The Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics Laboratory (Laboratoire de Mécanique des Fluides et d'Acoustique - LMFA) develops a continuum of research in fluid mechanics and acoustics. Research is organized around three major socio-economic fields: aeronautics and transport, environment and risks, and energy and processes for industry and life.
220
people
5
research teams
8100 m²
surface
3
excellent facilities
- Direction : Christophe BAILLY, director
- Supervision:
- Areas of application
- Aeronautics and space: aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, propulsion
- Energy production
- Automotive and rail transport: heat engines, acoustic comfort
- Atmospheric environment and acoustics
- Processes, materials development
Research areas
- Acoustics
- Complex fluids and transfers
- Turbomachinery
- Turbulence and stability
Research focuses on the physics and modeling of turbulence, hydrodynamic instabilities, two-phase flows, environmental fluid mechanics, internal aerodynamics, coupled thermal phenomena, aeroacoustics, acoustic propagation, methods for solving the Navier-Stokes equations, active or passive flow control, microfluidics.
Main equipment
- Scientific HPC computing center
- PIV, LDV platforms
- Turbomachinery study benches (multistage axial compressor 2MW, 1MW centrifugal compressor)
- Supersonic wind tunnel coupled to anechoic chamber
- Atmospheric dispersion wind tunnel
- Two-phase tunnel
- Reverberation chamber
- Hydraulic channels
Partnerships
CeLya - Centre Lyonnais d'Acoustique
IMU - Intelligences des Mondes Urbains
IMUST - Institut des Sciences et Technologies Multi-échelles
Labcom P3A
PHARE
Equip@meso
Manutech
LIA 2MCSI with Beijing
LIA Elyt with Tohoku (Japan)
LRC-LETMA
Metavibro research federation
Institut Carnot Ingenierie@Lyon
Competitiveness clusters LUTB, AXELERA
OpenLab PSA VAT@Lyon
National University-Industry networks HAIDA, IROQUA, CIRT, FRAE