MC2 Research team

Modeling, control and computations

Team presentation

The aim of this project-team is to develop modeling tools in order to explain, control and predict some phenomena coming from physics, chemistry or engineering. In this context, phenomenological, asymptotical or numerical modeling is concerned. The final objective of our project is to obtain reliable numerical simulations of various phenomena that can be used by our collaborators from other laboratories or from the industrial community. We are also concerned with the experimental or mathematical validation of our models.

Research themes

Our methods are applied to three main fields:
  • Numerical modeling, flow analysis, optimization and control.
  • Laser-plasma interaction.
  • Microfluidics and complex fluids.
The methods involved will focus on the use of reduced model for control (numerical modeling); the use of multiscale asymptotic expansions for the obtaining of asymptotic expansions for laser-matter interaction, micro-fluidics, shape design for control (including micro-fluidics) and direct numerical simulation when it is possible.

International and industrial relations

We have strongly involved exterior members (G. Métivier, P. Fischer, M. Saad), but we also have regional, national and international collaborators from both the academic and industrial world.

Regional collaborations :
  • The LOF (Laboratory Of the Future), joint laboratory CNRS-Rhodia (Rhodia is the biggest french company of Chemistry) in Bordeaux since 2004.
    Micro-fluidics experiments are performed there in order to transfer this technology to Physical-Chemistry. Our model and simulations are used not only for explaining experiment but also for their exploitation (parameters identification). Our collaborators there are A. Colin, G. Cristobal, M. Joanicot, J.-B. Salmon.
  • CEA (french nuclear agency) center of CESTA : our collaborators are A. Bourgeade and G. Gallice for the modeling and simulation of coupling phenomena for laser-matter interaction.
  • CELIA : Joint lab CNRS-CEA-Bordeaux 1. Our contact is V. Tikhonchuk for laser-plasma interaction.
  • CPMOH : (Center for Moelcular and Hertzian Physics) joint lab CNRS-Bordeaux 1. H. Kellay pfor 2D turbulence experiments and P. Pannizza for mili-fluidics.
  • CEMAGREF (french agency for water resources) simulation of water webs.

National collaborations:
  • F. Boyer (Marseille), and L. Chupin (Lyon), computation of models for mixing procedure of complex fluids.
  • G.-H. Cottet (Grenoble), vortex methods with efficient boundary conditions..
  • A. Giovannini (Toulouse), vortex methods and control.
  • A. Dervieux (INRIA Sophia), low order models.
  • E. Creusé (Valenciennes), active flow control.
  • L. Cordier (Nancy): low order models and control.
  • E. Fontaine and P. Gilléron, (Institut Français Pétrole, Rueil Malmaison), control of vortex induced vibrations.
  • Renault (Guyancourt), drag reduction.
  • M. Mallet (Dassalt aviation), low order model.
International collaborations:
  • J. Bona (Chicago), M. Chen (Purdue) and M. Ohta (Saitama, near Tokyo) for general dispersive models and simulations.
  • W. Habashi and F. Morency (Mc Gill University and ETS Montreal), CFD, In-flight icing predictions, heat transfer in turbulent flows.
  • A. Ghoniem, (MIT), vortex methods with interface problems.
  • D. Quagliarella (Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali), hybrid genetic/adjoint shape design.
  • M. Salas (NASA - Langley), adjoint equations.
  • L. Zannetti, (Politecnico di Torino), design of turbomachines.
  • S. Chernyshenko (University of Southampton), analysis of turbulent data, flow control by trapping cavities.
  • M. Manhart (Munich Technical University), low order models of microprecipitators.
  • M.V. Salvetti, S. Camarri (University of Pisa), detached unsteady flow models.
  • F. Beux (Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa), reduced order models of electrostatic fields.
  • N. Kevlahan (Mac Master, Canada), penalization and control.

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