Nicolas Binder

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Job Title : Professor - Head of Turbomachinery and propulsion research group

email : nicolas.binder isae.fr
tel : +33 5 61 33 84 74

Commitments
EuroTurbo executive committee Member
ASME Member
Associate Editor in Journal of Turbomachinery

Postal address :
10 avenue Edouard Belin BP 54032
31055 Toulouse Cedex 4

Office 38-048 - DAEP

 Research interests

More details in the section Research.

Aerodynamics of turbomachinery in severe off-design operation
 free-and-load-controlled windmilling flows in fans ;
 flows in variable geometry turbines ;
 stall and surge in compressors.

Unsteady flows in turbines
 sharp transients in cascades and axial turbines ;
 pulsating flows in radial turbines ;
 secondary flows in axial turbines.

Innovative aeronautical propulsion
 low order methods ;
 propulsive modules for distributed propulsion ;
 magneto-hydrodynamic propulsion.

 Teaching activities

Senior lecturer for the SUPAERO graduating Program : Fundamentals of fluid mechanics, aerodynamics and thermodynamics, Turbomachinery, Experimental approach (The Supaero program is presented here).

Academic responsabilities :

Fluid mechanics and thermodynamics for aeronautics, ISAE-SUPAERO, 2nd year common-core syllabus
 viscous and compressible flows ;
 applied aerodynamics ;
 aeronautical propulsion.

Aerodynamics of Turbomachinery, ISAE-SUPAERO, 3rd year, Fluid Dynamics speciality track.

 fundamentals of turbomachinery ;
 preliminary design ;
 flow analysis.

 Short Bio

 2020 Head of Turbomachinery and Propulsion research group
 2017 Full Professor position, ISAE-SUPAERO
 2016 Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France
Turbomachinery flows in off-design condition

 2006-2016 Associate professor, ISAE-SUPAERO
 2004-2006 Post-doctoral position, ENSICA, Toulouse, France
 2004-2006 PhD candidate, Honeywell TurboTechnologies, Thaon-les-Vosges, France / ENSICA, Toulouse, France
Experimental analysis of variable geometry radial turbine stages

 2000MSc - Fluid DynamicsÉcole Nationale Supérieur d’Ingénieur de Construction Aéronautique (ENSICA), Toulouse, France

 Publications

Research Papers

[2024] Bertojo, P ; Binder, N ; Gressier, J, Effect of thickness on the unsteady response of turbine submitted to pulsed flow conditions, International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power.

[2024] Vasseur, A., Binder, N., Fontaneto, F.? & Chmapion, JL., Wall-Proximity Effects on Five-Hole Probe Measurements, International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power.

[2024] Grosse, S., Moreau, E., & Binder, N. (2024). Modeling of the Flight Performance of a Plasma-Propelled Drone : Limitations and Prospects. Drones, 8(3), 114.

[2023] Perini, M., Binder, N., Bousquet, Y., & Schwartz, E. (2023). Rotating Instabilities in Shrouded Low Pressure Turbine at Design and Off-Design Conditions. Journal of Turbomachinery, 145(11).

[2023] Wingel, C., Binder, N., Bousquet, Y., Boussuge, J. F., Buffaz, N., Analysis and modelling of turbulence anisotropy of a swirled hot streak flow , ASME Journal of Fluid engineering

[2023] Flete, X., Binder, N., Bousquet, Y., & Cros, S. Numerical Investigation of Rotating Instability Development in a Wide Tip Gap Centrifugal Compressor. International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 8(3), 25.

[2022] Hermet, F, Binder, N, and Gressier, J, Flat plate boundary layer accelerated by shock wave propagation, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 953, A20

[2022] Bousquet, Y, Binder, N, Rojda, L, and Thacker, A, Analysis of the unsteady flow field at stall conditions for a low-speed low-pressure ratio axial fan with full-annulus simulation, Journal of Turbomachinery 144 (11), 111008

[2022] Binder, N, Bousquet, Y, Hermet, F, and Gressier, J, Physics and instantaneous performance of radial turbines in unsteady flows : validity of the quasi-steady assumption for the rotor, Journal of Turbomachinery 144 (11), 111002

[2021] Hermet, F, Binder, N, Gressier, J, and Sáez-Mischlich, G, Pulsed Flow Turbine Design Recommendations. (2021) International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 6 (3). 24. ISSN 2504-186X

[2021] Benichou, E, Binder, N, Bousquet, Y, & Carbonneau, X, Improvement of the Parallel Compressor Model and Application to Inlet Flow Distortion, International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power

[2021] Hermet, F, Gressier, J, Binder, N, Shock motion inside a varying cross-section channel and consequences on the downstream flow, Physical Review Fluids

[2019] Benichou, E., Dufour, G., Bousquet, Y., Binder, N., Ortolan, A., & Carbonneau, X. (2019). Body force modeling of the aerodynamics of a low-speed fan under distorted inflow. International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 4(3), 29.

[2018] Lauriau P.T., Binder N., Carbonneau X., Cros S., and Roumeas M. 2017. Preliminary Design Considerations for Variable Geometry Radial Turbines with Multi-Points Specifications. International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 3(4), 22.

[2018] Ortolan A., Courty-Audren SK., Binder N., Carbonneau X., and Challas F., Generic properties of flows in low-speed axial fans operating at load-controlled windmill, Journal of Turbomachinery

[2018] Ortolan A., Courty-Audren SK., Binder N., Carbonneau X., Bousquet Y., Numerical Comparative Analysis Between a steady mixing plane approach and an unsteady full annulus simulation for low-speed fans at load-controlled windmilling conditions, International Journal of Rotating Machinery

[2017] Ortolan A., Courty-Audren SK., Binder N., Carbonneau X., and Challas F., Experimental and numerical flow analysis of low-speed fans at highly loaded windmilling conditions, Journal of Turbomachinery

[2016] Ortolan A., Courty-Audren SK., Binder N., Carbonneau X., and Challas F., Experimental and numerical flow analysis of low-speed fans at highly loaded windmilling conditions, Journal of Turbomachinery

[2016] Bousquet Y., Binder N., Dufour G., Carbonneau X., and Trebinjac I., Numerical simulation of stall inception mechanisms in centrifugal compressor with vaned diffuser, Journal of Turbomachinery

[2015] Binder N., Courty-Audren S.K., Duplaa S., Dufour G., Carbonneau X., Theoretical Analysis of the Aerodynamics of low-speed Fans in free and load-controlled windmilling operation, Journal of Turbomachinery.

[2015] Bousquet Y., Carbonneau X., Dufour G., Binder N., and Trebinjac I., Numerical Investigation of Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in a Centrifugal Compressor Operating Near Stall, Journal of Turbomachinery

[2014] Bousquet Y., Carbonneau X., Dufour G., Binder N., and Trebinjac I., Analysis of the Unsteady Flow Field in a Centrifugal Compressor from Peak Efficiency to Near Stall with Full-Annulus Simulations, International Journal of Rotating Machinery, vol. 2014, Article ID 729629, 11 pages. doi:10.1155/2014/729629

[2013] Binder N., Garcia Benitez J., and Carbonneau X., Dynamic Response in Transient Operation of a Variable Geometry Turbine Stage : Influence of the Aerodynamic Performance, International Journal of Rotating Machinery, vol. 2013, Article ID 735321, 11 pages, 2013. doi:10.1155/2013/735321

[2012] Carbonneau, X. and Binder, N. Performance Back-deduction from a Loading to Flow Coefficient Map : Application to Radial Turbine. (2012) Journal of Thermal Science, vol. 21 (n° 6). pp. 509-517. ISSN 1003-2169

[2012] Binder, N. and Carbonneau, X. Performance of a Thrust Vectoring Solution for UAV. Journal of Propulsion and Power, vol. 28 (n° 5). pp. 1125-1129. ISSN 0748-4658

[2012] Binder, N, Le Guyader, S. and Carbonneau, X. – Analysis of the variable geometry effect in radial turbines, Journal of Turbomachinery.

[2010] Carbonneau, X. ; Binder, N. and Jamme, S. - Evaluation of the thrust recovery of an aircraft flap outflow valve – Journal of Aircraft – vol.47 no.5 (1473-1480) doi : 10.2514/1.47419.

[2008] N. Binder, X. Carbonneau et P. Chassaing. Off-design consideration through the properties of some pressure-ratio line of radial inflow turbines. Int. J. of Rotating Machinery, 273296.

Conference Papers

[2023] Flete,X ; Binder, N ; Bousquet,Y ; Cros, S, Numerical investigation of rotating instabilities development leading to stall in a wide tip gap centrifugal compressor. ETC15

[2023] Binder, N ; Sanchez, L ; Thacker, A ; Rojda, L ; Bousquet, Y Influence of the Reynolds number on the free-windmilling operation of a small dimensions fan. ETC15

[2023] Bertojo, P ; Binder, N ; Gressier, J, Effect of thickness on the unsteady response of turbine submitted to pulsed flow conditions. ETC15

[2022] Wingel, C, Binder, N, Bousquet, Y, Boussuge, JF, Buffaz, N, and Le Guyader, S, Influence of RANS Turbulent Inlet Set-Up on the Swirled Hot Streak Redistribution in a Simplified Nozzle Guide Vane Passage : Comparisons With Large-Eddy Simulations, Turbo Expo : Power for Land, Sea, and Air 86106, V10BT30A002

[2022] Grosse, S, Moreau, E, Benard, N, and Binder, N, Assessment of the ability of the electro-aerodynamic thruster for aircraft propulsion, RAeS Applied Aerodynamics Conference,13 September 2022 - 15 September 2022.

[2021] Hermet, F., Binder, N., & Gressier, J. (2021). Pusled flow turbine design recommdations. ETC 14, Gdansk.

[2021] Perini, M., Bousquet, Y., Binder, N. & Shwartz, E. INFLUENCE OF TIP SHROUD CAVITIES ON LOW-PRESSURE TURBINE MAIN FLOWAT DESIGN AND OFF-DESIGN CONDITIONS, 14th ETC.

[2020 Perini, M., Bousquet, Y., Binder, N. & Shwartz, E. Contribution of tip shroud cavity to loss generation in the main flow of a low pressure turbine using steady and unsteady numerical approach, (2020) ASME TurboExpo

[2020] Firrito, A., Bousquet, Y., Binder, N. & Pintat, L., influences of turbulence boundary conditions on rans and urans simulations for an inter-turbine duct, (2020) ASME TurboExpo

[2019] Lagha, Massyl and Duplaa, Sébastien and Binder, Nicolas and Carbonneau, Xavier and Rodriguez, Benoit, Similarity Study of Lightly Loaded Shrouded Rotors for Distributed Propulsion (2019) ASME TurboExpo,

[2019] Hermet, F., Binder, N., & Gressier, J. (2019). Transient flow in infinitely thin airfoil cascade. ETC 13, Lausanne.

[2019] Benichou, E., Dufour, G., Bousquet, Y., Binder, N., Ortolan, A., & Carbonneau, X. (2019). Body force modeling of the aerodynamics of a low-speed fan under distorted inflow. ETC 13, Lausanne.

[2017] Lagha, Massyl and Duplaa, Sébastien and Binder, Nicolas and Carbonneau, Xavier Unified classification and characterization of axial turbomachines and propellers. (2017) In : 13th International Symposium on Experimental Computational Aerothermodynamics of Internal Flows, 7 May 2017 - 11 May 2017 (Okinawa, Japan). (Unpublished)

[2017] Lauriau, Pierre-Thomas and Binder, Nicolas and Carbonneau, Xavier and Cros, Sandrine and Roumeas, Mathieu Numerical Approach Dedicated to Nozzle Tip Clearance Flow Analysis in Variable Geometry Radial Turbines. (2017) In : 13th International Symposium on Experimental Computational Aerothermodynamics of Internal Flows, 7 May 2017 - 11 May 2017 (Okinawa, Japan).

[2017] Ortolan, Aurélie and Courty Audren, Suk Kee and Carbonneau, Xavier and Binder, Nicolas and Challas, Florent Experimental validation of the continuous evolution of flow topology from compressor mode to highly loaded windmill of low-speed axial machines. (2017) In : 13th International Symposium on Experimental Computational Aerothermodynamics of Internal Flows, 7 May 2017 - 11 May 2017 (Okinawa, Japan).

[2017] Lagha M., and Duplaa S., and Binder N., and Carbonneau X., Mise en relation analytique de la cinématique de l’écoulement et des performances d’un rotor caréné à Mach de vol intermédiaire. In : 23ème Congrès Français de Mécanique, 28 August 2017 - 1 September 2017 (Lille, France).

[2017] Ortolan A., Courty-Audren SK., Binder N., Bousquet, Y., Carbonneau X., and Challas F., Numerical analysis of unsteady flow on a 3D full annulus simulation for low-speed fans at load-controlled windmilling conditions (2017) ASME Turbo-Expo.

[2017] Courty-Audren SK., Ortolan A., Binder N., Carbonneau X., and Challas F., Numerical analysis of secondary flow topologies of low-speed axial fans from compressor to load-controlled windmill (2017) ETC

[2017] Lauriau P.T., Binder N., Carbonneau X., Cros S., and Roumeas M. 2017. " Preliminary Design Considerations for Variable Geometry Radial Turbines with Multi-Points Specifications ". Proceedings of the ETC 12th European Conference on Turbomachinery, Stockholm, Sweden, April 2017.

[2016] Ortolan A., Courty-Audren SK., Binder N., Carbonneau X., and Challas F., Experimental and numerical flow analysis of low-speed fans at highly loaded windmilling conditions, ASME Turbo-Expo 2016, Accepted. To be presented.

[2016] Emmanuelli, Ariane and Carboneau, Xavier and Bousquet, Yannick and Binder, Nicolas, Effect of Twisted Vanes on Leakage Losses in Variable Geometry Radial Turbines, (2016) In : 15th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery (ISROMAC).

[2015] Ortolan A., Carbonneau X., Binder N., Challas F., and Meauzé G., Innovative fan design for both high compressor and windmilling performance, 12th International Symposium on Experimental Computational Aerotermodynamics of Internal Flows, 13-16 July 2015, Genova, Italy

[2015] Carbonneau X., Bousquet Y., Binder N., Belkouchi, B., Analysis of Variable Geometry Nozzle Flow with Twisted Vanes in Radial Turbines, ETC 2015.

[2015] Bousquet Y., Carbonneau X., Dufour G., Binder N., and Trebinjac I., Numerical Investigation of Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in a Centrifugal Compressor Operating Near Stall, ASME Turbo-Expo 2015

[2013] Courty-Audren SK., Carbonneau X., Binder N., and Challas F., Comparaison des Méthodes Numériques Stationnaires et Instationnaires dans la Prédiction des Ecoulements Décollés – Application à un Ventilateur Subsoique en Autorotation, Congrès Français de Mécanique, Bordeaux, France.

[2013] Courty-Audren SK., Binder N., Carbonneau X., and Challas F., Potential of Power Recovery of an Axial Fan in Windmilling Operation, 10th European Turbomachinery Conference, Lappeeranta, Finland.

[2012] Carbonneau, Xavier and Binder, Nicolas Back deduction of the radial turbine map from a loading to Flow coefficient diagram. In : 14th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery (ISROMAC), 27 Feb - 02 Mar 2012, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

[2012] Minck, Olivier and Binder, Nicolas and Cherrier, Olivier and Lamotte, Lucie and Pommier-Budinger, Valérie Fan noise analysis using a microphone array. In : Fan 2012 - International Conference on Fan Noise, Technology, and Numerical Methods, 18-20 Apr 2012, Senlis, France.

[2009] Carbonneau, X. ; Binder, N. - Analysis of the pressure-ratio lines for radial turbine – 8th European Turbomachinery Conference, Graz.

[2008] S. Le Guyader, N. Binder, X. Carbonneau et P. Chassaing. Back pressure effects on variable geometry turbine performances. Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 6th International Conference, Pretoria, South Africa.

[2008] N. Binder, X. Carbonneau, P. Chassaing. Properties of some pressure-ratio line of radial inflow turbines and application to off-design considerations. 12th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery.

[2007] S. Le Guyader, N. Binder, X. Carbonneau et P. Chassaing. Aerodynamic approach of a variable stator controllability for a small radial turbine. 5th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Sun City, South Africa.

[2006] X. Carbonneau, N. Binder et P. Chassaing. De la conception à la réalisation d’un turboréacteur de 100 daN de poussée destiné à la propulsion de drones. 41ème Colloque d’Aérodynamique Appliquée, Lyon.

[2005] N. Binder, X. Carbonneau, et P. Chassaing. Aerodynamic moment measurements on stator blades of a small dimension variable geometry radial turbine stage. 2nd EVI-GTI Conference, Dubrovnik.

[2005] N. Binder, X. Carbonneau, et P. Chassaing. Influence of a variable guide vane nozzle on the design parameters of a radial turbine stage. 6th European Turbomachinery Conference (ETC 6), Lille, France.

[2004] N. Binder, X. Carbonneau, et P. Chassaing. Volute outlet conditions study by measurements on the stator blades
of a small dimension radial turbine stage, 4th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Cape Town, South Africa.

[2001] Caractérisation de l’écoulement dans un étage de turbine centripète à géométrie variable, XVeme Congrès Français de Mécanique, Nancy, France.