Dr. Masaya Murohara
Dr. Masaya Murohara
ZHAW
School of Engineering
IEFE Optimisation in CFE
Technikumstrasse 9
8400 Winterthur
Projects
- FormFlex HX – Development of a new generation of enthalpy heat exchangers based on a dimensionally stable membrane material / Team member / ongoing
- Water and Metal-Powder Micro-Propulsion System for Small Satellites / Team member / completed
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Murohara, M. et al. (2025) 'Effect of design parameters on flow characteristics in powder supply system for micropropulsion systems', KONA Powder and Particle Journal, 43, pp. 310–322. doi: 10.14356/kona.2026005.
Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed
- Murohara, M., Banica, M. C. and Madi, M. (2025) 'De-risking space debris concerns of a chemical micropropulsion system using metal combustion', in 11th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences (EUCASS), Rome, Italy, 30th June - 4th July 2025. EUCASS. doi: 10.13009/eucass2025-196.
- Murohara, M. et al. (2024) 'Experimental study of water and aluminum combustion aiming for a novel pulsed-chemical micropropulsion system', in IAF Space Propulsion Symposium. International Astronautical Federation, pp. 188–196. doi: 10.52202/078371-0024.