Yutaro Shimada

Mr. Yutaro Shimada

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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6 January 2020 in Energies
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Yutaro Shimada
YUYouhei Uchida
Youhei Uchida
ITIsao Takashima
Isao Takashima
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Srilert Chotpantarat
AWArif Widiatmojo
Arif Widiatmojo
KTKoji Tokimatsu
Koji Tokimatsu
The deployment of highly efficient cooling equipment is expected to promote energy savings and greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the tropics. A ground source heat pump (GSHP) has high energy-savings potential for use in Bangkok, Thailand. This study aimed to elucidate the operational conditions of a GSHP when used in Bangkok which was expected to achieve a higher efficiency than an air source heat pump (ASHP) over the long term. An operational experiment on a pilot facility in Bangkok and a simulation over a three-year GSHP operation were conducted. As a result of the operational experiment and simulation, the proposed operational condition was that the 90th percentile value of the hourly heat pump (HP) inlet temperature did not exceed 5 °C above that of the hourly annual ambient temperature during the third year of operation. When a GSHP designed based on this condition was utilized for a small government building, the required number of boreholes were 24, 4, and 3 for air-conditioned areas of 200, 40, and 25 m2, respectively, which achieved 40% energy savings. Thus, a small-scale GSHP in Bangkok designed based on the proposed condition can achieve high efficiency within space limitations.

1 December 2021 in Renewable Energy
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Yutaro Shimada
KTKoji Tokimatsu
Koji Tokimatsu
TATakashi Asawa
Takashi Asawa
YUYouhei Uchida
Youhei Uchida
ATAkira Tomigashi
Akira Tomigashi
HKHideaki Kurishima
Hideaki Kurishima

25 December 2023 in Renewable Energy
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YSYutaro Shimada
Yutaro Shimada
KTKoji Tokimatsu
Koji Tokimatsu
YUYouhei Uchida
Youhei Uchida
HKHideaki Kurishima
Hideaki Kurishima

1 January 2019 in Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan
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Yutaro Shimada
KHKurishima Hideaki
Kurishima Hideaki
UYUchida Youhei
Uchida Youhei
本研究では、熱帯地域における地中熱ヒートポンプシステム(GSHPs)の環境評価を目的として、タイ・バンコクの商業施設におけるGSHPsの最適設計とライフサイクルインベントリ(LCI)分析を行った。比較対象は空気熱源ヒートポンプシステム(ASHPs)とし、評価項目は、LC-CO2, NOx, SO2排出量とした。熱源水温度の試算に基づく最適設計の結果、GSHPsのLC-CO2, NOx, SO2排出量はASHPsに対して、それぞれ28.8%、25.3%、26.6%削減された。さらに、日本で一般的に使用される地中への放熱量の設計基準内で、地中熱交換器長さと建築物の規模による要因別感度分析を行った。その結果、GSHPsのライフサイクル環境負荷は地中熱交換器長さの増加に伴って減少した。また、感度分析の範囲内で、GSHPsの環境負荷はASHPsより低いことが示された。一方で、建築物の規模に対して大規模な地中熱交換器が要求されることが示された。また、長期的な地温上昇に伴うシステムの持続可能性は明らかに出来ていないため、今後は経済面とシステムの持続可能性を含めた最適設計と評価を行う必要がある。

11 November 2020
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Yutaro Shimada
YUYouhei Uchida
Youhei Uchida
HKHideaki Kurishima
Hideaki Kurishima
KTKoji Tokimatsu
Koji Tokimatsu

8 May 2026 in Energy Conversion and Management: X
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Yutaro Shimada
ATAkira Tomigashi
Akira Tomigashi
GSGaurav Shrestha
Gaurav Shrestha
TITakeshi Ishihara
Takeshi Ishihara
AWArif Widiatmojo
Arif Widiatmojo