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Thomas Toulorge
Post-doc Researcher

Tel.: +32 10 47 23 54
E-mail: thomas(dot)toulorge(at)uclouvain(dot)be
http://perso.uclouvain.be/thomas.toulorge

MEMA Université catholique de Louvain
Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil engineering
Applied Mechanics and Mathematics Division

Avenue Georges Lemaître, 4
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Secretariat: +32 10 47 23 50, Fax: +32 10 47 21 80


Curriculum Vitae

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Research
Interests

Detailed description (PDF, French)
Numerical Methods
High-order Finite Element methods, in particular Discontinuous Galerkin methods
High-order mesh generation, mesh adapation, level-set methods
Fluid Dynamics
Wave propagation in non-uniform media
Compressible and incompressible flows, laminar-turbulent transition
Applications
Aeronautics


Publications Complete list of publications
Complete list of publications (PDF, French)
BibTex file of all publications
Google Scholar search
Reviewer for the Journal of Computational Physics, for the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids and for the SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing


Education
2012
Ph.D. in Engineering, KU Leuven, Belgium
2003
M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, KTH, Sweden
2003
M.Sc. in Engineering, École Centrale de Lille, France


Research Experience
2013 - Present
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique & Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
2012 - 2013
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
2007 - 2011
Research Assistant, KU Leuven, Belgium
2004 - 2007
R&D Engineer, INTA (National Institute for Aerospace Technology), Madrid, Spain


Teaching
Activities

Teaching assistant in:
MECA2322
Fluid Mechanics and Transfer Phenomena II, Université catholique de Louvain, Fall 2013 & Fall 2014
MECA1321
Fluid Mechanics and Transfer Phenomena, Université catholique de Louvain, Spring 2013 & Spring 2014
FSAB1104
Numerical Methods, Université catholique de Louvain, Fall 2012
MECA2300 Advanced Numerical Methods, Université catholique de Louvain, Spring 2012
H04P9A
Geïntegreerd practicum, KU Leuven, Fall 2009

Publications

Journal Papers
  1. M. Hornikx, W. De Roeck, T. Toulorge and W. Desmet. Flow and geometrical effects on radiated noise from exhaust pipes computed by the fourier pseudospectral time-domain method. Comput. Fluids 116:176-191, 2015
  2. D.-L. Quan, T. Toulorge, G. Bricteux, J.-F. Remacle and E. Marchandise. Anisotropic adaptive nearly body-fitted meshes for CFD. Eng. Comput. 30(4):517-533, 2014 [post-print] [doi]
  3. B. Seny, J. Lambrechts, T. Toulorge, V. Legat, and J.-F. Remacle. An efficient parallel implementation of explicit multirate Runge-Kutta schemes for discontinuous Galerkin computations. J. Comput. Phys. 256(1): 135-160, 2014 [post-print] [doi]
  4. D.-L. Quan, T. Toulorge, E. Marchandise, J.-F. Remacle, and G. Bricteux. Anisotropic mesh adaptation with optimal convergence for finite elements using embedded geometries. Comput. Method. Appl. Mech. Eng. 268: 65-81, 2014 [post-print] [doi]
  5. T. Toulorge, C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle, and J. Lambrechts. Robust untangling of curvilinear meshes. J. Comput. Phys., 254 :8-26, 2013 [post-print] [doi]
  6. T. Toulorge and W. Desmet. Optimal Runge-Kutta schemes for discontinuous Galerkin space discretizations applied to wave propagation problems. J. Comput. Phys., 231(4) :2067-2091, 2012 [post-print] [doi]
  7. T. Toulorge and W. Desmet. CFL conditions for Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin methods on triangular grids. J. Comput. Phys., 230(12) :4657-4678, 2011 [post-print] [doi]
  8. T. Toulorge and W. Desmet. Curved boundary treatments for the discontinuous Galerkin method applied to aeroacoustic propagation. AIAA J., 48 :479-489, 2010 [doi]
  9. F. Moens, J. Perraud, A. Krumbein, T. Toulorge, P. Ianelli, and A. Hanifi. Transition prediction and impact on a three-dimensional high-lift-wing configuration. J. Aircraft, 45(5) :1751-1766, 2008 [post-print] [doi]


Book Chapters
  1. C. Geuzaine, A. Johnen, J. Lambrechts, J.-F. Remacle, and T. Toulorge. The generation of valid curvilinear meshes. In IDIHOM: Industrialization of High-Order Methods - A Top-Down Approach, volume 128 of Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design. Springer International Publishing, 2015


Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
  1. J.-F. Remacle, J. Lambrechts, C. Geuzaine, and T. Toulorge. Optimizing the geometrical accuracy of 2D curvilinear meshes. Procedia Engineering, 82:228-239, 2014. 23rd International Meshing Roundtable (IMR23), London, UK, 23-15 October 2014
  2. J.-F. Remacle, T. Toulorge, and J. Lambrechts. Robust untangling of curvilinear meshes. In Proceedings of the 21st International Meshing Roundtable, pages 71-83. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. 21st International Meshing Roundtable (IMR21), San Jose, USA, 7-10 October 2012
  3. T. Toulorge and W. Desmet. Spectral properties of discontinuous Galerkin space operators on curved meshes. In Spectral and High Order Methods for Partial Differential Equations, volume 76 of Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering, pages 495-502. Springer, 2010. International Conference on Spectral and High-Order Methods (ICOSAHOM'09), Trondheim, Norway, 22-26 June 2010


Conference Papers and Presentations
  1. T. Toulorge, J. Lambrechts, C. Geuzaine, and J.-F. Remacle. Geometrical accuracy and numerical properties of high-order meshes. International Conference on Adaptive Modeling and Simulation (ADMOS 2015), Nantes, France, 7-10 June 2015
  2. T. Toulorge, J. Lambrechts, C. Geuzaine, and J.-F. Remacle. High-Order Mesh Generation: Geometrical Accuracy and Numerical Properties. European Conference on High Order Nonlinear Numerical Methods for Evolutionary PDEs: Theory and Applications (HONOM 2015), Trento, Italy, 16-20 March 2015
  3. T. Toulorge, C. Geuzaine, A. Johnen, J. Lambrechts, and J.-F. Remacle. High-order mesh generation for CFD with aeronautical applications. 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI), Barcelona, Spain, 20-25 July 2014
  4. J.-F. Remacle, J. Lambrechts, T. Toulorge, A. Johnen, and C. Geuzaine. Optimizing the geometrical accuracy of 2D curvilinear finite element meshes. 6th International Conference on Advanced COmputational Methods in ENgineering (ACOMEN 2014), Gent, Belgium, 23-27 June 2014
  5. T. Toulorge, A. Johnen, C. Geuzaine, J. Lambrechts, and J.-F. Remacle. High-order mesh generation for CFD. International Conference on Spectral and High-Order Methods (ICOSAHOM 2014), Slat Lake City, USA, 23-27 June 2014
  6. J. Lambrechts, T. Toulorge, J.-F. Remacle, and V. Legat. Generation of Provably Correct Curvilinear Meshes. SIAM Conference on Mathematical & Computational Issues in the Geosciences, Padova, Italy, 17--20 June 2013
  7. T. Toulorge, D.-L. Quan, E. Marchandise, and J.-F. Remacle. Anisotropic adaptive nearly body-fitted meshes for CFD. Proceedings of the International Conference on Adaptive Modeling and Simulation (ADMOS 2013), Lisbon, Portugal, 3-5 June 2013, 2013
  8. H. Denayer, W. D. Roeck, W. Desmet, and T. Toulorge. Acoustic Characterization of a Helmholtz Resonator Under Grazing Flow Conditions Using a Hybrid Methodology. In Proceedings of the 15th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Berlin, Germany, 27-29 May 2013, 2013
  9. J.-F. Remacle, A. Johnen, J. Lambrechts, T. Toulorge, T. Carrier-Baudouin, E. Marchandise, and C. Geuzaine. New mesh generation developments in GMSH. In Actes du 11e Colloque National en Calcul des Structures (CSMA 2013), Giens, France, 13-17 May 2013
  10. T. Toulorge, C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle, and J. Lambrechts. Generation of provably correct high-order meshes. Advances in Computational Mechanics (ACM 2013) - Finite Elements in Flow Problems (FEF 2013), San Diego, USA, 24-27 February 2013
  11. D-L. Quan, G. Bricteux, E. Marchandise, J.-F. Remacle, and T. Toulorge. Anisotropic Adaptive Finite Element Meshes for Incompressible Flows. Advances in Computational Mechanics (ACM 2013) - Finite Elements in Flow Problems (FEF 2013), San Diego, USA, 24-27 February 2013
  12. J. Lambrechts, J.-F. Remacle, and T. Toulorge. Generation of provably correct curvilinear meshes. In Solution of Partial Differential Equations on the Sphere, Isaac Newton Institute, Cambridge, UK, 24-28 September 2012, 2012
  13. G. Bricteux, E. Marchandise, J.-F. Remacle, D.-L. Quan, and T. Toulorge. Alternative methods to represent embedded interfaces in a mesh. Berlin PUM Workshop 2012, Berlin, Germany, 22-24 August 2012
  14. T. Toulorge, W. D. Roeck, H. Denayer, and W. Desmet. Computational aeroacoustic characterization of different orifice geometries under grazing flow conditions. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering (ISMA 2012), Leuven, Belgium, 17-19 September 2012, 2012
  15. G. Bricteux, E. Marchandise, J.-F. Remacle, D.-L. Quan, and T. Toulorge. Alternative methods to represent embedded interfaces in a mesh. Berlin PUM Workshop, Berlin, Germany, 22-24 August 2012
  16. T. Toulorge and W. Desmet. Optimal Runge-Kutta schemes for discontinuous Galerkin spatial discretizations applied to wave propagation problems. In ICOSAHOM'12, Gammarth, Tunisia, 25-29 June 2012, 2012
  17. T. Toulorge and W. Desmet. Time stepping and linear stability of Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin methods on triangular grids. In J. C. F. Pereira and A. Sequeira, editors, Proceedings of the Fifth European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECCOMAS CFD 2010), Lisbon, Portugal, 14-17 June 2010, 2010
  18. T. Toulorge and W. Desmet. Time stepping with Runge-Kutta discontinuous Galerkin methods on triangular grid. In Proceedings of the 16th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, 7-9 June 2010, 2010. AIAA Paper Nr. 2010-3986
  19. W. D. Roeck, T. Toulorge, and W. Desmet. A linear network representation for the determination of the acoustic properties of lined ducts carrying a non-uniform mean flow. In Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV16), Krakow, Poland, 5-9 July 2009, 2009
  20. T. Toulorge and W. Desmet. Curved boundary treatments for the discontinuous Galerkin method applied to aeroacoustic propagation. In Proceedings of the 15th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Miami, USA, 11-13 May 2009, 2009. AIAA Paper Nr. 2009-3176
  21. T. Toulorge, Y. Reymen, and W. Desmet. A 2D discontinuous Galerkin method for aeroacoustics with curved boundary treatment. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering (ISMA 2008), Leuven, Belgium, 15-17 September 2008, 2008
  22. F. Moens, J. Perraud, A. Krumbein, T. Toulorge, P. Ianelli, P. Eliasson, and A. Hanifi. Transition prediction and impact on 3D high-lift wing configuration. In Proceedings of the 25th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, Miami, USA, 25-28 June 2007, 2007. AIAA Paper Nr. 2007-4302
  23. T. Toulorge, J. Ponsin, J. Perraud, and F. Moens. Automatic transition prediction for rans computations applied to a generic high-lift wing. In Proceedings of the 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, USA, 8-11 January 2007, 2007. AIAA Paper Nr. 2007-1086


Theses
  1. T. Toulorge. Efficient Runge-Kutta Discontinuous Galerkin Methods Applied to Aeroacoustics. PhD thesis, KU Leuven, Belgium, 2012 [PDF]
  2. T. Toulorge. Implementation of the dynamic mesh technique into a CFD code. Master's thesis, KTH, Stockhom, Sweden, 2003 [PDF]


Lectures and Invited Talks
  1. T. Toulorge, C. Geuzaine, A. Johnen, J. Lambrechts and J.-F. Remacle. Generating Valid, Geometrically Accurate and Numerically Appropriate Curvilinear Meshes. Seminar at Rice University - Dept. of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Houston (TX), USA, 10 April 2015
  2. T. Toulorge, C. Geuzaine, A. Johnen, J. Lambrechts and J.-F. Remacle. Curvilinear mesh generation: Validity, geometrical approximation and numerical properties. Seminar at INRIA, Bordeaux, France, 19 February 2015
  3. T. Toulorge, C. Geuzaine, A. Johnen, J. Lambrechts and J.-F. Remacle. High-order mesh generation: Validity, numerical properties and geometrical approximation. Seminar at INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France, 11 December 2014
  4. T. Toulorge, C. Geuzaine, A. Johnen, J. Lambrechts and J.-F. Remacle. High-order mesh generation: Validity, numerical properties and geometrical accuracy. Journées inter-groupes "Maillages" de la Société de Mathématiques Industrielles et Appliquées, Institut Henri Poincarré, Paris, France, 25 November 2014
  5. T. Toulorge and J.-F. Remacle. Curved boundary grid generation for high order discretization methods and applications in aeronautics. VKI Lectures Series "Recent Developments in Higher Order Methods and Industrial Application in Aeronautics", von Karman Institute, Rhode-St-Genèse, Belgium, 11 Dec. 2013
  6. T. Toulorge. High-order numerical methods for fluid dynamics and aeroacoustics. Seminar at École Centrale de Lyon - LMFA, 2013. 30 May 2013
  7. T. Toulorge, C. Geuzaine, J. Lambrechts, and J.-F. Remacle. Curvilinear meshes in CFD. ERCOFTAC Seminar, 2012. Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 7 December 2012
  8. T. Toulorge and L. Koloszar. Accurate numerical methods for aeroacoustic propagation. VKI Lectures Series "Advances in Aero-acoustics and Thermo-acoustics". von Karman Institute, Rhode-St-Genèse, Belgium, 19 November 2010
  9. T. Toulorge. The discontinuous Galerkin method : Numerical aspects and application to aeroacoustic propagation. Seminar at KU Leuven - Campus Kortrijk (KULAK). 20 May 2010