LEGI - UMR 5519

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The Laboratoire des Ecoulements Géophysiques et Industriels (LEGI) is a Joint Research Unit (UMR 5519) of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (Grenoble INP) and the University Grenoble-Alpes (UGA)). LEGI carries out a wide range of research activities with a common ground: fluid mechanics and related transport phenomena.

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10 November 2026

Mardi 24 Novembre 11h00 - LEGI Salle K118

Artur Gesla, EPFL

Vortex breakdown in a hydropower draft tube swirling flow
In this talk we will explore a vortex breakdown mechanism in the industrial flow inside a Francis hydropower turbine. Vortex breakdown (...)

10 November 2026

Mardi 15 Decembre 11h00 - LEGI Salle K118

Yanis Saouli & Robin Linant, IFREMER

A parametric Morison-inspired model for wave-induced loading fluctuations on a vertical-axis tidal turbine
Surface waves induce orbital velocities and accelerations that modify the incoming (...)

2 November 2026

Mardi 1 Décembre 11h00 - LEGI Salle K118

Tristan Auregan, LPENS

Interfacial contamination and oceanic aerosol production
Surface active molecules or surfactants can have a drastic effect on the production of oceanic sea salt aerosols. These contaminants, of (...)

29 October 2026

Mardi 3 Novembre 11h00 - LEGI Salle K118

Romain Volk, LEGI

Transport and mixing of inertial and material particles in fluid flows
Particulate flow systems where a dispersed phase is transported by a turbulent flow are found in many industrial and (...)

28 October 2026

Mardi 10 Novembre 11h00 - LEGI Salle K118

Clément de Loubens, LRP

Controlled Mixing Patterns in the Small Intestine Lumen via Coordination of Active Finger-like Microstructures
The gastrointestinal tract actively transports complex fluids through various (...)