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Optimizing the electric cable of a floating wind turbine
Floating wind turbine technologies , such as those co-developed by SBM and IFPEN a , are designed to optimize the recovery of offshore wind energy . Optimization solutions are currently being sought
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A hydro-mechanical model for underground naturally fractured rocks
Natural underground fractures in rocks provide fluids with preferential flow pathways. The resulting global permeability is exploited for energy production ( geothermal energy and oil and gas recovery
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Wind turbines have the wind in their sails, thanks to GPUs
IFPEN has been carrying out research in the field of floating wind turbines for a number of years, developing, for this purpose, the DeepLines Wind TM simulation tool , in partnership with Principia
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Faster and just as good: the motto of adaptive methods
In the field of numerical simulation , a sufficiently accurate representation of the data associated with physical models requires, in general, a very large numerical grid that, despite existing
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More efficient flow simulations inspired by optimal control
Multiphase mixture (gas and liquid) flow simulation in porous media has a variety of applications in the field of geosciences a but also in the fields of engineering and chemical processes . In
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Solving sparse linear systems on heterogeneous architectures
Numerical simulation is a strategic tool , complementary to experimental studies, used to gain a precise understanding of complex physical phenomena . With many simulation tools a , performance
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Life and death of soot: a model to control the phenomenon
Vehicle approval standards require increasingly high levels of engine performance (low fuel consumption and low emissions) over a broad working range. It is for this reason that new engine
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LES moves to rapid transients for cleaner powertrains
Gasoline direct injection engines emit soot particles during rapid transients . This still poorly understood phenomenon is taken into account during new WLTCs a , aimed at more accurately reproducing
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Floating wind turbine: increasing reliability in an “ocean of possibilities”
The optimal design of mechanical structures i s hampered by the imperfect knowledge of the environmental conditions under which they will operate. The systematic incorporation of the resulting
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Optimized design of processes: enhanced efficiency, even with ethanol
The optimized design of processes is a complex but promising approach in terms of the expected benefits for the efficiency of industrial systems and their operating performance . It is an area that