W. Kim, “Experimental and analytical study on hydrogen-air deflagrations in open atmosphere”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, (2024) In preparation

2. R. Saeki, R. Dobashi, T. Endo, K. Kuwana, T. Mogi, M. Mikami, T. Ishikawa, Y. Nakamura, W. Kim, “Microgravity experiments of aluminum dust explosion using 2.5-seconds drop tower”, International Journal of Microgravity Science and Application (2024) In preparation

3. R. Saeki, K. Choi, W. Kim, “Effect of particle size on the minimum ignition energy of micron-sized iron powders”, Powder Technology,   (2024) In preparation.

4. K. Eto, W. Kim, T. Johzaki, S. Namba, T. Endo, “Comparison between laser ignition and spark-plug ignition of premixed propane-air gas flow”, Combustion and Flame (2024) In preparation

5. U. Yoon, Y. Kim, B. Park, W. Kim, “Experimental study on the effect of the ignition location on vented deflagration of hydrogen-air mixtures in enclosure”, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, (2024) In preparation. 

6. W. Kim, Y. Ueno, T. Johzaki, T. Endo, M. Lee, K. Choi “Effects of oxygen concentration on the minimum explosible concentration of aluminum powders“, Powder Technology, (2024) In preparation. 

7. S. Aken, N. Suzuki, X. Mi, W. Kim, “Minimum explosible concentration of micron-sized aluminum-silicon powder mixtures“, Powder Technology, (2024) In preparation. 

8. W. Kim, K. Choi, K. Yoo, “Explosion characteristic of single-walled carbon nanotubes“, Powder Technology, (2024) In preparation. 

9. A. Shiotani, W. Kim, T. Mogi, R. Dobashi, “Fundamental Study on the Behavior of Flame Propagation and Blast Wave in Unconfined Hydrogen-Oxygen Gas Explosions”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (2024) Submitted. 

10. K. Yamazaki, Y. Tamura, R. Modal, W. Kim, “Effect of flow speed on ignition characteristics of hydrogen/air mixtures”, Journal of the Energy Institute (2024) Submitted. 

11. G. Zhang, H. Xu, D. Wu, J. Yang, M. Morsy, M. Jangi, W. Kim, H. Luo, “Deep learning-driven analysis for cellular structure characteristics of spherical premixed hydrogen-air flames”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 68 (2024) 63-73. 

12. A. Ueda, Y. Kim, W. Kim, “Laminar burning velocity of lithium-ion battery thermal runaway vent gas in air”, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 89 (2024) 105293. 

13. T. Honda, S. Ogawa, Y. Kida, W. Kim, T. Johzaki, T. Yatsufusa, T. Endo, “Flame Acceleration and Detonation Initiation around a T-shaped Bifurcation”, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 89 (2024) 105280.  

14. K. Alikulov, Z. Aminov, L. Anh, T. Xuan, W. Kim, “Comparative Technical and Economic Analyses of Hydrogen- Based Steel and Power sectors”, Energies, 17 (2024) 1242. 

15. K. Alikulov, Z. Aminov, L. Anh, T. Xuan, W. Kim, “Effect of ammonia and hydrogen blends on the performance and emissions of an existing gas turbine unit”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 61 (2024) 432-443. 

16. U. Yoon, Y. Kim, B. Park, W. Kim, “Large scale experiment on roof vented deflagration of a high-concentration hydrogen-air mixture”, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 184 (2024) 1411-1423. 

17. K. Tanaka, A. Ueda, Y. Kim, W. Kim, “Cellular instabilities of outwardly propagating spherical hydrogen-oxygen flames using a soap bubble method”, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 183 (2024) 645-652.

2023

1. N. Matsumura, T. Johzaki, W. Kim, T. Endo, “Effect of kilo-tesla magnetic field on ignition and burn dynamics in fast ignition laser fusion”, Plasma and fusion research 18 (2023) 2404061-2404061

2. A. Ueda, K. Tanaka, Y. Kim, W. Kim, “Onset of flame acceleration in propane-oxygen mixtures”, Journal of the Energy Institute  110 (2023) 101335. 

3. J. Qian, Z. Liu, S. Lin, H. Liu, M. Ali, W. Kim, “Re-explosion hazard of explosion solid residues and gaseous products after coal dust explosion”, Advanced Powder Technology. 34 (2023) 104129.

4. Y. Seki, W. Kim, T. Johzaki, T. Endo, “Influences of a small obstacle on the side wall upon the detonation cellular structure”, Journal of Thermal Science and Technology 18 (2023) 23-00038.

5. K. Kuwana, S. Yazaki, W. Kim, T. Mogi, R. Dobashi, “Gravity Effects on the Minimum Explosive Concentrations in 1-D Dust Explosion”, Combustion Science and Technology 195 (2023) 1622-1636.  

6. W. Kim, R. Saeki, Y. Ueno, T. Johzaki, T. Endo, K. Choi, “Effect of particle size on the minimum ignition energy of aluminum powders”, Powder Technology,  415 (2023) 118190.

2022

1. T. Johzaki, K. Yoshitake, T. Endo, W. Kim, S. Fujioka, H. Nagatomo, H. Morita, R. Takizawa, M. Takemura, “Dependence of resistive-field guiding of laser-driven relativistic electron beams on laser intensity and duration”, Physics of Plasmas, 29, 112707 (2022).  

2. M. Lee, R. Saeki, W. Kim, “Numerical study of hydrogen addition effects on aluminum particle combustion”, Journal of the Energy Institute, 105 (2022) 72-80.

3. Y. Jin, H.Luo, G. Zhang, C. Zhai, Y. Ogata, Y. Matsumura, T. Ichikawa, Y. Nakashimada, W. Kim, K. Nishida, “Ignition timing effect on the performance of hydrogen addition in methane combustion fermentation gas in a local energy system”, Fuel, 342 (2022) 124714.

4. H.Luo, Y. Jin, Y. An, Y. Matsumura, T. Ichikawa, Y. Nakashimada, W. Kim, K. Nishida, “Combustion Performance of Methane Fermentation Gas with Hydrogen Addition under Various Ignition Timings”, SAE Technical Paper, 2022-32-0043 (2022).

2021

1. Y. Matsumura, Y. Suganuma, T. Ichikawa, W. Kim, Y. Nakashimada, K. Nishida, “Reaction rate of hydrothermal ammonia production from chicken manure”, ACS Omega, 36 (2021) 23442-23446. 

2. A. Ueda, K. Nishida, Y. Matsumura, T. Ichikawa, Y. Nakashimada, T. Endo, W. Kim, “Effects of hydrogen and carbon dioxide on the laminar burning velocities of methane-air mixtures“, Journal of the Energy Institute, 99 (2021) 178-185. 

3. H.Luo, F. Chang, J. Yu, Y. Ogata, Y. Matsumura, T. Ichikawa, Y. Nakashimada, W. Kim, K. Nishida, “Experimental Investigation on Performance of Hydrogen Additions in Natural Gas Combustion Combined with CO2”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46(2021)34958-34969.

4. 佐伯琳々,金佑勁, “微小重力環境における粉塵爆発現象”, エアロゾル研究 Earozoru Kenkyu, 36 (2021)1-7 review paper

5. K. Choi, Y. Osada, W. Kim, T. Suzuki, “Experimental study on electrostatic charges and discharges from a metal protrusion inside a silo during continuous loading of  polypropylene powder”,Powder Technology, 391(2021)362-368

6. W. Kim, R. Saeki, R. Dobashi, T. Endo, K. Kuwana, T. Mogi, M. Lee, M. Mikami, T. Ishikawa, Y. Nakamura, “Research on risk of dust explosions in microgravity for lunar and planetary exploration”, International Journal of Microgravity Science and Application, 38 (2021) 380200

7. 桑名一徳, 金佑勁, 茂木俊夫, 土橋律, “粉塵爆発下限濃度付近の燃焼挙動の検討”, 安全工学誌, 60 (2021) 101-108

8. Y. Seki, R. Kobayashi, W. Kim, T. Johzaki, T. Endo, “Promotion of deflagration-to-detonation transition by repeated obstacle rods”,  Journal of Thermal Science and Technology, 16 (2021) p. JTST0018 

9. V.V. Molkov, D.M.C. Cirrone, V.V. Shentsov, W. Dery, W. Kim, D.V. Makarov, “Dynamics of blast wave and fireball after hydrogen tank rupture in a fire in the open atmosphere”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 4644-4665

10. J. Yaguchi, W. Kim, T. Mogi, R. Dobashi “Flame acceleration and blast wave of H2-O2-N2-Ar mixtures in unconfined areas”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 12329-12337. 

2020

1. T. Endo, R. Kobayashi, S. Kuwajima, Y. Seki, W. Kim, T. Johzaki, “Detonation propagation from a cylindrical tube into a diverging cone”, Journal of Thermal Science and Technology, 15 (2020) p. JTST0030 

2. 金佑勁, 爆発による巨大なファイヤーボール (Large-scale fireball from accidental explosions), 日本燃焼学会誌, 62 (2020) 228-233 review paper

3. 金佑勁, 家庭，産業から宇宙まで爆発現象に関する基礎的研究 (Fundamental research on explosion phenomena from your home and industry to space), 日本火災学会, 367 (2020) 12-13. 

4. W. Kim, T. Namba, T. Johzaki, T. Endo, “Self-similar propagation of spherically expanding flames in lean hydrogen-air mixtures”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45 (2020) 25608-25614. 

5. W. Kim, S. Anraku, T. Endo, K. Choi, “Flammability and flame propagation of propane/L-leucine powder hybrid mixtures”, Powder Technology. 372 (2020) 694-702.

6. T. Endo, S. Kuwajima, W. Kim, T. Johzaki, D. Shimokuri, A. Miyoshi, S. Namba, “Deflagration-to-Detonation Transition in Laser-Ignited Explosive Gas Contained in a Smooth-Wall Tube”, Combustion and Flame, 219 (2020)275-282

7. T. Johzaki, M. Hino, M. Horio, S. Takeda, W. Kim, T. Endo, Y. Sentoku, H. Nagatomo, A. sunahara, “Intensification of Laser-produced Relativistic Electron Beam Using Converging Magnetic Fields for Ignition in Fast Ignition Laser Fusion”, High Energy Density Physics, 36 (2020) 100841. 

2019

1. W. Kim, T. Endo, T. Kato, H. Tsuchiya, K. Choi, “Ignition characteristics of Amino Acid Powders”, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 62 (2019) 103976.

2. V. V. Molkov, D. M. C. Cirrone, V. V. Shentsov, W. Dery, W. Kim, D. V. Makarov, “Blast Wave and Fireball after Hydrogen Tank Rupture in a Fire”, Advances in Pulsed and Continuous Detonations (2019) 260-274. (ISBN: 978-5-94588-244-7,TORUS PRESS) 

3. W. Kim, Y. Sato, T. Johzaki, T. Endo, “Experimental study on the onset of flame acceleration due to cellular instabilities ”, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries. 60 (2019) 264-268. 

4. W. Kim, T. Soga, T. Johzaki, T. Endo, T. Kato, K. Choi, “Minimum Ignition Energy and Minimum Explosible Concentration of L-Isoleucine and Glycine Powder”, Powder Technology, 347 (2019) 207-214.

5. K. Choi, T. Kato, W. Kim, “Experimental Study on the Electrostatic Characteristics of L-Isoleucine Powder”, Powder Technology,  347 (2019) 125-129.

6. W. Kim, T. Endo, T. Mogi, K. Kuwana, R. Dobashi, “Wrinkling of large-scale flame in lean propane-air mixture due to cellular instabilities”, Combustion Science and Technology, 191 (2019) 491-503.

2018

1. T. Endo, K. Okada, Y. Ito, W. Kim, T. Johzaki, S. Namba, “Experiments on laser cleaning of sooted optical windows”, Applied Optics, 57 (2018) 10522-10527. 

2. W. Kim, Y. Sato, T. Johzaki, T. Endo, D. Shimokuri, A. Miyoshi, “Experimental study on self-acceleration in expanding spherical hydrogen-air flames”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (2018) 12556-15564.

3. T. Endo, K. Kuwamoto, W. Kim, T. Johzaki, D. Shimokuri, S. Namba, “Comparative study of laser ignition and spark-plug ignition in high-speed flows”, Combustion and Flame, 191 (2018) 408-416.

4. W. Kim, “Estimations of flame propagation behaviors and blast wave in accidental gas explosions”, Journal of Japan Society for Safety Engineering, 57(6), 458-464, 2018. review paper

Before 2018

1. W. Kim, V. Shentsov, D. Makarov, V. Molkov, “Simulations of blast wave and fireball occurring due to rupture of high pressure hydrogen tank”, Safety, 3 (2017) 1-10.

2. W. Kim, T. Imamura, T. Mogi, R. Dobashi, “Experimental investigation on the onset of cellular instabilities and acceleration of expanding spherical flames”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42 (2017) 14821-14828. 

3. W. Kim, “Consequence Analysis of High Pressure Hydrogen Tank of a Fuel Cell Vehicle in a Fire”, Journal of Japan Society for Safety Engineering, 56(2), 123-126, 2017. review paper

4. 遠藤琢磨，小久保光成，諸橋佑紀，木村圭佑，金佑勁，城﨑知至，“小型高周波数爆発溶射装置によるボイラー伝熱管保護皮膜形成技術に関する研究”, ボイラ研究, 400 (2016) 16-22.

5. W. Kim, T. Mogi, K. Kuwana, R. Dobashi, “Prediction model for self-similar propagation and blast wave generation of premixed flames”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (2015) 11087-11092

6. W. Kim, T. Mogi, K. Kuwana, R. Dobashi, “Self-Similar Propagation of Expanding Spherical Flames in Large Scale Gas Explosions”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 35 (2015) 2051-2058.

7. W. Kim, T. Mogi, R. Dobashi, “Effect of propagation behavior of expanding spherical flames on the blast wave generated during unconfined gas explosions”, Fuel, 128 (2014) 396-403.

8. 金佑勁，茂木俊夫，桑名一徳，土橋律, “大規模ガス爆発における水素/空気混合気中の球状伝ぱ火炎の加速現象”, 日本燃焼学会誌, 56 (2014) 74-79.

9. W. Kim, T. Mogi, R. Dobashi, “Flame acceleration in unconfined hydrogen/air deflagrations by using infrared photography”, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 26 (2013) 1501-1505.

10. W. Kim, T. Mogi, R. Dobashi, “Fundamental study on accidental explosion behavior of hydrogen/air mixtures in an open space”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 38 (2013) 8024-8029. 

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