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Nishimura Shin Last modified date:2018.04.06

Professor / Advanced Hydrogen Materials
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering


Graduate School


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Academic Degree
PhD (Science), Osaka University (1994)
Country of degree conferring institution (Overseas)
No
Field of Specialization
Polymer Chemistry, Physical Chemistry
Total Priod of education and research career in the foreign country
01years00months
Outline Activities
Rubbers and polymeric materials are used as sealing devices of high-pressure hydrogen gas in equipments for hydrogen energy systems. For example, rubber O-ring for hydrogen gas sealing could be broken by high-pressure hydrogen exposure.
In our lab, we are going to clarify the fracture phenomenon of rubber and polymeric materials exposed to the high-pressure hydrogen gas. In order to clarify the influence of dissolved hydrogen on the fracture behavior of the materials, we have been performing thermal desorption analyses and nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of the dissolved hydrogen gas in the materials.
Research
Current and Past Project
  • Solution of mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement
    Establishment of database and basic technologies for achieving hydrogen society
    [Hydrogen Polymer Team]
    Establishment of material design guideline for high pressure hydrogen resistant polymeric materials.
    ・Rubbers for high pressure hydrogen sealing
    ・Polymers for devices of fuel cell system
Academic Activities
Membership in Academic Society
  • The Chemical Society of Japan
  • The Society of Polymer Science, Japam
  • The Society of Rubber Industry, Japam
Educational
Educational Activities
The laboratory was established on June, 2009.