Erwan Bertevas Email & Phone Number

Nantes, Fr

Nantes, Pays De La Loire, France

Singapore

• Close collaboration with industrial partner Keppel Offshore & Marine. Environmental impact assessment studies related to polymetallic nodule harvesting in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, equipment-induced seabed sediment disturbance and resulting ocean-scale sediment dispersion. • Evaluation of existing approaches, definition of the project strategy and planning with the industrial partner. • Communication between research and industrial teams.• Coordination of research… Show more • Close collaboration with industrial partner Keppel Offshore & Marine. Environmental impact assessment studies related to polymetallic nodule harvesting in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, equipment-induced seabed sediment disturbance and resulting ocean-scale sediment dispersion. • Evaluation of existing approaches, definition of the project strategy and planning with the industrial partner. • Communication between research and industrial teams.• Coordination of research effort and active contribution to the :• • • Development of numerical modelling• • • Modelling of representative scenarios for the evaluation of the process environmental impact• • • Preparation of annual technical advancement reports submitted and presented to the International Seabed Authority (ISA), an intergovernmental body, observer to the United Nations.• Development of advanced numerical simulation methods (Computational Fluid Dynamics (OpenFOAM, Ansys Fluent (FVM), COMSOL Multiphysics (FEM), meshless particle-based methods - Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics), modelling strategies and high-performance computing applied to the multiphase flow of complex fluids (particle suspensions, non-Newtonian fluids, fluid-structure interaction, fibre-reinforced composites).Other activities:• Development of particle-based method (Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics) and application to the flow of fibre-reinforced materials (additive manufacturing (3D printing), injection molding) and nanomaterials fabrication. In partnership with IRDL (CNRS) - Université Bretagne Sud, France.• Follow-up of marine hydrodynamics simulation projets (ducted propellers, ship hydrodynamic behaviour)• Co-supervision of undergraduate/postgraduate students (final year research projects) and PhD students. Show less

Singapore

• Development of advanced numerical simulation methods (Computational Fluid Dynamics, meshless particle-based methods) and modelling strategies applied to the flow behaviour of complex fluids (particle suspensions, non-Newtonian fluids) • Other applications in Oil and Gas, Biomedical and Marine Engineering, Material Processing.

Lorient

• Member of the LIMATB (Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Matériaux de Bretagne - Brittany Research Centre for Material Engineering), now IRDL (Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme).• Participant in the PROFEM Project (Process Influence on the Fatigue of Elastomeric Materials), funded by the ANR (French National Research Agency), in partnership with ENSTA Bretagne, Trelleborg, LRCCP, GeM.• Activities: - Contribution to the development of a non-linear multiphase model for carbon-black… Show more • Member of the LIMATB (Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Matériaux de Bretagne - Brittany Research Centre for Material Engineering), now IRDL (Institut de Recherche Dupuy de Lôme).• Participant in the PROFEM Project (Process Influence on the Fatigue of Elastomeric Materials), funded by the ANR (French National Research Agency), in partnership with ENSTA Bretagne, Trelleborg, LRCCP, GeM.• Activities: - Contribution to the development of a non-linear multiphase model for carbon-black reinforced elastomers - Finite Element simulations applied to elastomeric materials - Experimental measurements of local properties by nano-identation Show less

Sydney

• Development of advanced numerical simulation methods for the prediction of particle suspensions properties and flow behaviour.• Measurement of rheological properties and development of new experimental methods for the measurement of complex fluids properties. • Two semesters of tutoring first year students in Aerospace, Mechanical and Civil Engineering (Engineering Mechanics: Statics).• Supervised one undergraduate student in her final year research project. This work was… Show more • Development of advanced numerical simulation methods for the prediction of particle suspensions properties and flow behaviour.• Measurement of rheological properties and development of new experimental methods for the measurement of complex fluids properties. • Two semesters of tutoring first year students in Aerospace, Mechanical and Civil Engineering (Engineering Mechanics: Statics).• Supervised one undergraduate student in her final year research project. This work was supported through a scholarship awarded by the Cooperative Research Centre for Polymers under Project 4.1 Effect of Additives on Polymer Properties (in partnership with Moldflow). Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Member of the Society of Rheology (2009-2010)

Master'S Degree, Mechanical And Civil Engineering

Double Master's degree (by Coursework and Research) from Université de Bretagne-Sud and Université de Rennes I.

Master'S Degree, Mechanical And Materials Engineering