The FECP division comprises 3 areas including 2 which mainly come under the 62nd CNU section (3 teacher-researchers come under the 61st) and a third area coming under the 60th. These areas focus on general energy issues, improving performances and reducing risks in particular.
The FECP division will develop methodological and technological research to respond to four socio-economic challenges, including those identified within the laboratory scale:
- Decarbonizing transport and accompanying the energy transition
- Improving the health and well-being of people
- Contributing and anticipating the double energy & digital transition of society
- Ensuring the security of persons and goods.
The approach is as follows: study of reactive or non-reactive flows under realistic conditions, multi-scale approach and real-time measurement and control.
The division’s thematic areas:
Research work in the CE area aims to characterize the phenomena that can cause a reactive system to burn. It covers the ignition of explosions, the understanding of explosions and their effects, fire and its extinction, and pyrolysis applied to propulsion. The overall aim is to control and limit the risks associated with these phenomena, whether natural or industrial.
The ECM area develops alternatives to conventional hydrocarbons using appropriate technologies. To this end, it is developing research to control all stages of the combustion process for hydrogenated energy carriers. It is also developing strategies for optimizing innovative powertrains, requiring a detailed understanding of the physico-chemical phenomena involved, as well as the design of new control laws.
Work in the ESA area aims to optimize aerodynamic and energy performance in the transport and environment sectors. The aim is to gain a better understanding of the flow physics involved in the transport sector, and to study and model free or interacting flows in relation to environmental or energy issues.