"Local and global energy considerations – What future for aviation?" by NICOLAS MONROLIN

After a graduation in mechanical engineering in aeronautics (ISAE-ENSICA) and a PhD in fluid mechanics and plasma at the Institute of Fluid Mechanics of Toulouse (IMFT, 2018), Nicolas Monrolin pursued its carrier as a teacher-researcher in the French civil aviation school (ENAC). His recent research focuses on air transport decarbonization and environmental sustainability. He studies more precisely the impact of new airplane architecture on the overall air transport system with a multidisciplinary analysis approach.explores the impact of new aircraft architectures on the broader air transport system using a multidisciplinary analysis approach.

During his presentation, he outlined various potential energy production pathways to meet the aviation sector’s needs and discussed the necessary adaptations in aircraft design to optimize energy efficiency based on mission profiles.

His presentation was discussed by Florian Simatos, full Professor in probability, statistics, and in sustainable aviation at ISAE-SUPAERO, who shared his insights and relayed questions from the large audience attending this 4th webinar hosted by our Institute.