Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Topological Order and Higher-Orbital Physics in 2D Optical Superlattices (PLAQUETTES)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF, 2010)
Start date: 2011-03-01
End date: 2011-08-31
Duration (months): 6.0
Total project cost (EUR): 169363.2
EU funding (EUR): 169363.2
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

One of the major challenges of many-body physics is to understand the physical behavior of unconventional states of matter which cannot be pertubatively mapped onto non-interacting particle systems. We propose to create topological quantum states of minimal size with ultracold atoms in an optical lattice of four-site plaquettes. The experimental setup is based on a two-dimensional superlattice structure which will provide a full dynamical control of the plaquette characteristics. Our first objective is to create in isolated plaquettes the probable building blocks of high-Tc superconductivity, the so-called resonating valence bond states, and to observe their d-wave symmetry. Minimal instances of Laughlin states, which play a central role in the description of the fractional quantum Hall effect, will also be created and we aim at observing the fractional statistics of their low-lying excitations. By inhibiting super-exchange interactions, we also plan to observe coherent dynamical evolutions of four-particle states driven by ring-exchange interactions. This would provide a first step towards the realization of lattice gauge models with ultracold atoms. We will then address open questions of many-body physics that can be efficiently simulated with coupled plaquettes. We will couple an ensemble of resonating valence bond states, underdoped with d-wave hole pairs, and observe whether the system develops long-range phase coherence and superfluidity. This original bottom up approach could constitute an important step forward in the domain of quantum magnetism. Our experimental setup will also allow us to create the very lattice structure of Copper oxides CuO2. By preparing atoms in the deep Cu wells into p orbitals, we will investigate new many-body quantum phases in higher orbitals, such as a p-band superfluid phase. Each orbital flavor px or py playing the role of an effective spin, it will also be possible to realize magnetic phases and exotic bond algebraic liquids.

Keywords: quantum gases,topological states,optical lattice,optical superlattice,resonating valence bond states,laughlin states,many-body physics,higher orbital physics,quantum magnetism
Numerical aero-acoustic assessment of installed Counter Rotating Open Rotor (CROR) power plant (NAA-CROR)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Belgium
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-03, 2010)
Start date: 2011-04-01
End date: 2015-05-31
Duration (months): 50.0
Total project cost (EUR): 200000.0
EU funding (EUR): 150000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The inherently high propulsive efficiency of advanced propellers and Counter-Rotating Open Rotors (CROR) have a great potential for fuel savings, but the level of noise emitted by the open blades represent a major obstacle to their environmental acceptance. Consequently, the design of a low noise, fuel efficient open rotor powerplant is one of the major objectives in the CleanSky JTI. Within the virtual prototype design environment, the availability of highly efficient calculation procedures of noise sources and their propagation are essential to achieve the set objectives. While the CAA approach for the acoustic far-field noise propagation is well established, the critical issue remains the delivery of fast and accurate unsteady CFD-solutions for prediction of the noise sources. The present NAA-CROR proposal responds to this objective, through an advanced new approach for the CFD determination of the noise sources. The NAA-CROR project will rely on the nonlinear harmonic method (NLH) which allows a gain in CPU performance for CROR’s compared to current CFD sliding grid or Chimera methodologies, of two to three orders of magnitude. This method, defined in the frequency domain, has been largely validated and successfully applied on multistage turbines and compressors at many companies. Its extension to propeller and CROR configurations has recently been achieved. The present project proposes the further extension of this approach, focused on the ability to capture installation effects for CROR configurations. The near-field and far-field noise will be evaluated with an acoustic propagation module solving the Ffwocs Williams and Hawkings (FW-H) equations. The acoustic module is fully integrated with the NLH code, allowing a turnaround time for a complete CFD-CAA simulation of a few hours on a low number of processors.

Keywords: cror,caa
Ancient Iran: a Social Archaeology (ARCHIRAN)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IIF, 2010)
Start date: 2011-12-01
End date: 2013-11-30
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 272480.0
EU funding (EUR): 272480.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The objective is to conduct cutting-edge research into the archaeology of Iran, culminating in the publication of a state-of-the-art analytical study in the form of a book entitled 'Ancient Iran: a Social Archaeology'. The project will bring together Iran's leading archaeologist, Dr Hassan Fazeli, with a prominent UK researcher, Professor Roger Matthews, who will jointly carry out the research using the first-class facilities at the University of Reading for the first 24 months of the project. The final 12 months of the project will be spent in translation and publication preparation of a Farsi edition of the book. The archaeology of Iran has been understudied in recent decades and a major objective here is to situate the rich Iranian evidence in the context of contemporary archaeological theory. Major research issues will include the articulation of a model for a social archaeology of Iran, the development of Iranian archaeology as a discipline, the early prehistoric occupation of Iran, the development of settled, farming communities from 10,000 BCE, Iran's role in the rise of the world's first urban, literate societies, and Iran in the first world empires of the Iron Age. The research will be highly innovative in that no similar study has ever been conducted on the archaeology of Iran, and also very timely in that it will develop wider academic and public understanding and appreciation of Iran at a time when they are much needed. The researcher will benefit immensely from an extended period in the European Research Area, and will succeed in bringing his broad and detailed knowledge of the archaeology of Iran fully into the European arena, thus at the same time enhancing his own skills and expertise while raising the global attainment of Europe within the field of Iranian studies. The research will serve as a platform for the continuing development of European-Iranian academic collaboration, in a field where the researcher and scientist in charge are already highly active.

Keywords: social sciences,archaeology,iran,prehistory,empires
Microscopy of Interacting fermi-Gases : high-Resolution Imaging and Statistical properties (MIGROS)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Intra-European Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF, 2010)
Start date: 2011-04-01
End date: 2013-03-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 177601.6
EU funding (EUR): 177601.6
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

During the last decade, cold atoms have become one of the best controlled quantum systems. The major achievements were of Bose-Einstein condensation and Fermi degeneracy in trapped gases. More recently, cold gases have entered the régime of strong interactions, with the most prominent breakthroughs beein the observation of superfluidity in a Fermi gas and the transition from a superfluid to a Mott insulator, arranging atoms site by site in a periodic optical lattice. Here we reach out for a new level of control. We will prepare a gas of Lithium atoms at very low temperature, at the focus of an ultra-high resolution microscope, allowing observations and manipulations of the gas at the scale of the atomic wavefunction using optical methods. We will first use this setup to probe directly and locally the correlations in a strongly interacting Fermi gas. By observing fluctuations in a small region of the cloud, we will observe the emergence of quantum correlations. These studies will be conducted first on three-dimensional gases, and then extended to two-dimensional gases, where a superfluid transition of the Kosterlitz-Thouless type is expected. We will then use our manipulation capabilities to implement a lattice on the atoms. A bundle of light beams, created by a programable light modulator will go through the microscope and create an array of microscopic traps. Due to the low mass of Lithium atoms, tunneling between these traps will occur at a high rate. In this site-by-site created lattice, we will prepare a Fermi gas with strong attractive interactions, and observe the emergence of charge-density waves, a state of matter analog to the celebrated Neel (antiferromagnetic) order.

Keywords: statistical physics,atomic physics,microscopy
Magnetic Sensors with No Remanence for Aircraft Application (NEELEFFECTINTHESKY)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: France
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-03, 2010)
Start date: 2010-12-06
End date: 2014-06-05
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 600000.0
EU funding (EUR): 428750.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The objective of this project is to leverage on a breakthrough nanotechnology invented by a French SME, Neelogy, for high performance isolated magnetic sensors with no remanence, and adapt it for harsh environmental avionics constraints (high amplitude variation of operating temperature -60° to +125°C, depression, humidity, vibration and EMI/EMC constraints). The same technology will be used for both current and voltage sensors. Neelogy is the only participant to this project, but they are supported by subcontractors, who are experts in avionics standards and recommendations, especially for the electronics parts. The project duration is 42 months. The goal is to have 5 prototypes of current sensors and 5 prototypes of voltage sensors at the end of the project, as requested in the Call for Proposal. With regard to commercial products, the objective is to have them available 1 to 2 years after the end of the project. The project is organized in 16 Work Packages (in summary: simulation tools, test benches, design of measurement heads for Current and for Voltage, design of discrete analog and digital electronics, design of mechanical parts, test of mock-ups and prototypes, design of PCB, specification of ASIC). It represents an effort of 62 Person-Months for Neelogy (internal resources). A scientific project manager, as well as a project coordinator will be assigned. The total budget is 600k€ (515k€ for Research & Technology Development, 55k€ for Demonstration, and 30k€ for Management). It is spread as follows: 55% to Neelogy and 45% to Neelogy’s subcontractors.

Keywords: sensor,magnetic,measurement,current,voltage,high performance,extreme temperature,zero maintenance,light,flexible,adaptative,non-intrusive,cost efficient,innovative,nanotechnology
Numerical and EXperimental shock conTrol on laminar Wing (NEXTWING)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Germany,United Kingdom
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-03, 2010)
Start date: 2011-01-01
End date: 2014-02-28
Duration (months): 38.0
Total project cost (EUR): 349699.2
EU funding (EUR): 262274.4
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

The utilization of laminar flow technology is one necessary mean to further improve the eco-efficiency of future transport aircraft. Because of the different pressure distribution type and the reduced sweep of laminar wings the drag rise is encountered at lower Mach numbers and is steeper than with conventional turbulent wings. The availability of effective shock control technologies is therefore highly desired in connection with future laminar aircraft. Previous research demonstrated that shock control bumps (SCB) are a promising means to reduce the wave drag at a certain design condition at least for turbulent wings. However, SCB shapes considered so far show significant performance degradation at Mach and cl below their design condition. The NextWing project aimes on the development of effective and robust 3D shock control bumps (SCB). Novel aspects are the specific derivation of appropriate basic shapes for laminar wing pressure distributions, the reduction of negative sweep effects by dedicated shaping of the side flanks and the significant improvement of the robustness against variations of the freestream conditions. The objective is to improve the overall performance of laminar wings for typical flight mission scenarios and to significantly reduce the wave drag at high Mach. This goal shall be achieved by systematic joint numerical and experimental studies on SCB flow physics and the impact of relevant SCB properties on performance at design and off-design conditions. The project will benefit from extensive experience of the partners in shock control and SCB design and from the availability of dedicated numerical and experimental tools developed during more than 10 years of SCB research. The outcome of the project will result in detailed design guidelines that enable the efficient design of robust 3D SCBs for arbitrary laminar aircraft configurations.

Keywords: transport aircraft,aerodynamics,shock control,laminar wing
Leading Edge Actuation Topology Design and Demonstration (LEATOP)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: Netherlands
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-03, 2010)
Start date: 2011-09-01
End date: 2013-02-28
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 147942.0
EU funding (EUR): 73971.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Optimisation, design, production, and testing of a topology of an internal actuation system to deflect a seamless morphing leading edge of a wing are proposed. The actuation system is designed using an aeroelastic optimisation code including sufficient boundary conditions, such as leading edge skin strain allowables, to ensure a practical outcome of the actuation topology. The variation in aeroloading during the deflection is taken into account in order not to design the leading edge only for straight and deflected configuration, but to ensure feasibility of the system during transition. The design is translated into a working actuation system which is to be built and tested. The result of this proposal will not only deliver an optimised topology of the actuation system, which is built and tested, for the wing geometry specified by the GRA member, but also provide the ability to quickly develop new actuation architectures for alternative wing geometries.

Keywords: leading edge morphing,aeroelasticity,topology optimisation,actuation system design,benchmark test
Study and manufacturing of a Wasted Heat Exchanger and a hot air Piston Engine Recuperation System (WHEXPERS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Joint Technology Initiatives (Annex IV-SP1)
Theme: Public-private partnerships
Destination: Clean Sky
Action type: Article 171 of the Treaty
Partnership: CLEAN-SKY (Art-185)
Countries involved: France,Spain,Belgium
Call:  (SP1-JTI-CS-2010-03, 2010)
Start date: 2011-03-04
End date: 2014-06-03
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1196097.6
EU funding (EUR): 897071.0
Participants: 3
Project status: CLOSED

The objective of this project is to study and manufacture a Wasted Heat Regeneration System (WHRS). The WHRS is composed of : - a heat exchanger, to be tested within the exhaust gas nozzle of a turbo shaft engine - a hot air piston engine, to be tested with an artificial electric hot source The heat exchanger is an air / air type directly installed in the gas turbine exhaust nozzle. In the final application, it will withdraw the heat from the exhaust gases and it will heat up the “hot loop” pressurized air flow coming from and going to the piston engine. During this prototype phase, the air flow will be supplied to the heat exchanger by an artificial air compressor in order to evaluate the heat transfer obtained by this heat exchanger. The heat exchanger will have to respect strong environment constraints due to its integration in a turbine exhaust nozzle. It should not have a major impact on the architecture of the turbine or on the exhaust gas flow. The hot air piston engine will be a mono-cylinder reciprocating piston engine rotating up to 7.500 rpm if necessary at the end of test (6000 rpm max speed during the main part of the tests), fed by external air through classical admission and exhaust system, and getting its power from the artificial electric hot loop. The design of the engine is optimized in terms of internal frictions in order to maximize the work produced by the WHRS. This will be achieved by using the correct materials and surface treatments, and by the design of an engine equipped with unconventional valves. The hot temperatures provided by the hot source require the use of low thermal expansion coefficient materials for the components in order to ensure the correct fitting of components and avoid seizure of the system. Our consortium will realize the following tasks: - Detailed study and manufacturing of 2 heat exchangers - Study of the base engine components (piston / rod / crankshaft / cylinder block) - Performance test on partial cylinder head components in terms of permeability and friction-sealing compromise - Partial redesign of cylinder head depending on partial tests results + process/material integration - Manufacturing of one hot air piston engine - Study and manufacturing of a bench (adaptation of an existing engine test rig) for the piston engine with the electric artificial hot source - First verification of the piston engine performance and mini-endurance test (approx. 50h).

Keywords: wasted heat regeneration system,heat exchanger,hot air piston engine,test bench
Evaluation of fruit quality and disease resistance in sea buckthorn germplasm, based on molecular markers and metabolomics (HIPPOHEALTH)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Incoming Fellowships
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Sweden
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IIF, 2010)
Start date: 2011-06-07
End date: 2013-06-06
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 259565.0
EU funding (EUR): 259565.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae L.) is a woody, dioecious plant that can be grown in areas characterized by severe drought, high salinity and poor soil conditions. It has recently received considerable attention in Europe and China as a new berry crop with a very high nutritional value and unique medicinal properties, as well as a means of combating soil erosion. Methods must, however, be developed that enable fast and efficient identification of genotypes carrying genes for desirable plant architecture and fruit quality as well as resistance to the very detrimental dried-shrink disease (DSD) in order to achieve a sustainable commercial production of this crop. The objectives of this proposal are to investigate fruit quality parameters and DSD-resistance in already collected germplasm presently conserved in China and in Sweden, respectively, and then develop molecular techniques that will allow fast and accurate development of elite cultivars destined both for direct usage and as a parental material in plant breeding programs. Fruit quality traits and disease resistance will be screened in European and Chinese plant materials. SCAR and SSR markers associated with these traits will be identified using the germplasm-regression-combined marker-trait association analysis. Relationships between genotypic and environmental effects on desirable traits will be investigated using metabolomic techniques based on GC/LC-MS and 1H-NMR. Carefully selected genetic resource collections (gene banks) will be established both at Balsgard in Sweden and at Fuxin in China. A germplasm evaluation system, based on markers associated with desirable traits and results from the metabolomics analysis, will be constructed that provides fast and efficient identification and selection of elite genotypes with high fruit quality in combination with DSD-resistance. These tools will provide a platform for marker- and metabolomics-assisted breeding to develop further improved cultivars.

Keywords: social sciences,natural sciences,health sciences,technological sciences