Air Liquide and the Processes and Engineering in Mechanics and Materials (PIMM) laboratory at the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Paris are joining forces to create a laboratory dedicated to studying the interactions between liquid metals and high-temperature gaseous environments.
The creation of the joint laboratory by PIMM (Arts et Métiers CNRS / Cnam) and Air Liquide was made official on November 12, 2018, on the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Paris in the presence of Michel Mortier, General Delegate for the Promotion of the CNRS, Ivan Iordanoff, Deputy Director General of Research and Innovation at Arts et Métiers, and Henry Chevrel, Director of Research and Development Europeat Air Liquide.
Led by Frédéric Coste, this joint laboratory will study the interactions between liquid metals and the gaseous environment at high temperatures. The two main areas of research will focus on laser-assisted combustion and additive manufacturing.
One of the objectives is to increase the safety of oxygen installations. In the long term, the joint laboratory team aims to develop a digital tool to assist in the design of oxygen systems. Similarly, understanding the interactions between cover gas and liquid metal in the field of laser fusion additive manufacturing is a major challenge in controlling the final quality of the parts produced. The development and widespread adoption of this technology requires fundamental studies of the interaction between a laser beam, a powder bed, and a gaseous environment.
The collaboration between PIMM and Air Liquide dates back several years. Several theses and post-doctoral studies preceded the creation of this joint laboratory, as well as a number of industrial services including the provision of PIMM's laser facilities and the performance of tests for Air Liquide.
This new form of collaboration will enable us to pool our resources, explains Véronique Favier, director of PIMM. It will facilitate the setting up of collaborative projects and open the door to new academic and industrial partners.
The creation of this joint laboratory is part ofArts et Métiers scientific strategy, which already includes seven laboratories set up with industrial and academic partners: LIV with Renault, OpenLab with PSA, LAMEL with EDF, Labcom Lumière with Saint Jean Industrie, LAMFM with CETIM, LIA Coss & Vita with CNRS and Università Degli Studi Dell'Aquila, and LC2S withINRS.
These laboratories conduct research in cutting-edge fields such as innovative materials and processes for the vehicles of the future, continuum mechanics, and advanced electromagnetic modeling research code.
