Research projects

The missions undertaken by the LMFN usually evolve with the needs of research and buisiness demands. The LMFN has built itself a solid reputation in many fields of the industry.

The field of renewable energies, often called green energies, is one of the most active field of the LMFN. Undergoing projects are related to either the optimization of hydrokinetic turbine technologies or the analysis of turbine array deployments.

Active projects

• Development of an oscillating-foil turbine with passive or semi-passive mecanisms. 
• Optimizing a cross-flow turbine with the addition of blade flexibility (fluid-structure interactions).
• Development and validation of an improved actuator-region turbine model for simulations of turbines within an array.
• Wake characterization for various turbine technologies.
• Optimizing vortex-induced oscillations for tandem perpendicular cylinders.
• Improving the performance of H-Darrieus turbines with the use of detached end-plates and adapted strut geometries.
• Development of fluid-structure coupling algorithms.​

Overview of some completed projects

• Development of the oscillating-foils hydrokinetic turbine with fully-constrained mecanisms
• Optimization of the oscillating-foil hydrokinetic turbine performances for large heaving amplitudes
• Study of the effects of confinement on the performance of the HAO turbine
• Optimization of the dynamic of a rigid airfoil mounted of elastic supports
• Development of a complete 3-D CFD model of the HAO2 prototype
• Optimization of vertical-axis turbine using numerical simulations
• Study of the effect of non-uniform inflow conditions on the performance of the oscillating-foils hydro-kinetic turbine
• DES simulations of the turbulent wake behind a vertical-axis turbine
• Simulations numériques de l'écoulement d'une turbine hydraulique afin de représenter adéquatement l'écoulement en entrée d'aspirateur
• Simulations des phénomènes de cavitation instationnaires lors du délestage d’une turbine hydraulique
• Spectral Simulations of the Partial Reconnection Phenomena of Aircraft Wake Vortices
• Modélisation d'oscillations auto-induites en régime transitionnel
• Lanceur spatial
• Interaction fluide-structure et propulsion par ailes oscillantes flexibles