ASCHT2011

The Asian Symposium on Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (ASCHT) was organized in Xi'an, China, in 2007 with the intention of encouraging scientific and technical cooperation and exchange among Asian countries. The forum is held every two years to activate not only the scientific and technical communication but also to promote the friendship of members. The upcoming ASCHT will be held at the Kyoto University, in Japan, organized jointly by Heat Transfer Society of Japan, from 22 to 26 September 2011. This conference is the third in the series of biennial symposia started in Xi`an, China (2007), and Jeju, Korea (2009).

This conference aims to provide an international forum for presentation, exchange of ideas and creation of knowledge in recent advances on various aspects of theories, analyses, and applications of computational methods in theoretical and engineering fluid and thermal science. It will bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, research institutions and industry to exchange experiences, disseminate up-to-date information, and explore new opportunities in the field; in particular, it will expose young or new researchers to the state of the art in the field by means of the conferences.

The principal topics of ASCHT`11 will include but not limited to :

• Computational heat transfer and fluid dynamics
• Computational multi-component and multiphase flow
• Computational heat transfer for reducing CO₂ emission
• Numerical micro/nano fluid dynamics and heat transfer
• Numerical bio-fluid dynamics and heat transfer
• Numerical method in multi-scale and multi-physics modeling
• Industrial heat-transfer applications
• Experiments relevant to computational heat transfer

Papers in other relevant areas not listed above are also welcomed. All the theoretical and computational aspects and innovative numerical implementation related to the simulation of those processes will be of interest to the conference.

The meeting will be taken place at the Yoshida Main Campus, Kyoto University,in Japan. All conference sessions and keynote lectures of ASCHT11 are held at Kyoto-University Clock-Tower Centennial Hall, which is located on the east side of Kyoto city.

Kyoto University is a long-established national university in Kyoto, Japan, and located at the northeast of Kyoto-city. The university is conveniently located in terms of public transportation and accessed from some stations of Japan Railway (JR), Kyoto-metro (underground railway), Keihan line, Hankyu line, bus-stops of limousine from/to Kansai Int'l Airport. There are traditional sight-seeing spots (Ginkakuji Temple, Heian Jingu Shrine, Philosopher's Walk etc.) near the University.

Kansai Int'l Airport (KIX) in Osaka is the most accessible international airport to Kyoto. From KIX, Limited Express trains, airport limousines or share-ride taxi provides quick and easy transportation to Kyoto. From Tokyo's Narita Airport (NRT), domestic flight to Osaka area or "Shinkansen" bullet train is available to reach Kyoto. For more information, see Kyoto travel guide at Kyoto Tourism Council's website:http://www.kyoto.travel/.

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Kyoto is very famous sightseeing area for Japanese and foreign tourists as an ancient city and there are so many temples which build several hundred years before.

Famous sightseeing areas:

		Higashiyama area (around ginkaku-ji temple)
		Higashiyama area (around yasaka-jinja shrine)
		Western kyoto area (around kinkaku-ji temple)
		Western kyoto area (arashiyama)
		Kyoto imperial palace & nijo castle
		Around kyoto station area (around to-ji temple)
		Fushimi area (around fushimi-inari-taisha shrine)
		Ohara area
		Kurama & Kibune

Any foreign visitors desiring to enter Japan must have a valid passport. Visa is required for citizens of countries that do not have Visa exempt agreements with Japan. Please check the following URL for your Visa requirements and contact the nearest Japanese Embassy or Consulate when you need to apply for Visa: http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html.

We are now able to provide the document necessary (an invitation letter) for visa application for the participants who have completed their online registration. If you need an invitation letter or any other documents, please let us know as soon as possible. Note that it will take at least one month to obtain Visa for Japan. To request an invitation letter, please contact the ASCHT2011 secretary office by e-mail () or fax (+81-3-3431-2738), with the following information to prepare the documents for you.

• Name in English, (and Chinese Character if you are Chinese)
• Occupation
• Date of Birth, and Age
• Sex
• Address in your country and telephone number
• Date of arrival and departure
• Airline Fight Number both for arrival and departure
• Hotel name where you will stay
• ASCHT11 Paper ID