液体微粒化研究に関する国際協力組織

Abstract

The Japan National Conference on Liquid Atomization was started in 1972 under the sponsorship of the Fuel Society. This Conference recorded satisfactory result, and it led to the holding of the First International Conference on Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ICLASS) in Tokyo in 1978. After that, three ICLASS were held. At the meeting held during ICLASS-1982, it was agreed to form four Institutes for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS), ILASS-Far East, Europe, Americas and South Asia, to improve regional reseach activities and to exchange informations among these ILASS.In 1989, ILASS-Far East was reorganized into ILASS-Japan and ILASS-Korea, and the establishment of ILASS-China is in preparation now. Many of these ILASS have annual Conferences and issue Newsletters.As a central body of ILASS, the International Council of ILASS was organized in 1988 to coordinate the activities of ILASS and to deal with international items.Through the effort of Dr. Eisenklam the technical Journal “Atomization and Spray Technology” was published in 1985, but unfortunately discontinued three years later, mainly because of the passing away of the editor, Dr. Eisenklam. However, a new journal is ready to be published by a favor of Professor Chigier.To recognize the author (s) of the best paper presented at a ICLASS, Tanasawa Award was founded and the first presentation was made at ICLASS-1988 in Sendai.The contributions of the late Dr. Eisenklam to the realizations of ICLASS, ILASS, the journal and Tanasawa Award, and the support of the Fuel Society of Japan in the activities mentioned above should be greatly appreciated.