Matthieu Zinet

membre-equipe-par-defautAssociate Professor
PHYS, STERHEO, DEFI
Membership : Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Location : UCBL

multiphysics modeling / transport properties / barrier properties / thermorheological properties / finite elements

Research themes/centers of interest

  • Modeling and numerical simulation of process/structure/properties in polymers
  • Expertise in mass and heat transfer, mechanical behavior, and rheology of polymers
  • Mass transfer in nanocomposites, optimization of barrier properties, finite element simulation, and integration with Machine Learning approaches
  • Modeling of coupled mass and heat transfers in materials and systems
  • Development and process modeling of mixed plastic recycling
  • Study of polymer crystallization under flow and its impact on crystallization kinetics, morphology, and crystal orientation
  • Mechanical properties of syntactic foams: prediction of behavior under pressure
  • Modeling for predicting the radiative properties of coating materials for solar protection
  • Contribution to thematic areas: PHYS, STERHEO, DEFI.

Major publications

  • T. HTIRA, S. ZID, M. ZINET, E. ESPUCHE. Finite Element Analysis of Gas Diffusion in Polymer
    Nanocomposite Systems Containing Rod-like Nanofillers. Polymers, 13(16):2615, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13162615
  • B. PAGET, M. ZINET, P. CASSAGNAU. Syntactic Foam under Compressive Stress: Comparison of Modeling Predictions and Experimental Measurements. Journal of Cellular Plastics, 57(3):329-346, 2021.https://doi.org/10.1177/0021955X20943112
  • J. AMIRDINE, T. HTIRA, N. LEFEVRE, R. FULCHIRON, N. MATHIEU, M. ZINET, C. SINTUREL, T. BURGHELEA, N. BOYARD. A Novel Approach to the Study of Extensional Flow-Induced Crystallization. Polymer Testing, 96:107060, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2021.107060
  • S. ZID, M. ZINET, E. ESPUCHE. Numerical Analysis of 3D Mass Diffusion in Random (Nano)Composite Systems: Effects of Polydispersity and Intercalation on Barrier Properties. Journal of Membrane Science, 590:117301, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117301
  • M. ZINET, R. GHAZAL, H. ISSARD, O. BARDON. Spent Fuel Transportation Cask under Accidental Fire Conditions: Numerical Analysis of Gas Transport Phenomena Affecting Heat Transfer in Shielding Materials. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 117:103045, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnucene.2019.103045