Grégoire Canes-Boussard

Provided specification, design and verification of the evolutions of inertial units • Conducted mechanical studies - Established the estimate for thermal studies on Rafale units - Assessed the feasibility and cost of modifications for all product configurations - Wrote and updated the specifications and design calculations for sub-systems - Defined and coordinated test programs (electromagnetic compatibility, durability) • Conducted FEA modal analysis (ANSYS Workbench) on core subassemblies

• Tested & validated automotive lighting devices - Defined the Validation Plans and wrote test requirements for materials testing - Conducted trials: mechanical, dynamic, thermal and chemical resistance - Thermal tests: thermal mapping (IR camera, in situ thermocouples), climatic cycling • Laboratory facilities maintenance and supervision

• Coordinated studies and validation of a new heat treatment for injectors - Managed trials: DOE definition, quality-cost-time control (600 k€ budget), matrix managt - Product analysis: functional failures, metallurgical stability, metrological means - Distribution: risk assessment for clients, validation with Manufacturing and Purchasing • Provided expertise on the thermal study - Instrumented prototypes: defined the need, optimized the design using FEA - Model: defined steps (adjustment, F

• Designed and optimized a thermofluidics test bed for automotive air-conditioning - Managed 8 subcontractors: minimized costs, elaborated specific processes. - Wrote technical and functional specifications: thermal, thermodynamic, fluid, dynamics. - Worked out solutions using CAD (SolidWorks). • Defined geometry and pace parameters maximizing heat exchanges - Developed a CFD model (Fluent): parameter optimization, thermal and fluid study. - Manufactured and tested the in situ instrumentation.

Conducted trials and parametric studies on plasma at atmospheric pressure - Carried out the experimentation: acquired data using CCD imaging & electric diagnosis. - Data analysis: highlighted correlations, electrostatic simulation (COMSOL-FEMLab). - Results: published 2 articles in international journals + 3 proceedings.

Thesis subject: Thermofluidics of micro heat exchangers in alternating pulsed flow - application to magnetocaloric vehicle air-conditioning.

Specialization in Energetics

Major in Energetics & Environment