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Overview

Jack Legrand is affiliated with the University of Nantes in France and specializes in engineering research. Their work spans several subfields, including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Biomedical Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Computational Mechanics; and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The primary focus of their research covers topics related to algal biology and biofuel production, fluid dynamics and mixing, heat transfer and boiling studies, nuclear engineering thermal-hydraulics, cyclone separators and fluid dynamics, as well as water systems and optimization.

Legrand has contributed to a number of publications, mainly in engineering and related disciplines. Some recent papers include:

  • "A review on photobioreactor design and modelling for microalgae production" (2021) published in Reaction Chemistry & Engineering
  • "A Discussion on the Relation Between the Intermittent Flow Sub-Regimes and the Frictional Pressure Drop" (2021) published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
  • "Comparative study of the impact of conventional and unconventional drying processes on phycobiliproteins from Arthrospira platensis" (2020) published in Algal Research
  • "Slug length and frequency upstream a sudden expansion in gas-liquid intermittent flow" (2020) published in Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow
  • "Single and two-phase flows in a horizontal pipe with a Kenics static mixer: Effect of pressure drop on mixing" (2022) published in The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Legrand include:

  • El-Khider Si-Ahmed
  • Abderraouf Arabi
  • Yacine Salhi
  • Youcef Zenati
  • Jérémy Pruvost

Legrand's work has been published often in venues such as the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Algal Research, and Experimental and Computational Multiphase Flow. These journals frequently feature research on thermal-fluid sciences and renewable energy technologies.

Best Publications

  • Systematic investigation of biomass and lipid productivity by microalgae in photobioreactors for biodiesel application.

    Jeremy Pruvost;G. van Vooren;B. Le Gouic;A. Couzinet-Mossion

  • Investigation of biomass and lipids production with Neochloris oleoabundans in photobioreactor.

    Jeremy Pruvost;G. van Vooren;G. Cogne;J. Legrand

  • Analysis of a new type of high pressure homogeniser. A study of the flow pattern

    Juliane Floury;Jerôme Bellettre;Jack Legrand;Anne Desrumaux

  • Pressure drop prediction for flow through high porosity metallic foams

    P Du Plessis;A Montillet;J Comiti;J Legrand

  • Functional properties of whey proteins as affected by dynamic high-pressure treatment

    Hakim Bouaouina;Anne Desrumaux;Catherine Loisel;Jack Legrand

  • A fully predictive model for one-dimensional light attenuation by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in a torus photobioreactor.

    L. Pottier;Jérémy Pruvost;J. Deremetz;J.F. Cornet

  • Analysis of a new type of high pressure homogeniser. Part B. study of droplet break-up and recoalescence phenomena

    Juliane Floury;Jack Legrand;Anne Desrumaux

  • Effect of high pressure homogenisation on methylcellulose as food emulsifier

    Juliane Floury;Anne Desrumaux;Monique A.V Axelos;Jack Legrand

  • Autotrophic and Mixotrophic Hydrogen Photoproduction in Sulfur-Deprived Chlamydomonas Cells

    Swanny Fouchard;Anja Hemschemeier;Amandine Caruana;Jérémy Pruvost

  • Microalgae cultivation in urban wastewater: Nutrient removal and biomass production for biodiesel and methane

    M.P. Caporgno;Ahmed Taleb;M. Olkiewicz;J. Font

  • Effect of Ultra-high-pressure Homogenization on Structure and on Rheological Properties of Soy Protein-stabilized Emulsions

    J. Floury;A. Desrumaux;J. Legrand

  • Degradation of methylcellulose during ultra-high pressure homogenisation

    Juliane Floury;Anne Desrumaux;Monique A.V. Axelos;Jack Legrand

  • Numerical investigation of hydrodynamic and mixing conditions in a torus photobioreactor

    Jeremy Pruvost;L. Pottier;Jack Legrand

  • Investigation of fatty acids accumulation in Nannochloropsis oculata for biodiesel application

    G. Van Vooren;F. Le Grand;J. Legrand;S. Cuiné

  • Microencapsulation of an insecticide by interfacial polymerisation

    K. Hirech;S. Payan;G. Carnelle;L. Brujes

  • Cleaning in place: effect of local wall shear stress variation on bacterial removal from stainless steel equipment

    Caroline Lelièvre;Patrick Legentilhomme;Cécile Gaucher;Jack Legrand

  • Soy glycinin microcapsules by simple coacervation method.

    J. Lazko;Y. Popineau;J. Legrand

  • Egg white drying: Influence of industrial processing steps on protein structure and functionalities

    Valérie Lechevalier;Romain Jeantet;Abdellah Arhaliass;Jack Legrand

  • Microalgae culture in building-integrated photobioreactors: Biomass production modelling and energetic analysis

    Jeremy Pruvost;B. Le Gouic;O. Lepine;J. Legrand

  • Hydrodynamics influence on light conversion in photobioreactors: An energetically consistent analysis

    Jeremy Pruvost;J.-F. Cornet;J. Legrand

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurent Pilon
Laurent Pilon University of California, Los Angeles
Josep Font
Josep Font University of Barcelona
Laurent Cournac
Laurent Cournac Aix-Marseille University
Gilles Peltier
Gilles Peltier CEA Cadarache
Jean-Charles Portais
Jean-Charles Portais Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Mohand Tazerout
Mohand Tazerout IMT Atlantique
Philippe Soudant
Philippe Soudant French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Thomas Happe
Thomas Happe Ruhr University Bochum

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