
Aeronautic & Space
Master Turbulence
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Degree
Master (bac +5) |
Duration
2 years |
Language
English |
Location
Villeneuve d’Ascq & Poitiers |
Training objective
The students will acquire theoretical, numerical and experimental skills essential for the understanding, modeling and control of turbulent flows and of critical value in many application areas.
This masters course offers training of the highest international standard supported by the latest research developments. The students will be trained in fluid mechanics in general and turbulent flows in particular in the aim to pursue a career in either academic or industrial sectors. They will acquire theoretical, modeling, numerical and experimental skills and expertise needed to address modern application challenges in a vast range of areas such as aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, turbomachinery, renewable energy, etc.
Learning objectives
Turbulence presents one of the greatest challenges to the advancement of both science and engineering. Whether the primary interest is the environment, energy, industrial processes, or aero/hydrodynamics, turbulent processes often dominate. In the absence of a complete theoretical understanding or general turbulence models, the engineering practice of dealing with turbulence is as much an art as it is science or engineering.
The programme is designed to introduce students to both the science and the art of turbulence at an early point in their studies. This knowledge can then be applied immediately to the large number of disciplines where turbulence occurs, including (but not limited to) environmental processes, combustion, engine technology, heat transfer, energy production, vehicle design, and most fluid/thermal/chemical systems.
The fundamental concepts of turbulence theory are taught together with advanced, state-of-the-art computational and experimental methodologies, so the student not only gains an understanding of all three, but learns how they can be used together. The goal is to prepare students to directly apply the acquired skills and knowledge to a wide variety of scientific and engineering disciplines wherever turbulence occurs. The elective courses and project offer opportunities to explore areas of applicability and for specialization. The majority of graduates are expected to move to other disciplines for employment or further study.
Laboratories
Turbulence is a central research activity at the Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides de Lille – Kampé de Fériet (LMFL) and the Pprime Institute (P’). In a vast range of industries, the understanding and modeling of turbulent flows is the most important limiting factor for the technological quantum leap that is now urgently needed given the current pressing climatic and environmental demands constraints.
The training is heavily supported by the internationally leading expertise of LMFL’s and Pprime Institute’s turbulence researchers which covers all theoretical, computational and experimental aspects and covers the most advanced state-of-the-art research methods. At the end of their training, the students will be able to effectively face challenges related to turbulent flows in a vast ranges of areas from aeronautical and aerospace, energy and environmental engineering, to weather and climate prediction and geo/astrophysics.
“International Advisory Board”
The International Advisory Board meets once a year and ensures that the content and delivery of the Masters course areup to date with international developments of both academic and industrial relevance in the wide field of turbulence and turbulent flows.
Chairman: J.C. Vassilicos (CNRS and LMFL)
Apart from its Chairman, the members of this board are:
- B. Frohnapfel, KIT
- W.K. George, Imperial College London and Chalmers University of Technology
- M. Hultmark, Princeton University
- A. Lozano-Duran, MIT
- P. Spalart
- M. Stanislas, Centrale Lille
- M. Wosnik, University of New Hampshire
Programme
Semester 1 | Hours | ||
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UE1-1 | Fluid Dynamics | Dynamics of viscous incompressible flows | 25 |
Dynamics of compressible flows and similarity | 25 | ||
Mathematics | 25 | ||
UE1-2 | Theory of turbulence | Turbulence 1 | 20 |
Project | 30 | ||
UE1-3 | Experimental technics | Experimental methods | 40 |
Experimental practice | 20 | ||
UE1-4 | Numerical methods | Numerical methods | 35 |
Numerical methods practice 1 | 20 | ||
Fortran | 20 | ||
UE1-5 | French | Language | 30 |
Culture | 20 |
Semester 2 | Hours | ||
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UE2-1 | Advanced turbulence | Turbulent flows and small-scale turbulence | 20 |
Turbulent transport of particles | 20 | ||
UE2-2 | Numerical simulation | CFD practices | 20 |
Artificial intelligence | 20 | ||
High Performance Computing & High fidelity simulation | 30 | ||
UE2-3 | Applications | Turbulence & turbomachinery | 20 |
Aerodynamics | 20 | ||
UE2-4 | Indiv. Research project | 2,5 mois |
Semester 3 | Hours | ||
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UE3-1 | Advanced Tools for Turbulence | Advanced Signal processing | 48 |
Introduction to hydrodynamics stability | 20 | ||
Flow control | 30 | ||
UE3-2 | Turbulence modelling | Numerical simulation of turbulence | 40 |
Compressible turbulence | 20 | ||
UE3-3 | Applications | Aeroacoustics | 20 |
Turbulent heat transfert | 24 | ||
UE3-4 | Research project | French culture | 20 |
Project | 100 |
Semester 4 | Hours | ||
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UE4 | Master thesis | 6 mois |
Career opportunities
Around 50% of graduates go on to work in industry and around 60% go on to do a doctorate in an academic laboratory or a company. Here are a few examples of professional integration following the completion of the master aeronautic & space turbulence pathway
PhD at Southampton university, Imperial College London, Trinity college Dublin, Rolls Royce, VKI, Portland university, Loughborough university, Universités de Poitiers, Lille, CEA Grenoble, Paris, EDF,…
Employment in industry at Altran (FR), Hitachi (JP), Sigma (SE), Analytical Method Inc Seatle (USA), Mercedez (IN), Tata consulting (IN), Cd-Adapco, Semcon AB (SE),…
Internships
At the end of the first year (M1), students must complete a 12-week project from April to June.
Some examples of work placements:
“Study of the interactions between coherent structures and families of coherent structures on the turbulent field around an obstacle”. (Coria, Rouen)
“Identification of structures in flows by automatic classification” (LIMSI, Paris)
At the end of the second year (M2), students are required to complete a Master’s thesis internship (6 months).