Offres de Thèses et Postdocs

The School of Science and Engineering at Reykjabik University (Iceland) is looking for a PhD student to work on the project “Lagrangian Dispersion in Mixed Convective Turbulence “.

Multiple PhD positions are available at Eindhoven University of Technology in the field of turbulence research.

This thesis will focus on internal tidal waves (at diurnal and semi-diurnal frequencies), and may further extend to other type of ocean internal wave (e.g. near-inertial waves).

In atmospheric clouds, in industrial power plants, and in the pandemic we have been living, a crucial element is the interaction of small particles with the turbulent flow that carries them. Will two ice crystals collide and aggregate to form a snowflake? Will an ocean wave break and splash droplets in the atmosphere? How far will a drop of saliva travel in air? Particle-laden turbulent flows are ubiquitous and extremely challenging to predict: the chaotic motion of the fluid is intertwined with the particles’ ability to exchange momentum and energy at the microscopic scale, while also altering the flow globally.

The objective of this postdoc position is to improve the CYCLONE library developed by RTECH, possibly by incorporating a different type of Immersed Boundary Method (IBM), such as the sharp interface method, which is presently under investigation at Pprime Institute.

Dans le contexte de changement climatique, il est parfois difficile de distinguer les influences anthropiques, de la variabilité naturelle, tant celle-ci est complexe et pourtant si importante qu’elle peut masquer les effets des activités humaines sur le climat. C’est notamment le cas pour la variabilité de la circulation atmosphérique, que les modèles numériques actuels ne reproduisent pas correctement. L’une des raisons est l’impossibilité pour ces modèles de simuler les processus physiques sur l’ensemble des échelles spatio-temporelles où elles se produisent et notamment comment différents processus à différentes échelles interagissent. Le but de la thèse est de comprendre le lien entre les grandes échelles spatio-temporelles des mouvements cohérents de l’atmosphère et les statistiques à l'échelle régionale des différents champs turbulents (vitesse, température, humidité, précipitations), et notamment les événements rares ou extrêmes.

TWe are currently offering two PhD positions: Experimental measuremenst of multiphase flows and numerical simulations of multiphase flows.The official advertisement will be opened soon, but inquiries can be sent to Mrs. Müllner at christina.muellner@tuwien.ac.at

A postdoctoral position is open to study experimentally the statistical properties of turbulence in a stratified medium in the Coriolis facility.

The objective of this postdoc is to study the importance of the fluid miscibility on the RTI dynamics using highly resolved simulations with the pseudo-spectral code STRATOSPEC . A diffuse interface method relying on the Cahn-Hilliart equations will be coupled to the Navier-Stokes solver. To this aim, we propose to assess the efficiency of various semi- or fully implicit numerical methods. Computational resources for the simulations will be provided through the TGCC supercomputers. Different theories and models will be proposed to interpret the results.

The Fluid Mechanics Laboratory of Lille (CNRS-LMFL) is seeking a highly qualified candidate for a post-doctoral research fellowship to participate in ERC Advanced Grant research project NoStaHo which is aimed at an extensively transformative fundamental understanding and theory of non-stationary and/or non-homogeneous turbulence.The candidat will participate in the experimental side of the project by contributing to (i) Particle Image velocimetry and Hot Wire Anemometry measurements and (ii) various ways to analyse the data obtained for a variety of turbulent flows including various types of turbulent wakes, jets and boundary layers.

Turbulence et circulations à résolution décamétrique dans les nuages convectifsDans le cadre de cette thèse, nous souhaitons étudier les processus physiques à l’interface nuageuse à l'aide de simulations à très fine résolution (LES décamétrique) avec le modèle Méso-NH (Lac et al, 2018). L'objectif est de caractériser les circulations au sein des nuages convectifs (du cumulus au cumulonimbus), ainsi que les structures turbulentes associées.

The aim of the PhD project is to understand the dynamics of jets hitting a surface, using a combination of experimental, numerical and theoretical approaches.

A goal of this research project is to propose solutions to improve the performance of heat exchang-ers by using acombination of active control strategiestomaximise heat-transfer capacityalong the interface fluid/structureandminimise the pressure loss due to friction betweenthe fluid and the wall.

The present project is at the interface between Maths and Physics and aims at providing accurate, efficient and predictive modeling tools for the transport of particles and pollutants in turbulent conditions as encountered in natural atmospheric and oceanic conditions.

The design and operation of future large wind turbines require an in-depth understanding of the interaction between the rotor and the turbulent wind in the atmosphere. To this end, we will scan the entire wind field in front of, at and close behind two multi-megawatt wind turbines with a high spatial and temporal resolution, using the laser-based scanning technique lidar (light detection and ranging).Our two short-range WindScanners are continuous-wave Doppler wind lidars. They remotely measure the wind speed component along the beam direction (line-of-sight wind speed) at several hundred positions each second. A wind field can be reconstructed using these point measurements and additional meteorological information. In this project, particular focus will lie on wind field reconstructions using novel stochastic methods, which consider statistical features of small-scale turbulence.

IFISC (Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems) offers a postdoc position to work on the research project "Lagrangian transport of marine litter and microplastics in coastal waters: structures of transport and connectivity patterns".

L'objectif de ce post-doctorat est de réaliser et d'exploiter des simulations directes de turbulence compressible homogène avec forçage, de façon à mettre en évidence les propriétés inertielles de la circulicité.

The work of the candidate will aim for the development of the following tasks:1. Implementation of data streaming machine learning techniques within the C++ software developed by the research group, aiming to reconstruct an augmented IBM formalism. The AI learning procedure will be fed by online data generated by the MGEnKF.2. The performance of the code will be assessed via the analysis of progressively more complex scale-resolved turbulent flows. The test cases investigated include the turbulent channel flow and, in case of success, complex test cases such as a radial pump will be investigated. For every test case considered, high fidelity DNS / experimental data are already available from previous analyses of the research group.

Post-doc dans le cadre de l'ERC NoStaHo (Non-stationary and non-homogeneous turbulence)

a thesis offer is available in our group, at the Physics Laboratory of the ENS of Lyon, on the Aerodynamics of butterfly flight in altered gravity.The thesis, co-financed by the CNES, aims at providing a detailed experimental characterization of the flight of butterflies in micro and hyper-gravity, in order to study the evolution of the characteristics of the flapping flight and to elucidate the aerodynamic couplings at the origin of the thrust and the lift as a function of the gravity level. For that, experiments in turntable and parabolic flight will be performed.

A one-year post-doctoral position is opened at LEGI, in the EDT team, to conduct experimental research on the influence of surface conditions for spray impact, with applications to spray cleaning. While the appointment is at LEGI, the post-doc will also work at LIPhy, in the MODI team, since this is a collaborative project between researchers at both labs.

Offre de thèse, Univ. Bristol UK

La convection thermique turbulente constitue un problème omniprésent dans de nombreuses situations naturelles. Elle peut être modélisée en laboratoire par la cellule de Rayleigh-Bénard. Il s’agit d’une couche de fluide confinée entre deux plaques horizontales. Le fluide est chauffé par le bas, et refroidi par le haut. Les couches limites thermiques se forment au voisinage des plaques. L’instabilité de flottabilité conduit à la germination de structures cohérentes, applées panaches thermiques. Ces panaches et leur interaction donnent naissance à un mouvement global (la circulation grande échelle). Lorsque le forçage est suffisamment intense, l’écoulement peut devenir turbulent, et le comportement global est déterminé par la compétition entre les effets purement inertiels, le forçage thermique local et l’interaction entre panaches.

This project is multidisciplinary and focuses on the development of new Deep Learning models for non-linear multiscale characterization with applications in fluid turbulence, remote sensing images and the combination of both to study ocean dynamics.

Deux postes d'AGPR en physique ouverts à l'ENS-Paris à partir de septembre 2013 pour une durée de 3 ou 4 ans

At very high Rayleigh numbers, a very intense heat transfer regime appears for which the triggering mechanisms are still poorly understood. Using HPC numerical simulations and physics-guided machine learning techniques, we seek to extract from data physical information bringing to light the multi-scale interactions between different turbulent flow structures.

This doctoral thesis aims to study in depth the physical mechanisms governing the expansion of a wind turbine wake within a turbulent background. To this end, the work will be based on the combination of high-quality experiments and high-fidelity simulations. Particular attention will be paid to the influence of the characteristic quantities of the external turbulence on the aerodynamic performance of the wind turbine, on the expansion of its wake and its dynamics. The physical analysis of experimental and numerical data will be used to formulate new models of wake expansion that are more relevant than those currently used for the design of wind farms.

Cette thèse propose l'étude des extrêmes dans la couche limite atmosphérique urbaine ainsi que leur impact sur le vol des drones, à l'aide du code de simulation météo mésoNH et d'outils dédiés, à l'ONERA Lille et au LMFL.

How do rain droplets form in clouds? How pollutants, viruses or volcano ashes disperse in the atmosphere? Where can they fall and at which speed? How plankton dynamics is affected by sea conditions? What are the consequences on the trophic chain? What are the optimal parameters for a wastewater treatment plant, for an engine, a chemical reactor? All these questions find answers in the study of inertial particles in turbulence. Such particle laden flows are ubiquitous but so complex to study due to the very large number of intertwined control parameters and the lack of theoretical predictions.

Depuis le vote de la Loi sur les Opérations Spatiales en 2008, différents outils CNES ont été développés pour l’analyse des risques associés à la rentrée atmosphérique de structures spatiales telles que des lanceurs ou satellites. Différentes stratégies sont employées en fonction de l’objectif de l’outil, du temps de calcul disponible et le degré de fidélité nécessaire. L’ensemble des phénomènes physiques doivent être modélisés avec précision, ceci afin de garantir que les débris retombant au sol ne présentent pas un risque pour la population.La dégradation de satellites étant très complexe, à la fois dépendante des propriétés matériaux dde l’objet et de la précision des flux thermique à la paroi de la structure, son étude pour une modélisation précise est encore au stade de la recherche. En collaboration avec R.Tech et le laboratoire LMFL, 2 objectifs sont visés :1 améliorer les outils numériques du CNES2 Mettre sur pied une expérience sol de dégradation d’une maquette satellite

Unité de Mécanique de Lille is looking for a PhD student to work on the project “Lagrangian transport of microplastics in nonhomogeneous upper-ocean turbulent flows“.

The student will take part of the joint ANR research program MUFDD (Modelling Urban Flows using Data-Driven methods) between IMFT, LHEEA (Ecole centrale of Nantes) and PPRIME (Poitiers), to support the experimental activities carried out at IMFT. The work will focus on isothermal street canyon urban canopy configuration. Experiments will be performed in the large, 26 m long and 1.1 m wide, hydraulic flume of IMFT with optical access for laser optical measurements (LDV, PLIF, TomoPIV).