Ongoing research activity at Icam site de Nantes
Mechanical Engineering department
Laboratoire Énergétique Mécanique et Matériaux (LE2M)
Composite manufacturing process
Applied research on composites manufacturing process for aeronautical industry.
- High productivity laying up technique.
- Mechanized / automated preforming techniques.
- Injection optimization for RTM.
- Non Destructive Testing by Infrared Thermography.
Contact: Pascal Vinot
Composite recycling using solvolysis process
- Research on solvolysis process using supercritical water for composite separation : application to aeronautical, shipbuilding and automotive composites.
- Technical research on high pressure and high temperature reactors dedicated to hydrolysis : design and manufacturing.
Contact : Eric Le Gal La Salle
Wear Fatigue and Crash
- Fatigue and wear behavior of thermoplastic elastomer materials: modeling and testing.
- Research on crash behavior for composites, elastomers, honeycomb and metallic structures : development of analytical methods, numerical prediction and validation tests.
Contact: Hervé Le Sourne
Thermal management
- Applied research on thermal storage units using Phase Change Materials.
- Application to industrial processes including composites manufacturing, automotive and HVAC industry.
- Applied research on heating and cooling process for composite manufacturing industry.
Contact: Jérôme Soto
EURECOMP project investigates thermoset composites recycling : EURECOMP’s key objective is to separate, through a water-based process, the different elements of the composites – chemicals from the matrix, fillers and fibres – and then to make them available in a suitable form for reuse in new applications. The project gathers partners from various fields of activity (industrial companies as well as universities, from material producers till final users).
