Satoru Yokuda

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Richland, WA 99352
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Biography

Dr. Yokuda joined the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in June 2001. In his role as a Research Engineer, Dr. Yokuda was responsible for computational fluid dynamic (CFD) analyses in fluid and thermal systems with the applications of waste tanks, melters and fuel cells. After completing his Ph.D. degree at the University of Idaho in 2000, Dr. Yokuda took on a Post Doctoral Fellow position at the University of Idaho, Idaho Falls. He helped set up CFD code "CFDLIB99.2" and taught engineering classes.

Education and Credentials

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, University of Idaho, 2000
B.S. Aeronautical Technology, Kyushu Gakuin University, Japan, 1980

Selected Publications

2009

Mahoney LA, SD Rassat, PW Eslinger, RL Aaberg, PM Aker, EC Golovich, BD Hanson, TS Hausmann, JL Huckaby, DE Kurath, MJ Minette, SK Sundaram, and ST Yokuda. 2009. EFRT M-12 Issue Resolution: Caustic Leach Rate Constants from PEP and Laboratory-Scale Tests. PNNL-18502, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
Pfund DM, JR Bontha, TE Michener, F Nigl, ST Yokuda, RJ Leigh, EC Golovich, AW Baumann, DE Kurath, M Hoza, WH Combs, JA Fort, and OP Bredt. 2009. Pulse Jet Mixer Overblow Testing for Assessment of Loadings During Multiple Overblows. PNNL-17231 Rev. 1, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
Poloski AP, HE Adkins, Jr, J Abrefah, AM Casella, RE Hohimer, F Nigl, MJ Minette, JJ Toth, JM Tingey, and ST Yokuda. 2009. Deposition Velocities of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Slurries in Pipelines. PNNL-17639, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
Recknagle KP, ST Yokuda, MY Ballinger, and JM Barnett. 2009. "Scaled Tests and Modeling of Effluent Stack Sampling Location Mixing." Health Physics 96(2):164-174.
Yokuda ST, AP Poloski, HE Adkins, Jr, AM Casella, RE Hohimer, NK Karri, M Luna, MJ Minette, and JM Tingey. 2009. A Qualitative Investigation of Deposition Velocities of a Non-Newtonian Slurry in Complex Pipeline Geometries. PNNL-17973, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

2008

Bamberger JA, PA Meyer, JR Bontha, JA Fort, F Nigl, JM Bates, CW Enderlin, ST Yokuda, DE Kurath, AP Poloski, HD Smith, GL Smith, and MA Gerber. 2008. "EVALUATING PULSE JET MIXING WITH NON-NEWTONIAN SLURRIES." In Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 2007, vol. 8, no. Part B, pp. 1909-1930. American Society Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY.
Mahoney LA, JM Alzheimer, ST Arm, CE Guzman-Leong, LK Jagoda, CW Stewart, BE Wells, and ST Yokuda. 2008. "Large-Scale Testing of Effects of Anti-Foam Agent on Gas Holdup in Process Vessels in the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant - 8280." In Waste Management 2008 HLW, TRU, LLW/ILW, Mixed, Hazardous Wastes & Environmental Management. Arizona Board of Regents, Tucson, AZ.
Pfund DM, JR Bontha, TE Michener, F Nigl, ST Yokuda, RJ Leigh, EC Golovich, AW Baumann, DE Kurath, M Hoza, WH Combs, JA Fort, and OP Bredt. 2008. Pulse Jet Mixer Overblow Testing for Assessment of Loadings During Multiple Overblows. PNNL-17231, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
Siciliano ER, JH Ely, RT Kouzes, JE Schweppe, DM Strachan, and ST Yokuda. 2008. "Energy Calibration of Gamma Spectra in Plastic Scintillators using Compton Kinematics." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 594(1):232-243. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.06.031
Stewart CW, CE Guzman-Leong, ST Arm, MG Butcher, EC Golovich, LK Jagoda, WR Park, RW Slaugh, YF Su, CF Wend, LA Mahoney, JM Alzheimer, JA Bailey, SK Cooley, DE Hurley, CD Johnson, LD Reid, HD Smith, BE Wells, and ST Yokuda. 2008. Results of Large-Scale Testing on Effects of Anti-Foam Agent on Gas Retention and Release. PNNL-17170, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

2007

Hrma PR, LM Bagaasen, MJ Schweiger, MB Evans, BT Smith, BM Arrigoni, DS Kim, CP Rodriguez, ST Yokuda, J Matyas, WC Buchmiller, AB Gallegos, and A Fluegel. 2007. Bulk Vitrification Performance Enhancement: Refractory Lining Protection Against Molten Salt Penetration. PNNL-16773, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
Recknagle KP, BJ Koeppel, X Sun, MA Khaleel, ST Yokuda, and P Singh. 2007. "Analysis of Percent On-Cell Reformation of Methane in SOFC Stacks and the Effects on Thermal, Electrical, and Mechanical Performance." ECS Transactions 5(1):473-480.

2006

Recknagle KP, ST Yokuda, DT Jarboe, and MA Khaleel. 2006. Analysis of Percent On-Cell Reformation of Methane in SOFC Stacks: Thermal, Electrical and Stress Analysis. PNNL-15787, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

2003

Onishi Y, BE Wells, ST Yokuda, and G Terrones. 2003. Feasibility Study on Using a Single Mixer Pump for Tank 241-AN-101 Waste Retrieval . PNNL-14105, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.
Onishi Y, JM Tingey, KP Recknagle, J Liu, G Terrones, ST Yokuda, BE Wells, and M Quinn. 2003. Retrieval and Pipeline Transfer Assessment of Hanford Tank 241-AN-105 Waste. PNNL-14144, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.

2002

Onishi Y, ST Yokuda, and CA Majumder. 2002. Optimal Elevation and Configuration of Hanford's Double-Shell Tank Waste Mixer Pumps. PNNL-13913, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA.