Fundamental and Applied Energetics

Mission

To provide the propulsion industry with experimental results and mathematical models that it can use to optimize its developments. To carry out advanced research on new designs of energetic systems.

Areas of expertise

• aerothermics
• combustion
• energetic materials

applied to all type of aerospace propulsion systems (turbojets, ramjets, supersonic ramjets, solid and liquid fuel rocket engines) as well as to other energetic systems.

Activities

• Hypersonics in ATD Cell 5

• Pollutant Formation and Destruction in Turbulent Flames

• Energetic Materials Combustion Research and Modeling

• MEMS Thermal Micro-Machine
• Mascotte: A Cryogenic Combustion Research Test Bench
• Fundamental Experiments on Air-Breathing Combustion

Programs and Projects

• CEDRE (energetics and propulsion simulation software)
• ASSM (solid-propellant propulsion)
• Prométhée, experimental vehicle propelled by a dual mode ramjet
• ...

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