Christian Vessaz
EPFL STI IGM LMH
AU -1 7013 (Aula des Cèdres - sous-sol)
Av. de Cour 33bis
CH-1007 Lausanne
Biographie
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, spec. Aero- and Hydrodynamics (2010)
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Mechanical Engineering Departement
Master Thesis performed at Voith Hydro (Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany) :
- Transient CFD Simulation of a Francis Turbine using OpenFOAM
Semester Projects :
- Simulation of Separated Flows over an Isolated Guide Vane
- Grid Filter Modeling for Large-Eddy Simulation
- Mesh Generation for Higher Order Lagrange Elements Methods
Publications
CIRP-JMST 2013
C. Vessaz; L. Andolfatto; F. Avellan; C. Tournier : Toward design optimization of a Pelton turbine runner; Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 2016. DOI : 10.1007/s00158-016-1465-7.
C. Vessaz; C. Tournier; C. Münch; F. Avellan : Design optimization of a 2D blade by means of milling tool path; CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.cirpj.2013.05.002.
SPHERIC 2013
C. Vessaz / F. Avellan; C. Tournier (Dir.) : Finite Particle Flow Simulation of Free Jet Deviation by Rotating Pelton Buckets. Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6470.
C. Vessaz; E. Jahanbakhsh; F. Avellan : FPM Flow Simulations Using an Adaptive Domain Decomposition Strategy. 2013. 8th international SPHERIC workshop, SINTEF, Trondheim, Norway, June 4-6, 2013. p. 227-232.
E. Jahanbakhsh; O. Pacot; P. Maruzewski; F. Avellan : Improving Accuracy of Viscous Fluid Simulation Using Finite Particle Method. 2011. 6th international SPHERIC workshop, Hamburg, Germany, June 8-10, 2011.
SimHydro 2012
C. Vessaz; E. Jahanbakhsh; F. Avellan : FPM SIMULATIONS OF A HIGH SPEED WATER JET VALIDATION WITH CFD AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS. 2014. SimHydro 2012: Hydraulic modeling and uncertainty, Sofia Antipolis, Nice, France, September 12-14, 2012. p. 419-431. DOI : 10.1007/978-981-4451-42-0_34.
SPHERIC 2012
C. Vessaz; E. Jahanbakhsh; F. Avellan : FPM Simulations of a 3D Impinging Jet on a Flat Plate Comparison with CFD and Experimental Results. 2012. 7th international SPHERIC workshop, Monash University, Prato, Italy, May 29-31, 2012. p. 214-220.