Applied mechanics

Applied mechanics research teams have the expertise and technical resources required to meet various energy-related challenges, with a particular focus on the following themes:

• optimization of drilling equipment and oil production
• CO2 management: capture, transport, storage,
• power transmissions for hybrid vehicles and engine friction with a view to reducing vehicle fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Scientific skills

Mechanical engineering
solid mechanics (materials and structures)
fluid mechanics (fluid flow, interactions with structures and solids)

Research themes

With its globally recognized expertise, IFP Energies nouvelles is involved in major international and European research projects.
In the field of applied mechanics, the teams' research work falls within the framework of several strategic priorities:

• Producing fuels, chemical intermediates and energy from renewable sources
• Producing energy while mitigating the environmental footprint
• Providing environmentally-friendly technologies and pushing back the current boundaries of oil and gas reserves

Publications

IFP Energies nouvelles contributes to the dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge by making its research results accessible to the broadest possible professional audience worldwide. Articles, conferences, reference works: IFP Energies nouvelles promotes its research results via a dynamic scientific communication policy.

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