Bonjour,
My name is Christophe Sanz. I am fond of mechanics and I enjoy fixing things.
My "Custom Shop" pages are dedicated to providing the community with ressources pertaining to my hobbies, mostly metalworking and automotive.
You can see the research pages (above menu) for more details about my contribution to canopy wake turbulence modeling.
You can also find my research summary and my contact informations below.
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Research summary
I might have become a professional mechanic, but I resolved to study applied maths for it is founding the theory of mechanics: the mathematical consistence of their equations assesses the validity of the respective theories.
Within the domain of fluid mechanics, my PhD was targeted at modeling plants:
- aerodynamical "primary" parameters (upon wind speed) - at least ;
- wake turbulence (and its "secondary" parameters) - at best.
I had both to do my best, and to make it profitable to the community at large. I endeavoured to introduce numerical models for plant aerodynamics within computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software tools from the industry. The publications of agro-meteorologists and boundary-layer meteorologists over the earlier decades provided all the required material.
Amongst satisfying achievements, my results founded a PhD for someone else in Portugal (dedicated to applying the same method to a widest range of turbulence model) and my equations for canopy wake turbulent kinetic energy budget found the in-house CFD simulation tool of a Danese (Vestas, AG) wind turbine manufacturer.
Contact me
Dr Christophe Sanz 11, rue Michelet F-91120 Palaiseau Phone: (+33) 766 774 339 Email: Christophe.Sanz@online.fr