Publications by authors named "F Plouraboue"

The propagation of wave trains resulting from a local external trigger inside a network described by a metric graph is analyzed using quantum graph theory. The external trigger is a finite-time perturbation imposed at one vertex of the graph, leading to a consecutive wave train into the network, supposedly at rest before the applied external perturbation. A complete analytical solution for the induced wave train is found having a specific spectrum as well as mode's amplitudes.

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Transport of deformable particles in a honeycomb network is studied numerically. It is shown that the particle deformability has a strong impact on their distribution in the network. For sufficiently soft particles, we observe a short memory behavior from one bifurcation to the next, and the overall behavior consists in a random partition of particles, exhibiting a diffusionlike transport.

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Drinking water distribution networks in urban areas are daily subject to fast propagating pressure waves resulting from routine operations. These water-hammer waves lead to structural aging and facility damages, the origin of which is not easy to find but are sometimes of high managerial interest. In this contribution, we demonstrate that using a reasonable number of high-frequency pressure detectors distributed within the network combined with a proper post-processing method permits a close geolocalization of the damaging wave origin.

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We present a multi-disciplinary image-based blood flow perfusion modeling of a whole organ vascular network for analyzing both its structural and functional properties. We show how the use of Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy (LSFM) permits whole-organ micro-vascular imaging, analysis and modelling. By using adapted image post-treatment workflow, we could segment, vectorize and reconstruct the entire micro-vascular network composed of 1.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study explored how an elastic fiber behaves when affected by Taylor-Green vortices and homogeneous turbulence, using a model of spherical beads to simulate its properties.
  • The chance of the fiber buckling is determined by the Sperm number, which represents the interplay between the flow's compression and the elasticity of the fiber.
  • The findings were validated against previous experimental results, confirming that the model accurately depicts the deformation behavior of long, flexible fibers under different flow and material conditions.
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