Research Laboratory in Hydrodynamics, Energetics & Atmospheric Environment (LHEEA)

General information

Affiliated institutions :

Research Department

Authority : Ecole Centrale de Nantes

Reference : UMR6598

Organization

Director(s) Staff
LHEEA (Hydrodynamics, Energetics and Atmospheric Environment) comprises a team of 130 people.
The staff are spread across five research groups and benefit from the use of four different research platforms.

Activities

Research topics


The LHEEA is tasked with both advancing theoretical knowledge and resolving concrete problems around four scientific themes:
  • free-surface hydrodynamics,
  • fluid-structure interactions,
  • dynamics of the atmosphere,
  • systems approach for ground and marine propulsion systems.

Respond to strong societal and technological issues

  • Performance of Marine Renewable Energies (MRE) systems (offshore wind, floating offshore wind turbines, tidal, wave energy...)
  • Safety of both people and equipment involved in marine activities
  • Reduction of polluting emissions associated with ground and maritime transport
  • Quality of the urban atmosphere


The LHEEA tackles its research problems by implementing a combination of approaches: numerical simulation (development and use of modeling software, especially in Computational Fluid Dynamics-CFD), experiments at model scale (engine test benches, ocean and wave tanks, atmospheric wind tunnels) and in-situ experiments (SEM-REV, offshore sea test site).

Equipment

Academic programs

ENGINEERING PROGRAMME SPECIALISATIONS


MASTER'S & ADVANCED MASTER'S

Partnerships

International relations

The LHEEA is member of several national and international research networks
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Publications

  • Communication dans un congrès
    • Mathieu Landreau
    • Isabelle Calmet
    • Boris Conan
    Impact of gravity waves and sea breeze on offshore wind resource: a case study
    Tue Jun 24 02:00:00 CEST 2025Plus d'informations
  • Communication dans un congrès
    • Benoît Parrein
    • Cyprien Aoustin
    • Jean-Marc Rousset
    • Laurent Toutain
    Des nouvelles du fond de la mer
    Mon Jun 02 02:00:00 CEST 2025Plus d'informations
  • Article dans une revue
    • Guipeng Wang
    • Xiangning Yu
    • Guangyu Wang
    • Xiangling Kong
    • Zhe Li
    • Yuanhua Xie
    • Kun Liu
    Research on the influence of intake structure on Local-Scrubber combustion process
    10.1016/j.cej.2025.162126162126Chemical Engineering Journal
    Thu May 01 02:00:00 CEST 2025Plus d'informations
  • Article dans une revue
    • Aleksandra Visich
    • Boris Conan
    Measurement and analysis of high altitude wind profiles over the sea in a coastal zone using a scanning doppler LiDAR: Application to offshore wind energy
    10.1016/j.oceaneng.2025.120749325120749Ocean Engineering
    Thu May 01 02:00:00 CEST 2025Plus d'informations
  • Article dans une revue
    • Guipeng Wang
    • Liwen Lai
    • Xiangling Kong
    • Guangyu Wang
    • Zhe Li
    • Yuanhua Xie
    • Kun Liu
    Thermal distribution experiment and structural deformation analysis of Roots dry vacuum pump
    10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2025.108733163108733International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
    Tue Apr 01 02:00:00 CEST 2025Plus d'informations
  • Article dans une revue
    • Young Jun Kim
    • Moran Charlou
    • Benjamin Bouscasse
    • Vincent Leroy
    • Sithik Aliyar
    • Félicien Bonnefoy
    • Kyong-Hwan Kim
    • Young-Myung Choi
    High fidelity simulations of a floating offshore wind turbine in irregular waves by coupling OpenFOAM and OpenFAST
    10.1016/j.renene.2025.122486243122486Renewable Energy
    Tue Apr 01 02:00:00 CEST 2025Plus d'informations
  • Communication dans un congrès
    • Pierre Robin
    • Alban Leroyer
    • David de Prémorel
    • Jeroen Wackers
    Sea, Sails and Foils: Using a CFD-based Dynamic VPP to Assess Racing Sailing Yachts' Performance in Waves
    Fri Mar 14 01:00:00 CET 2025Plus d'informations
  • Article dans une revue
    • Ruiyong Mou
    • Zhe Li
    • Xingrong Huang
    • Wei-Xi Huang
    • Le Fang
    Shape optimization of a flexible flapping wing with hovering kinematics
    10.1063/5.025226937Physics of Fluids
    Fri Mar 14 01:00:00 CET 2025Plus d'informations
  • Pré-publication, Document de travail
    • William Bruch
    • Boris Conan
    Mean Wind Profile Departure from Log-Law in the Lower Marine Atmospheric Boundary Layer for Different Wave-Wind Conditions Using Scanning Wind LiDAR MeasurementsDépart du Profil Moyen de Vent de la Loi Logarithmique dans la Couche Limite Atmosphérique Marine pour Différents États de Mer à L'Aide d'un LiDAR Scannant
    Mon Mar 10 01:00:00 CET 2025Plus d'informations
  • Article dans une revue
    • Benjamin Luce
    • Isabelle Calmet
    • Boris Conan
    • Alexander M.J. van Eijk
    Turbulent transport of sea-spray in the coastal region
    10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107769314107769Atmospheric Research
    Sat Mar 01 01:00:00 CET 2025Plus d'informations
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Published on January 3, 2017 Updated on February 6, 2025