Bruno Savard
B.Eng. (Polytechnique), Dipl.Ing., Master Recherche (ISAE-Supaéro), M.Sc., Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology)
Associate 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
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
Journal article
Journal article
Journal article
Maya Murcia, L. F., Fan, L., Durocher, A., Savard, B., & Vena, P. (2025). An evaluation of event-based cameras for particle image velocimetry. Experiments in Fluids, 66(11), 22 pages.
Li, Z., Hawkes, E. R., Wehrfritz, A., & Savard, B. (2025). Direct numerical simulation of nonpremixed ignition under gasoline compression-ignition engine conditions. Combustion and Flame, 281, 114393 (19 pages).
Fan, L., Durocher, A., Bergthorson, J. M., Fond, B., Savard, B., & Vena, P. (2025). Investigation on the structure of high Ka flames using simultaneous thermographic PIV and OH-PLIF. Combustion and Flame, 275, 114072 (16 pages).
Li, Z., Versailles, P., Vabre, M., Hawkes, E. R., & Savard, B. (2025). NOₓ production in a canonical Micromix hydrogen flame. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 41, 105793.
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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 (2)
- Goureau, M. L. T. (2024). Development of a Multi-Physics Numerical Framework for Lithium-Ion Cell Thermal Runaway [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
- 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].
- Goureau, M. L. T. (2024). Development of a Multi-Physics Numerical Framework for Lithium-Ion Cell Thermal Runaway [Master's thesis, Polytechnique Montréal].
News about Bruno Savard
Press review about Bruno Savard
August 7, 2025,
Le Devoir,
Qui est plus polluant entre SpaceX et Blue Origin?
Bruno Savard, professeur au Département de génie mécanique, explique que les émissions de suie des fusées, comme celles de SpaceX, ont un impact climatique important en altérant la couche d’ozone, tandis que Blue Origin, qui utilise un carburant moins polluant, semble à première vue plus écologique, bien que l’analyse complète reste complexe.
