Canada Research Chair in Analysis, Characterization and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Complex Systems
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Research Specification
Optimizing the performance of systems that exhibit highly complex behaviours requires both extremely refined mathematical
models and skillful characterization of the parameters that determine such behaviours. Professors, students, and research
professionals associated with the Chair are working to:
- Develop strategies for efficiently coupling commercial simulation codes to commercial optimization software;
- Develop the sensitivity equation method to determine the key parameters controlling the behaviour of complex systems;
- Develop novel multidisciplinary approaches to analysis and optimization;
- Develop methods for uncertainty analysis in order to predict the response of complex systems operating under uncertain
conditions (robust design);
- Apply the above methodologies to the analysis and optimization of real-world systems: internal and external aerodynamics,
circuit-breakers, heart pumps, biofluid flows, fans, flame and smoke propagation in buildings, turbulent flows, etc.;
- Measure velocities using PIV in order to validate the results of simulations and optimizations.
Research Personnel
- Professors/Researchers: 1
Specialized Equipments
A UNIX-based computational laboratory; Access to a Beowulf cluster for simulation; Access to the Réseau Étoile computer
network, including computational servers and a wide range of commercial software for simulation and optimization; A stereo 3
components PIV system (Particle Image Velocimetry) for the measurement and characterization of complex and turbulent flows.
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Canada Research Chairs
