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Numerical twin for the Flame Spray Pyrolysis process


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Organisation

The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.

Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.

The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
  

Reference

SL-DRF-24-0402  

Direction

DRF

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Category

Technological challenges

Thesis topics

Numerical twin for the Flame Spray Pyrolysis process

Contract

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Job description

Our ability to manufacture metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) with well-defined composition, morphology and properties is a key to accessing new materials that can have a revolutionary technological impact, for example for photocatalysis or storage of energy. Among the different nanopowders production technologies, Flame Spray Pyrolysis (FSP) constitutes a promising option for the industrial synthesis of NPs. This synthesis route is based on the rapid evaporation of a solution - solvent plus precursors - atomized in the form of droplets in a pilot flame to obtain nanoparticles. Unfortunately, mastery of the FSP process is currently limited due to too much variability in operating conditions to explore for the multitude of target nanoparticles. In this context, the objective of this thesis is to develop the experimental and numerical framework required by the future deployment of artificial intelligence for the control of FSP systems. To do this, the different phenomena taking place in the synthesis flames during the formation of the nanoparticles will be simulated, in particular by means of fluid dynamics calculations. Ultimately, the creation of a digital twin of the process is expected, which will provide a predictive approach for the choice of the synthesis parameters to be used to arrive at the desired material. This will drastically reduce the number of experiments to be carried out and in consequence the time to develop new grades of materials

University / doctoral school

Sciences Chimiques: Molécules, Matériaux, Instrumentation et Biosystèmes (2MIB)
Paris-Saclay

Thesis topic location

Site

Saclay

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2024

Person to be contacted by the applicant

LECONTE Yann yann.leconte@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRAMIS/NIMBE/LEEL
Bât.637
CEA Saclay
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette
0169086496

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

LECONTE Yann yann.leconte@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRAMIS/NIMBE/LEEL
Bât.637
CEA Saclay
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette
0169086496

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