Research units

Containment, Purification and Ventilation Experimental Research Laboratory (LECEV)

This laboratory is located in the CEA center in Saclay. It is directed by Alain Brunisso.

Summary

Main activities of the Lecev laboratory:

research on fluid mechanics applied to transfers in air, ventilation and filtration,
application of research results for the development and qualification of tools to ensure and evaluate airborne contamination containment in fuel cycle facilities,
participation in studies and research devoted to ensuring containment in case of fire, and participation in the development of corresponding computation tools,
services for operators, engineering firms and various industrial groups in nuclear and non-nuclear sectors (particularly odor nuisance).

Alain Brunisso, head of laboratory

Mathieu Barrault, analysis technician

Soleiman Bourrous, researcher

Florent Dany, technician
Caroline Jeanjacques, technician

Dominique Lucius, responsable d'atelier
Benoit Marcillaud, analysis technician

Victor Mocho, engineer
Céline Monsanglant-Louvet, research engineer

Amandine Nuboer, technician
Mélanie Osmond, engineer
Anthony Rondeau, research engineer (interim)

Anne-Laure Teppe, technician

Computer codes

FLAMME_S/SIMEVENT, CFX (multi-D), IDTS (systems approach to ventilation), internal filtering modules, dispersion codes.

Experimental resources

Gas tracing (He, SF6), particulate tracing (uranine, DOP, NaCl), LASER anemometry, air metrology and olfactometry.
Filtration test benches: Vega (50 m3/h), Chergui (1,000 m3/h), Mistral (5,000 m3/h), SIMOUN (4,000 m3/h-400°C).
Ventilation test benches: Experimental fume chamber and glove box, ventilation system model
Test benches for Feux program: calorimeter (suspension), Banco (plugging), Starmania (20,000 m3/h NTP, 400°C, 800 mbar)
Test benches for behavior of personal protective equipment (Cofrac-certified activity since October 2001).