Chaire CASTOR : bilan
Un partenariat au service de l’innovation aéronautique
La chaire CASTOR — pour “Chaire pour l’aérodynamique des turbomachines radiales” — s’inscrit dans la continuité d’une collaboration de longue date entre ISAE-SUPAERO et Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse, avec le soutien de l’Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR). Ce partenariat public-privé, prévu sur 4 ans, a pour objectif de faire progresser les méthodes de conception des compresseurs et turbines utilisés dans les systèmes aéronautiques.
Ces recherches s’inscrivent pleinement dans la dynamique de l’avion décarboné, en cherchant à concevoir des composants plus efficaces, plus flexibles, tout en maintenant un haut niveau de performance.
Une équipe mobilisée et des résultats déjà prometteurs
En un an, la chaire a su mettre en place une structure solide et engagée. Elle mobilise aujourd’hui :
- 3 doctorants,
- 1 post-doctorant,
- 5 élèves ingénieurs stagiaires,
- ainsi qu’une vingtaine d’experts de l’ISAE-SUPAERO et de Liebherr (chercheurs, ingénieurs, techniciens).
Cette première année a permis :
- de constituer l’équipe de recherche,
- de mettre en place une organisation collaborative avec des réunions de suivi régulières,
- et de moderniser les bancs d’essais, désormais pleinement opérationnels.
Des axes de recherche variés et innovants
Les premiers travaux menés ont déjà donné lieu à des avancées sur plusieurs fronts :
- Adaptation de méthodes de calcul avancées aux spécificités des turbomachines radiales,
- Étude de la stabilité des compresseurs à l’approche de phénomènes critiques comme le pompage,
- Analyses expérimentales et numériques de compresseurs avec flasques,
- Exploration de géométries variables pour améliorer l’adaptabilité des compresseurs,
- Conception de turbines non conventionnelles, offrant de nouvelles perspectives pour les futures architectures.
Un avenir prometteur
Ce premier anniversaire marque une étape importante pour la chaire CASTOR, qui s’affirme comme un levier stratégique pour faire avancer la recherche en aéronautique. Les équipes poursuivent leurs travaux avec enthousiasme, dans une dynamique d’innovation au service de l’efficacité énergétique et de la transition écologique du transport aérien.
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3 questions to... Marie-Bertille Mosnier, S-Cube member from 2018 to 2022Meet Marie-Bertille Mosnier, member of the S-Cube - SUPAERO Space Section - ISAE-SUPAERO's experimental rocket club, from 2018 to 2022.
Space
Student club
Student life
News
Envision responsible air transportAeronautics
Sustainability
Pages
Validation of prior experienceThe validation of prior experience is an individual right enshrined in the French Labor Code and Education Code. It enables candidates to obtain all - or part - of a professional certification (Diploma, Professional Title, Certificate of Professional Qualification), based on their professional, salaried or non-salaried and/or voluntary experience. This scheme can be used if the candidate is seeking personal recognition, or more generally to support a professional project that he or she wishes to put into practice.
Aeronautics
Certificates of advanced studies
Company
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Chair for Eco-Design of AiRcraft – AirbusThe CEDAR Chair, a response to environmental issues in the aeronautics sector.
Aeronautics
Chair
Videos
A surprise from elsewhere... from the ISS...?Hello earth? Thomas Pesquet speaking! Thomas Pesquet, French astronaut and famous ISAE-SUPAERO alumnus (class of 2001), is currently in the ISS as part of his new Alpha mission. He sent our students a personalized message from the European laboratory Columbus...
Alumni
Diversity program
Space
News
AeroMAPS: the go-to tool for exploring the possible futures of aviationThe AeroMAPS tool, developed by researchers at ISAE-SUPAERO, makes it possible to assess the environmental impacts of air transport and the effectiveness or limitations of levers for decarbonising the sector.
Aeronautics
DCAS
Decarbonization