The MaHTEO Joint Laboratory (High Temperature Materials, Gaseous Environment and Oxygen / Material behavior at High Temperature, Shielding Gas and Oxygen) was created in 2018 as part of a partnership between the PIMM laboratory and Air Liquide Campus Innovation Paris.
The MaHTEO Joint Laboratory (High Temperature Materials, Gaseous Environment and Oxygen / Material behavior at High Temperature, Shielding Gas and Oxygen) was created in 2018 as part of a partnership between thePIMM laboratory and Air Liquide Campus Innovation Paris.
The joint laboratory's research topics have evolved during this renewal period. In addition to the study of rapid oxidation of liquid metals, which was the laboratory's initial focus, two new topics will be studied during the laboratory's four additional years:
- Polymers and oxygen, potential for igniting metal combustion from polymer combustion, and effect of aging under O2 on the flammability of polymers;
- Hydrogen storage, Aging study and evaluation of the service life of polymer and thermoplastic composite materials used in the manufacture of high-pressure V-type hydrogen tanks.
At PIMM, the researchers involved are Frédéric Coste (Director of the Joint Laboratory), Morgan Dal, Joseph Fitoussi, Alain Guinault, Emmanuel Richaud, Mohammadali Shirinbayan, and Abbas Tcharkhtchy.
This joint laboratory has been renewed for four years and three CIFRE theses will be launched there:
- Hydrogen storage in transportation using innovative Type 5 tanks;
- Multiphysics modeling of metal bar combustion;
- Effects of aging on the flammability of polymers.
A fourth thesis is planned for 2023, on the topic of hydrogen, focusing on the study of the thermomechanical properties of materials subjected to extreme stresses.
