Presentation

Laboratory FAST (Fluides, Automatique et Systèmes Thermiques) is a CNRS research laboratory (UMR 7608), associated with University Paris-Saclay.

Research areas

Head: H. Auradou

Focus on a project

Floaters drifting in waves

B. Dhote, L. Danion, F. Moisy, W. Herreman

How does a boat drifting in a wave orient itself? Experiments show that it tends to orient itself either parallel or perpendicular to the wave crest. Why? This is a subtle non-linear effect, which we attempt to elucidate through a combination of experiments, numerical simulations and asymptotic theory.

W. Herreman, B. Dhote, L. Danion, F. Moisy, J. Fluid Mech. 999, A92 (2024) [arxiv]

Other experiments in this research area

Neil Ribe honoured by EGU

The EGU (European Geosciences Union) has awarded the Augustus Love Medal to our colleague Neil Ribe for his outstanding contributions to Earth sciences.

He will be celebrated during the EGU General Assembly 2025, which will be held from 27 April – 2 May in Vienna.