About this presentation

related to ATMOsphere Asia 2014
published on 4 February 2014
14 pages
3 MB

Kiyoshi Saito, Professor in the Department of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering at Waseda University in Tokyo, provided the introduction to the second day of the ATMOsphere Asia 2014 conference. He outlined the most recent research conducted on natural refrigerants in Japan, which he identified as the country with the highest number of available natural refrigerant technologies, including hydrocarbon residential refrigerators.

About the speaker(s)

Kiyoshi Saito

 

Mr. Saito is a professor at in the Deptartment of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, at Waseda University. Mr. Saito is also the Director of the Institute for High Technology Production Systems in Tokyo as well as the Managing Director of the Japan Society of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers. Mr. Saito presently serves as a committee member for many academic societies and governmental boards.

Mr. Saito's major research field is in System Dynamics and Control for refrigeration and air-conditioning systems such as heat pumps, desiccant systems and absorption chillers that use natural refrigerants. He especially has a great deal of experience in simulation technologies.