Management
Christophe BAILLY, Director.
Under the aegis of
- CNRS
- École Centrale de Lyon
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
- INSA Lyon
Fields of research
- Acoustics
- Complex fluids and transfers
- Turbomachinery
- Turbulence and stability
Laboratory research covers the physics and modelling of turbulence, hydrodynamic instabilities, two-phased flows of fluids, environmental mechanics of fluids, internal aerodynamics, coupled thermal phenomena, aeroacoustics, acoustic propagation, methods for solving Navier-Stokes equations, active and passive control of flows and microfluidity.
The LMFA has about 200 staff members, with 100 holding a permanent position.
Primary facilities
- HPC scientific calculation centre
- PIV, LDV platforms
- Turbomachinery test rigs (2 MW multi-stage axial compressor, 1 MW centrifugal compressor)
- Supersonic wind tunnel with anechoic chamber
- Atmospheric dispersal wind tunnel
- Two-phase tunnel
- Reverberation chamber
- Hydraulic ducts
Fields of application
- Aeronautics and space: aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, propulsion
- Energy production
- Road and rail transportation: combustion engines, acoustical comfort
- Atmospheric environment and acoustics
- Processes, development of materials
Location
Écully, Villeurbanne.
Member of
Carnot Institute Engineering@Lyon
Competition hubs
LUTB, AXELERA
3 Laboratories of Excellence (LabEx)
- CeLya - Lyon Acoustics Centre
- IMU - Urban World Intelligence
- IMUST - Institute for Multiscale Science and Technology
3 Facilities of Excellence (EquipEx)
- PHARE
- Equip@meso
- Manutech
2 Associate International Laboratories (LIA)
- LIA 2MCSI with Beijing (China)
- LIA Elyt with Tohoku (Japan)
