Research topics

Mixed research unit Centrale Nantes/CNRS(UMR 6598)

The LHEEA is tasked with both advancing theoretical knowledge and resolving concrete problems around four scientific topics:
  • Ocean engineering,
  • Marine and urban atmospheric flows,
  • Thermodynamics of energy systems, and
  • Hydrodynamics for Health.

Address strong societal and technological challenges

  • Performance of renewable energy production systems: Marine Renewable Energy (MRE: offshore wind, tidal and wave energy, etc.) and onshore wind energy,
  • Human and environmental safety for maritime activities,
  • Reduction of polluting emissions associated with ground and maritime transport,
  • Quality of the urban atmosphere,
  • Cardiovascular pathologies
The LHEEA tackles its research problems by implementing a combination of approaches: numerical simulation (development and use of modeling software, especially in Computational Fluid Dynamics-CFD), experiments at model scale (engine test benches, ocean and wave tanks, atmospheric wind tunnels) and in-situ experiments (SEM-REV, offshore sea test site).

5 RESEARCH TEAMS

DAUC | Dynamics of Urban and Costal Atmosphere

Investigating the dynamic and thermodynamic processes that take place in the lower atmosphere in urban and coastal environment, and their interaction with surfaces is the main research interest of the group Dynamics for urban and coastal Atmosphere (DAUC).

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IIHNE | Interfaces & Interactions in Numerical & Experimental Hydrodynamics

The IIHNE research group is studying complex hydrodynamic flows in interaction with marine structures.  The group's research can be applied to problems in marine engineering (naval, offshore, EMR) and performance or safety of marine structures. The research group also works on experimental and numerical modeling of the dynamic behavior of marine structures and systems (ships, wind and hydroelectric platforms, submarines, sailboats, etc.) under the effect of external forces (waves, winds, currents ...) or internal (Safran, mobile appendices ...).

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MÉLUHSINE | Numerical Modelling in Hydrodynamics for Health and Engineering

The MÉLUHSINE research group specializes in the numerical study of complex flows, covering a wide range of applications in Engineering (for instance automotive, aeronautics, renewable energies) and in the field of Health (hearts, blood circulation and all other biological flows).

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METHRIC | Modelling of Incompressible Turbulent Flows at High Reynolds numbers and Couplings

The objective of the METHRIC group is the numerical modeling of turbulent flows of incompressible viscous fluids around complex geometries under real conditions. This concerns both hydrodynamics and low-speed unsteady aerodynamics within the limit of incompressible fluid assumptions. The group's research provides an understanding of vessel-propulsion interactions under real conditions in order to optimize the energy performance of ships.

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D2SE | Decarbonization & depollution of energy systems

The research focus of the D2SE research group is the modeling and experimental characterization of complex energy systems with the aim of reducing fossil fuel consumption and polluting emissions. The group has established strong links with the industrial environment, since its field of research has strong societal and environmental impacts.

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Published on July 11, 2018 Updated on November 7, 2022