Bruno Savard
B.Eng. (Polytechnique), Dipl.Ing., Master Recherche (ISAE-Supaéro), M.Sc., Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology)
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Areas of expertise
Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering Modelling, simulation Combustion
Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering Modelling, simulation Combustion
Primary sphere of excellence in research
Energy, Water and, Resources
Energy, Water and, Resources
Secondary sphere(s) of excellence in research
Modeling and Artificial Intelligence Sustainable Transport and Infrastructures
Modeling and Artificial Intelligence Sustainable Transport and Infrastructures
Research interests and affiliations
Research interests
- Turbulent reacting flows
- Modelling and simulation
- Combustion of alternative fuels
- Flame dynamics
- Turbulence-chemistry interaction
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
- 2108 Aerospace, aeronautical and automotive engineering
- 2203 Modelling, simulation
- 2110 Combustion
Publications
Recent publications
Journal article
Conference paper
Journal article
Journal article
Li, Z., Hawkes, E. R., Wehrfritz, A., & Savard, B. (2023). A DNS evaluation of three MMC-like mixing models for transported PDF modelling of turbulent nonpremixed flames. Combustion and Flame, 258, 19 pages.
Fan, L., Savard, B., Fond, B., Durocher, A., Bergthorson, J., Carlyle, S., & Vena, P. (2023, June). Mechanisms Leading to Stabilization and Incomplete Combustion in Lean CH4/H2 Swirling Wall-Impinging Flames [Paper]. ASME Turbo Expo 2023: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition (GT 2023), Boston, MA, USA (12 pages).
Fan, L., Savard, B., Carlyle, S., Nozari, M., Naaman, R., Fond, B., & Vena, P. (2023). Simultaneous stereo-PIV and OHCH2O PLIF measurements in turbulent ultra lean CH4/H2 swirling wall-impinging flames. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 39(2), 2179-2188.
Chaudhuri, S., & Savard, B. (2023). Turbulent flame speed based on the mass flow rate: Theory and DNS. Combustion and Flame, 252, 7 pages.
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Education
- Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering, Department of Aerospace, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
- M.Sc. Space Engineering, Department of Aerospace, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States
- Master de recherche en dynamique des fluides, énergétique et transferts, École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (ISAE-Supaéro), Toulouse, Occitanie, France
- Diplôme d'ingénieur, École nationale supérieure de l'aéronautique et de l'espace (ISAE-Spaéro), Toulouse, Occitanie, France
- B.Eng. Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Supervision at Polytechnique
COMPLETED
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Master's Thesis (1)
- Nozari, M. (2023). Towards Direct Numerical Simulation of a Low-Swirl Laboratory Turbulent CH4/H2 Flame Impinging on an Inclined Wall [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
