Company/Organization: University of Orleans
Country: France
City: Orléans
Application Deadline: 2025-03-09
Job Weblink: https://windfarms-aero.org/index.php/2025/02/23/phd-thesis-aerodynamics-of-wind-farms-experimental-and-reduced-order-modelling-approaches
Job Description: Topic: Fully funded by the French ANR Young Researcher project called SONATE, the aim of the thesis is to understand the aerodynamics, performance and losses of a wind farm at different scales and under inlet flows that correspond to realistic conditions of a real wind farm. The PhD student will carry out large-scale experiments in the atmospheric section of the PRISME wind tunnel, using various measurement tools (pressure, hot-wire, PIV). From these measurements, the project will focus on building representative physics-based reduced-order models, capable of predicting the performance of the wind farms with different inputs depending on the flow conditions (yaw, turbulence, angular momentum added by the blades, etc.).
Supervisors: Dr. Cédric Raibaudo (advisor, grant recipient), Pr. Nicolas Mazellier (thesis director)
Expected skills: we are looking for a highly motivated PhD student (F/M), holding a Master degree in physics or mechanical engineering with strong background in fluid mechanics, experimental techniques and turbulence.
Period: starting scheduled for Fall 2025 (October ideally), for 3 years.
Contact Information:
Name: Cédric Raibaudo
E-Mail: cedric.raibaudo@univ-orleans.fr
Phone: +33 2 38 49 24 59
Website: https://windfarms-aero.org