MechE Colloquium: Bioinspired Problems of Fluid-Structure Interactions: Drag-Reduction by Reconfiguration, Kirigami Parachutes, and Soft Corals
Event details
| Date | 19.11.2024 |
| Hour | 12:00 › 13:00 |
| Speaker | Prof. Frédérick Gosselin, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal |
| Location | Online |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
| Event Language | English |
Abstract: Fluid-structure interactions are present in engineering applications such as vibrating hydraulic turbine runners and fluttering aircraft wings, but also in natural phenomena such as trees that deform in the wind or soft corals that oscillate with waves. In this seminar, Professor Frédérick Gosselin will present an overview of his group's research activities, including three projects in particular: (1) how a flat plate bending and fluttering in a wind tunnel can give use insight about wind on trees; (2) how kirigami, the Japanese art of paper cutting, can be used to design a parachute; (3) and how soft corals potentially benefit from vortex-induced vibrations to catch more food.
Biography: Frédérick P. Gosselin is full professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal (appointed 2012) in Canada. He studied Mechanical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal (B.Eng. 2004), completed his master’s degree under the supervision of Michael P. Païdoussis (M.Eng. 2006) at McGill and his Ph.D. under the supervision of Emmanuel de Langre at École Polytechnique in France (Ph.D. 2009). He is an expert in slender structure mechanics and fluid-structure interaction. He studies a variety of slender structures ranging from tree branches and leaves, spider silk, and cell membranes to aircraft parts and hydraulic turbine runners. He holds an NSERC Discovery grant to study the biomechanics of slender structures and actively collaborates with companies involved in the energy sector, such as Hydro Québec (IREQ) and Maya HTT to develop digital twin technologies, i.e., coupling experimental measurements with simulations into more realistic models. Prof. Gosselin has been an associate editor of the Journal of Fluids and Structure since 2022.
Biography: Frédérick P. Gosselin is full professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnique Montreal (appointed 2012) in Canada. He studied Mechanical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal (B.Eng. 2004), completed his master’s degree under the supervision of Michael P. Païdoussis (M.Eng. 2006) at McGill and his Ph.D. under the supervision of Emmanuel de Langre at École Polytechnique in France (Ph.D. 2009). He is an expert in slender structure mechanics and fluid-structure interaction. He studies a variety of slender structures ranging from tree branches and leaves, spider silk, and cell membranes to aircraft parts and hydraulic turbine runners. He holds an NSERC Discovery grant to study the biomechanics of slender structures and actively collaborates with companies involved in the energy sector, such as Hydro Québec (IREQ) and Maya HTT to develop digital twin technologies, i.e., coupling experimental measurements with simulations into more realistic models. Prof. Gosselin has been an associate editor of the Journal of Fluids and Structure since 2022.
Practical information
- General public
- Free