Teaching

Formal courses

• Compressible flows
• Introduction to measurement techniques: Optical characterization of density (part of 2.5 ECTS)
• Hypersonic aerothermodynamics   (2 ECTS)
• Transonic aerodynamics (1 ECTS)
• Plasma wind tunnel design  (1 ECTS)
• Introduction to Ground Testing facilities (part of 1.25 ECTS)
• Advanced Measurement Techniques laboratories (part of 7.5 ECTS)

Invited lecturer at (last ten years):

• European Defense Agency (EDA), Keynote lecture for Technology Foresight Workshop (TFWS) on Hypervelocity Systems, Oct. 2020
• ONERA Toulouse, Hypersonic duplication from modeling to Ground testing facilities, Dec 2019
• Korean Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, Wind-tunnel testing strategies for hypersonic flows, 2019 Wind Tunnel Workshop KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, Nov. 2019.
• US AirForce invitation for AFRL/AFOSR Briefing in Arlington, VKI Hypersonic Research proposal, Oct. 2019
• Switch to Space event, Brussels, “How to represent planetary re-entry at laboratory scale?” October 2018
• Durham Training School: Uncertainty Treatment and Optimisation in Aerospace Engineering: Analysis and model validation starting with experimental measurements. July 2018.
• IPPW 2018 Short Course - Small Satellites: An Emerging Paradigm for Bold Planetary Exploration. Qarman Aeroheating Technologies. June 2018.
• Plenary lecture at 53rd 3AF International conference on applied aerodynamics, Testing strategy for aerothermodynamics design in high-enthalpy and plasma wind tunnels, Salon-de-Provence, March 2018.
• Keynote lectures at CEAS Conference, Ground Testing Strategy for High-Speed Reentry, Bucharest, October 2017
• CEA-CESTA, Ground Testing Strategy for Hypersonic Flight Studies, Le Barp, February 2016
• Interdisciplinary Symposium on question of scale, Zurich University of Arts: Scaling! What Scaling? Fluid dynamics and experience. May 2015.
• Colloque du Groupe Francais d’Etude du Carbone (GFEC) : Tests de protections thermiques en soufflerie plasma dans les conditions de re-entrées planétaires. Mai 2014
• STO AVT-218 Special Course University of Illinois: Ground Testing for High Speed Re-entry. April 2014
• 50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Nashville, USA : Review of the VKI research on nonequilibrium phenomena in hypersonics, Jan. 2012
• 4th AF/SNL/NASA Ablation Workshop, Albuquerque, USA : Investigation of the Gas-Surface Interaction of innovative carbon composite ablators in the VKI Plasmatron, Mar. 2011

Promotor of the PhD thesis

• E. Anfuso, Investigation of aerothermodynamic phenomena of aerospace flight in ground testing facilities, VKI-ULB (B), On-going
• A. Fagnani, Investigation of aero-thermomechanical demise phenomena in atmospheric entry plasmas for high-fidelity model development, VKI-VUB (B), on-going
• F. Torres Herrador, Experimental characterization and numerical modelling of space debris degradation during atmospheric re-entry, VKI-VUB (B), on-going
• S. Demange, Absolute instability in plasma jet, VKI-ULB (B), ongoing
• Florian Danvin, Modélisation de la transition laminaire-turbulent en aérodynamique hypersonique par l’emploi de méta-modèles de stabilité linéaire, CEA/ULB/VKI, on-going
• A. Val de Benitez, Stochastic inference of the catalytic properties of Thermal Protection Materials from plasma wind tunnel experiments, Ecole Polytechnique Paris (F), ongoing
• Z. Ilich, Design of experiments to assess non-equilibrium nozzle flow phenomena in the VKI Longshot hypersonic tunnel, Aachen University (G), ongoing
• B. Van Hove, Trajectory and Atmospheric Reconstruction for Entry Vehicles, VUB (B), ongoing
• A. Viladegut, Validation of Gas-Surface Interaction Modeling for Lifting Body Re-Entry Flight Design, University of Catalunya, (S), December 2017
• G. de Crombrugghe, On the Binary Scaling law in High Enthalpy facilities and its application of Venus atmospheric entry. University of Queensland, Autralia. March 2017
• I. Sakraker - In-flight Experiment Design and Ground Testing of a Re-Entry CubeSat, University of Liege (B), February 2016
• G. Grossir – Longshot Hypersonic wind tunnel flow characterization and boundary layer stability investigations, ULB (B) July 2015
• D. Masutti – Ground Testing Investigation of Hypersonic Transition Phenomena for Re-Entry Vehicle, TU Delft (NL) June 2013
• A. Cipullo – Ground Testing Methodologies Improvement in Plasma Wind Tunnels using Optical Diagnostics, 2nd University of Naples (I), 2012
• J. Thoemel – Surface Catalysis in High Enthalpy Flows, Aachen University (D) 2012
• F. Panerai – Aerothermochemistry Characterization of Thermal Protection Systems University of Peruga (I), 2011
• C. Asma – Experimental Investigation of Liquid Fragmentation in Hypersonic Cross Flow, Gent University (B), 2009
• M. Panesi - Physical models for nonequilibrium plasma flow simulations at high speed re-entry conditions, University of Pisa (I), 2009
• S. Tirtey - Characterization of a transitional hypersonic boundary layer in wind tunnel and flight conditions, Université Libre de Bruxelles (B), 2009

Invited member of PhD juries at

Université Libre de Bruxelles (B), Pisa University (I), Perpignan University (F), Gent University (B), Orléans University (F), University of Roma (I), University of Peruga (I), University of Aachen (D), University of Delft (NL), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (B). Vrije Universiteit Brussel (B), University of Liege (B), University of Napoli (I), University of Queensland (A), Polytechnic University of Catalunya (S), Oxford University (UK), ISAE-SupAero (F).

Supervised over 80 post graduate students and more than 100 Short Training Programs students

Research

Main Research Interest

• Aerothermodynamics of re-entry vehicle
• Thermochemical nonequilibrium in high speed flows
• Gas/Surface interaction of thermal protection system
• Natural and Roughness induced laminar to turbulent transition at hypersonic regime
• Plasma flow characterization
• Development of plasma and high enthalpy facilities
• Ground to Flight extrapolation strategies for hypersonic flows

Principal investigator of funded research on

Flight experiments (Aerothermochemistry testing of Fotino capsule )

Validation of aerothermochemistry models for re-entry

Validation of aerothermodynamics tools for experimental and computational tools for the support of future Mars missions

Roughness Induced Transition and TPS Junction payloads on the EXPERT Vehicle

In-Flight experiment CATE (CATalysis Experiment) on the Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV)

Nanoparticle synthesis by plasma reactor

ATD assessment of separation manoeuver for VEGA launch

Aerothermodynamic Database for Space Rider vehicle (ESA)

Participation in public funded research projects (last 10 years)

INTAS-ESA 99-01473: Comparative characterization of the VKI and the IPM Plasmatrons

MSRO: CNES, Mars Sample Return Orbiter

EXPERT project: ESA, European eXPErimental Rentry Testbed

FLPP Phase1 (ESA)

FAST 20XX (EU)

FLPP Phase C2, IXV project (ESA)

Phys4Entry (EU)

RASTAS SPEAR ( EU)

FLPP Phase D IXV project, integration (ESA)

Enhancement of VKI Plasmatron Operational Capabilities (ESA)

Aerodynamics of Hypervelocity Bodies (ESA)

Validation of Space debris demise tools (ESA)

Principal investigator of USAF: Grant

Grant FA 8655-20-1-7024: Investigation of thermal non-equilibrium effects in rapid flow expansion (2020)

Grant FA9550-16-1-0086 Plasma Wind Tunnel Testing of Electron Transpiration Cooling Concept for Hypersonic Vehicles (2015)

Grant FA8655-11-1-3066: An Integrated Experimental and computational study of Heating due to surface Catalysis under Hypersonic conditions. (2011)

Grant FA8655-08-1-3070: Advanced non-equilibrium for hypersonic application (2007)

Grant FA8655-08-1-3069: Spectroscopy measurements on ablation testing high enthalpy plasma (2007)

Grant FA8655-08-1-3069: Spectroscopy measurements on ablation testing high enthalpy plasma (2007)

Publications

[34] DEMANGE, S.; CHAZOT, O.; PINNA, F.: Local analysis of absolute instability in plasma jets. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, November 2020, Vol. 903, Paper A51, https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2020.668 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 3.354)

[33] GROSSIR, G.; PUORTO, D.; ILICH, Z.; PARIS, S.; CHAZOT, O.; RUMEAU, S.; SPEL, M.; ANNALORO, J.: Aerodynamic characterization of space debris in the VKI Longshot hypersonic tunnel using a free-flight measurement technique. Experiments in Fluids, July 2020, Vol. 61, Paper 163, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-020-02995-7 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.335)

[32] ANNALORO, J.; GALERA, S.; THIEBAUT, C.; SPEL, M.; VAN HAUWAERT, P.; GROSSIR, G.; PARIS, S.; CHAZOT, O.; OMALY, P.: Aerothermodynamics modelling of complex shapes in the DEBRISK atmospheric reentry tool: methodology and validation. Acta Astronautica, June 2020, Vol. 171, pp 388-402, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.03.006 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.830)

[31] VILADEGUT, A. & CHAZOT, O.: Empirical modeling of copper catalysis for enthalpy determination in plasma facilities. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, January 2020, Vol. 34, Issue 1, pp 26-36, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T5683 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.307)

[30] GROSSIR, G.; PINNA, F.; CHAZOT, O.: Influence of nose-tip bluntness on conical boundary-layer instabilities at Mach 10. AIAA Journal, September 2019, Vol. 57, Issue 9, pp 3859-3873, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J057822 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.108)

[29] MIRÓ MIRÓ, F.; DEHAIRS, P.; PINNA, F.; GKOLIA, M.; MASUTTI, D.; REGERT, T.; CHAZOT, O.: Effect of wall blowing on hypersonic boundary-layer transition. AIAA Journal, April 2019, Vol. 57, Issue 4, pp 1567-1578, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.J057604 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.108)

[28] SAAVEDRA, J.; PANIAGUA, G.; CHAZOT, O.: Thermal boundary layer response to periodic fluctuations. Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, March 2019, Vol. 141, Issue 3, Paper 031009, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041138 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.804)

[27] GROSSIR, G.; DIAS, B.; CHAZOT, O.; MAGIN, T.E. : High temperature and thermal non-equilibrium effects on the determination of free-stream flow properties in hypersonic wind tunnels. Physics of Fluids, December 2018, Vol. 30, Issue 12, Paper 126102, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5058098 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 3.514)

[26] VILADEGUT, A.; DURAND, J.-E.; PINNA, F.; CHAZOT, O.: Hypersonic boundary-layer duplication methodology downstream of the stagnation point. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, November-December 2018, Vol. 55, Issue 6, pp 1393-1400, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.A33978 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.360)

[25] DE CROMBRUGGHE, G.; CHAZOT, O.; MCINTYRE, T.J.; MORGAN, R.: Experimental evidence of the impact of radiation coupling on binary scaling applied to shock layer flows. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, May 2018, Vol. 120, pp 568-574, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.12.071 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 4.947)

[24] VIGNOLES, G.L.; TURCHI, A.; BIANCHI, D.; BLAINEAU, P.; LAMBOLEY, X.; LE QUANG, D.; LEVET, C.; CATY, O.; CHAZOT, O.: Ablative and catalytic behavior of carbon-based porous thermal protection materials in nitrogen plasmas. Carbon, 2018, Vol. 134, pp 376-390, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2018.03.087 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 8.821)

[23] VILADEGUT, A.; PANERAI, F.; CHAZOT, O.; PICHON, T.; BERTRAND, P.; VERDY, C.; CODDET, C.: Design, integration and preliminary results of the IXV Catalysis experiment. CEAS Space Journal, June 2017, Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp 141-151, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-016-0136-2 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)

[22] KNIGHT, D.; CHAZOT, O.; AUSTIN, J.; BADR, M.A.; CANDLER, G.; CELIK, B.; DE ROSA, D.; DONELLI, R.; KOMIVES, J.; LANI, A.; LEVIN, D.; NOMPELIS, I.; PANESI, M.; PEZZELLA, G.; REIMANN, B.; TUMUKLU, O.; YUCEIL, K.: Assessment of predictive capabilities for aerodynamic heating in hypersonic flow. Progress in Aerospace Science, April 2017, Vol. 90, pp 39-53, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2017.02.001 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 8.940)

[21] SANSON, F.; VILLEDIEU, N.; PANERAI, F.; CHAZOT, O.; CONGEDO, P.; MAGIN, T.E.: Quantification of uncertainty on the catalytic property of reusable thermal protection materials from high enthalpy experiments. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, April 2017, Vol. 82, pp 414-423, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2016.11.013 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2017.02.001 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 3.444)

[20] VILADEGUT, A.; DÜZEL, Ü.; CHAZOT, O.: Diffusion effects on the determination of surface catalysis in inductively coupled plasma facility. Chemical Physics, March 2017, Vols 485-486, pp 88-97, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2017.02.002 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.771)

[19] LEVET, C.; HELBER, B.; COUZI, J.; MATHIAUD, J.; GOURIET, J.-B.; CHAZOT, O.; VIGNOLES, G.L.: Microstructure and gas-surface interaction studies of a 3D carbon/carbon composite in atmospheric entry plasma. Carbon, 2017, Vol. 117, pp 84-97, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.11.054 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 8.821)

[18] HELBER, B.; CHAZOT, O.; HUBIN, A. ; MAGIN, T.: Emission spectroscopic boundary layer investigation during ablative material testing in Plasmatron. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 9 June 2016, Vol. 112, e53742. https://doi.org/10.3791/53742 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.163)

[17] DE CROMBRUGGHE, G.; MORGAN, G.; CHAZOT, O.: Theoretical approach and experimental verification of the role of diffusive transport under binary scaling conditions. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, June 2016, Vol. 97, pp 675-682, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.02.018 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 4.947)

[16] CEGLIA, G.; TRIFONI, E.; GOURIET, J.-B.; CHAZOT, O.; MARESCHI, V.; RUFOLO, G.; TUMINO, G.: Experimental investigation on IXV TPS interface effects in Plasmatron. CEAS Space Journal, June 2016, Vol. 8, pp 65-75, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-015-0108-y (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)

[15] GROSSIR, G.; VAN HOVE, B.; PARIS, S.; RAMBAUD, P.; CHAZOT, O.: Free-stream static pressure measurements in the Longshot hypersonic wind tunnel and sensitivity analysis. Experiments in Fluids, May 2016, Vol. 57, Paper 64, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-016-2137-5 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.335)

[14] SAKRAKER, I.; TURCHI, A.; CHAZOT, O.: Hypersonic aerothermochemistry duplication in ground plasma facilities: a flight-to-ground approach. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, September-October 2015, Vol. 52, Issue 5, pp 1273-1282, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.A33137 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.360)

[13] HELBER, B.; CHAZOT, O.; HUBIN, A.; MAGIN, T.E.: Microstructure and gas-surface interaction studies of a low-density carbon-bonded carbon fiber composite in atmospheric entry plasmas. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, May 2015, Vol. 72, pp 96-107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.02.004 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 6.444)

[12] BALAT-PICHELIN, M.; CHARPENTIER, L.; PANERAI, F.; CHAZOT, O.; HELBER, B.; NICKEL, K.: Passive/active oxidation transition for CMC structural materials designed for the IXV vehicle re-entry phase. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2015, Vol. 35, pp 487-502 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.09.026 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 4.495)

[11] PANERAI, F.; HELBER, B.; CHAZOT, O.; NICKEL, K.G.; BALAT-PICHELIN, M.: Aerothermal response of ceramic matric composites to nitrogen plasma at temperatures above 2000 K. Aerospace Science and Technology, December 2014, Vol. 39, pp 1-5, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2014.07.007 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 4.499)

[10] PANERAI, F.; MARSCHALL, J.; THÖMEL, J.; VANDENDAEL, I.; HUBIN, A.; CHAZOT, O.: Air plasma-material interactions at the oxidized surface of the PM100 nickel-chromium superalloy. Applied Surface Science, October 2014, Vol. 316, pp 385-397 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 6.182)

[9] HELBER, B.; ASMA, C.O.; BABOU, Y.; HUBIN, A.; CHAZOT, O.; MAGIN, T.E.: Material response characterization of a low-density carbon composite ablator in high-enthalpy plasma flows. Journal of Materials Science, July 2014, Vol. 49, Issue 13, pp 4530-4543, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8153-z (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 3.553)

[8] PANERAI, F.; HELBER, B.; CHAZOT, O.; BALAT-PICHELIN, M.: Surface temperature jump beyond active oxidation of carbon/silicon carbide composites in extreme aerothermal conditions. Carbon, May 2014, Vol. 71, pp 102–119 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2014.01.018 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 8.821)

[7] CIPULLO, A.; HELBER, B.; PANERAI, F.; ZENI, L.; CHAZOT, O.: Investigation of freestream plasma flow produced by inductively coupled plasma wind tunnel. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 2014, Vol. 28, Issue 3, pp 381-393, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T4199 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.307)

[6] BABOU, Y.; LEQUANG, D.; CHAZOT, O.; SURZHIKOV, S.T.; DIKALJUK, A.; PANARESE, S.; LONGO, S.; HOFFMAN, J.; SZYMANSKI, Z.; KAMINSKA, A.; DUDECK, M.; VACHER, D.: Thermodynamic characterization of high-speed and high-enthalpy plasma flows. The Open Plasma Physics Journal, 2014, Vol. 7, Suppl 1: M10, pp 155-172, https://doi.org/10.2174/1876534301407010155 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)

[5] MARSCHALL, J.; PEJAKOVIC, D.A.; FAHRENHOLTZ, W.G.; HILMAS, G.E.; PANERAI, F.; CHAZOT, O.: Temperature jump phenomenon during plasmatron testing of ZrB2-SiC ultrahigh-temperature ceramics. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, October-December 2012, Vol. 26, Issue 4, pp 559-572, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.T3798 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.307)

[4] PANERAI, F. & CHAZOT, O.: Characterization of gas/surface interactions for ceramic matrix composites in high enthalpy, low pressure air flow. Materials Chemistry and Physics, June 2012, Vol. 134, Issues 2-3, pp 567-607, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchemphys.2012.03.036 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 3.408)

[3] VERANT, J.L.; PERRON, N.; BALAT-PICHELIN, M.; CHAZOT, O.; KOLESNIKOV, A.; SAKHAROV, O.; GERASIMOVA, O.; OMALY, P.: Microscopic and macroscopic analysis for TPS SiC material under Earth and Mars re-entry conditions. International Journal of Aerodynamics, 2012, Vol. 2, Issues 2/3/4, https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAD.2012.049146 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)

[2] PANESI, M.; MAGIN, T.E.; BOURDON, A.; BULTEL, A.; CHAZOT, O.: Electronic excitation of atoms and molecules for the FIRE II flight experiment. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 25, Issue 3, July-September 2011, pp 361-373, https://doi.org/10.2514/1.50033 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.307)

[1] TIRTEY, S.; CHAZOT, O.; WALPOT, L.: Characterization of hypersonic roughness-induced boundary-layer transition. Experiments in Fluids, 2011, Vol. 50, pp 407-418, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-010-0939-4, (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.307)