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Manabu Tanaka

Manabu Tanaka

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
40
Citations
8302
World Ranking
7210
National Ranking
148

Overview

Manabu Tanaka is affiliated with Osaka University in Japan and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly within mechanical engineering and related subfields. Their research encompasses a variety of domains including mechanics of materials, atomic and molecular physics and optics, materials chemistry, and computational mechanics.

The scientist's body of work places strong emphasis on welding techniques and residual stresses, metal and thin film mechanics, advanced welding techniques analysis, and vacuum and plasma arcs. Additionally, Tanaka has explored topics in additive manufacturing materials and processes, non-destructive testing techniques, and advanced materials and composites.

Tanaka has published a significant number of papers in several specialized journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN WELDING SOCIETY
  • Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Welding International
  • Journal of Smart Processing
  • Metals

Some recent papers authored by or associated with their research include:

  • Synthesis of carbon-coated silicon nanoparticles by induction thermal plasma for lithium ion battery, 2020, Powder Technology
  • Numerical investigations of arc plasma characteristic parameters evolution and metal properties in GMAW-based WAAM of Al alloy with an integrated model, 2023, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Effect of the eddies formed inside a weld pool on welding defects during plasma keyhole arc welding, 2020, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Influence of shielding gas composition on molten metal flow behavior during plasma keyhole arc welding process, 2020, Journal of Manufacturing Processes
  • Towards hybrid laser-arc based directed energy deposition: Understanding bead formation through mathematical modeling for additive manufacturing, 2022, Journal of Manufacturing Processes

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Shinichi Tashiro
  • Hisaya Komen
  • Takayuki Watanabe
  • Masaya SHIGETA
  • Anthony B. Murphy

Manabu Tanaka's contributions reveal a multidisciplinary approach interfacing various aspects of engineering, welding technology, material science, and manufacturing processes. This comprehensive engagement with both fundamental and applied research areas underlines the broad scope of their academic and scientific endeavors.

Best Publications

  • Anion conductive block poly(arylene ether)s: synthesis, properties, and application in alkaline fuel cells.

    Manabu Tanaka;Keita Fukasawa;Eriko Nishino;Susumu Yamaguchi

  • Predictions of weld pool profiles using plasma physics

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  • Modelling of thermal plasmas for arc welding: the role of the shielding gas properties and of metal vapour

    A B Murphy;M Tanaka;K Yamamoto;S Tashiro

  • Effects of activating flux on arc phenomena in gas tungsten arc welding

    M. Tanaka;T. Shimizu;T. Terasaki;M. Ushio

  • A unified numerical modeling of stationary tungsten-inert-gas welding process

    Manabu Tanaka;Hidenori Terasaki;Masao Ushio;John J. Lowke

  • ‘LTE-diffusion approximation’ for arc calculations

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  • Electronic payment method, system, and devices

    Masaki Kinoshita;Junichi Yoshida;Atsushi Nakajima;Manabu Tanaka

  • Three-dimensional visualization of material flow during friction stir welding by two pairs of X-ray transmission systems

    Y. Morisada;H. Fujii;Y. Kawahito;K. Nakata

  • Time-dependent calculations of molten pool formation and thermal plasma with metal vapour in gas tungsten arc welding

    M Tanaka;K Yamamoto;S Tashiro;K Nakata

  • A computational investigation of the effectiveness of different shielding gas mixtures for arc welding

    A B Murphy;M Tanaka;S Tashiro;T Sato

  • Anion conductive aromatic ionomers containing fluorenyl groups

    Manabu Tanaka;Masaki Koike;Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Weld Penetration and Marangoni Convection with Oxide Fluxes in GTA Welding

    Shanping Lu;Hidetoshi Fujii;Hiroyuki Sugiyama;Manabu Tanaka

  • Synthesis and properties of anion conductive ionomers containing fluorenyl groups for alkaline fuel cell applications

    Manabu Tanaka;Masaki Koike;Kenji Miyatake;Masahiro Watanabe

  • Effects of torch configuration and welding current on weld bead formation in high speed tandem pulsed gas metal arc welding of steel sheets

    T. Ueyama;T. Ohnawa;M. Tanaka;K. Nakata

  • Numerical Study of a Free-Burning Argon Arc with Anode Melting

    Manabu Tanaka;Hidenori Terasaki;Masao Ushio;John J. Lowke

  • Occurrence of arc interaction in tandem pulsed gas metal arc welding

    T. Ueyama;T. Ohnawa;M. Tanaka;K. Nakata

  • Influence of shielding gas composition on arc properties in TIG welding

    M. Tanaka;S. Tashiro;T. Satoh;A. B. Murphy

  • Study for TIG–MIG hybrid welding process

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  • Mechanisms giving increased weld depth due to a flux

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  • Analysis of the TIG welding arc behavior

    C.S. Wu;M. Ushio;M. Tanaka

  • Regulation of Hepatic Genes and Liver Transcription Factors in Rat Hepatocytes by Extracellular Matrix

    M. Nagaki;Y. Shidoji;Y. Yamada;A. Sugiyama

  • CIS SYSTEM THIN FILM SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEPARATION METHOD

    Kushiya Katsumi;Tanaka Manabu

  • Effects of oxygen additions to argon shielding gas on GTA weld shape

    Shanping Lu;Hidetoshi Fujii;Hiroyuki Sugiyama;Manabu Tanaka

  • Phosphoric acid-doped sulfonated polyimide and polybenzimidazole blend membranes: high proton transport at wide temperatures under low humidity conditions due to new proton transport pathways

    Kazuhiro Suzuki;Yusuke Iizuka;Manabu Tanaka;Hiroyoshi Kawakami

  • Observations of the anode boundary layer in free-burning argon arcs

    Manabu Tanaka;Masao Ushio

  • Viscoelastic properties of canine temporomandibular joint disc in compressive load-relaxation.

    E Tanaka;M Tanaka;Y Miyawaki;K Tanne

  • Anode melting from free-burning argon arcs

    M. Ushio;M. Tanaka;J.J. Lowke

  • Direct patterning of intrinsically electron beam sensitive polymer brushes.

    Abhinav Rastogi;Marvin Y. Paik;Manabu Tanaka;Christopher K. Ober

  • Elucidation of the weld pool convection and keyhole formation mechanism in the keyhole plasma arc welding

    Dongsheng Wu;Dongsheng Wu;Anh Van Nguyen;Shinichi Tashiro;Xueming Hua

  • Numerical study of gas tungsten arc plasma with anode melting

    Manabu Tanaka;Masao Ushio;John J. Lowke

Frequent Co-Authors

Takayuki Watanabe
Takayuki Watanabe Kyushu University
Anthony B. Murphy
Anthony B. Murphy Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Kazuhiro Nakata
Kazuhiro Nakata Osaka University
Hidetoshi Fujii
Hidetoshi Fujii Osaka University
Bin Xu
Bin Xu Shenzhen University
Kiyoshi Nogi
Kiyoshi Nogi Osaka University
Feng Liang
Feng Liang Kunming University of Science and Technology
Kenji Miyatake
Kenji Miyatake University of Yamanashi
Masahiro Watanabe
Masahiro Watanabe University of Yamanashi
Hiroyuki Nishide
Hiroyuki Nishide Waseda University

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