Search Results - "Le Gal, P."

How does research address the design of innovative agricultural production systems at the farm level? A review by Le Gal, P.-Y., Dugué, P., Faure, G., Novak, S.

“…► Eighty studies are classified into five categories according to their design methodology. ► Most of the studies are based on modelling. ► Few studies address…”
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Modelling mixed crop-livestock farms for supporting farmers’ strategic reflections: The CLIFS approach by Le Gal, P.-Y., Andrieu, N., Bruelle, G., Dugué, P., Monteil, C., Moulin, C.-H., Penot, E., Ryschawy, J.

“…•The CLIFS support approach focuses on strategic decisions in crop-livestock farms.•CLIFS is a static spreadsheet simulation tool used in face-to-face…”
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Supporting small-scale dairy plants in selecting market opportunities and milk payment systems using a spreadsheet model by Fuentes, E., Bogue, J., Gómez, C., Vargas, J., Le Gal, P.-Y.

“…•A simulation tool like DairyPlant can support small-scale dairies’ thinking.•DairyPlant helps dairy processors to select their best product…”
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Relevancy and role of whole-farm models in supporting smallholder farmers in planning their agricultural season by Sempore, A.W., Andrieu, N., Nacro, H.B., Sedogo, M.P., Le Gal, P.-Y.

“…The way a model is designed to assist farmers in their decision-making may influence how it is understood and perceived by farmers and shape interactions…”
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A modelling framework to support farmers in designing agricultural production systems by Le Gal, P.-Y., Merot, A., Moulin, C.-H., Navarrete, M., Wery, J.

“…Given the new challenges confronting world agriculture, innovative production systems need to be designed at the farm level. As experiments are not easy to…”
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Velocity and temperature measurements in a turbulent water-filled Taylor–Couette–Poiseuille system by Aubert, A., Poncet, S., Le Gal, P., Viazzo, S., Le Bars, M.

“…Motivated by the difficulties encountered by engineers to cool down the rotating shafts of industrial machines, the present work investigates the heat and mass…”
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The impacts of differentiated markets on the relationship between dairy processors and smallholder farmers in the Peruvian Andes by Fuentes Navarro, E., Faure, G., Cortijo, E., De Nys, E., Bogue, J., Gómez, C., Mercado, W., Gamboa, C., Le Gal, P.-Y.

“…•Large diversity of supply channels (formal and informal ones) co-exist in the area.•Milk flows between actors based on a mix of competition and…”
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Impact of sugarcane supply scheduling on mill sugar production: A South African case study by Le Gal, P.-Y., Lyne, P.W.L., Meyer, E., Soler, L.-G.

“…The South African sugar industry has to improve its efficiency in order to remain competitive internationally. There is a potential to enhance profitability by…”
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contribution of information systems in maintaining large-scale irrigation schemes by Passouant, M, Le Gal, P.-Y, Keita, B

“…The maintenance of hydraulic networks, along with the distribution of water, is a primary function of irrigation scheme management. Maintenance normally passes…”
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Magnetohydrodynamic simulations of the elliptical instability in triaxial ellipsoids by Cébron, D., Le Bars, M., Maubert, P., Le Gal, P.

“…The elliptical instability can take place in planetary cores and stars elliptically deformed by gravitational effects, where it generates large-scale…”
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Effect of cattle management practices on raw milk quality on farms operating in a two-stage dairy chain by Sraïri, M. T, Benhouda, H, Kuper, M, Le Gal, P. Y

“…In many developing countries, milk production varies greatly according to farm size, cattle breed, and milking practices. However, production systems often are…”
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Linking water saving and productivity to agro-food supply chains: A synthesis from two North African cases by Le Gal, P.-Y, Kuper, M, Moulin, C.-H, Sraïri, M.T, Rhouma, A

“…The relationship between irrigated schemes, farms and agro-food processors may provide leeway to improve water saving and water productivity. This study was…”
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Around the Cusp Singularity and the Breaking of Waves by Tejerina-Risso, J., Le Gal, P.

“…WAVES is an "Art-Science" project on water surface waves. The authors aim to visualize the behaviour of water waves during their evolution: generation,…”
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Flexible fiber in a turbulent flow: a macroscopic polymer by Brouzet, C, Verhille, G, Le Gal, P

“…We describe, for the first time, an experiment devoted to the study of the spatial conformation of a flexible fiber in a turbulent flow. We propose a model for…”
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Vortices in rotating and stratified flows: aspect ratio and sustainability by Aubert, O., Le Bars, M., Le Gal, P., Marcus, P. S.

“…In linear stratifications, vortices have a typical flat shape that appears to be not only a compromise between the rotation and the stratification of the…”
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Transition to turbulence of the Batchelor flow in a rotor/stator device by Cros, A., Floriani, E., Le Gal, P., Lima, R.

“…This experimental study is devoted to the transition to turbulence of the flow confined between a stationary and a rotating disk. Using visualization and video…”
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Law of spreading of the crest of a breaking wave by Pomeau, Y, Jamin, T, Le Bars, M, Le Gal, P, Audoly, B

“…In a wide range of conditions, ocean waves break. This can be seen as the manifestation of a singularity in the dynamics of the fluid surface, moving under the…”
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Coupled modelling of sugarcane supply planning and logistics as a management tool by Le Gal, P.-Y., Le Masson, J., Bezuidenhout, C.N., Lagrange, L.F.

“…Agro-industry supply chains involving several stakeholders need coordination. Such systems, however, can be highly complex and may require a wide range of…”
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Experimental analysis of the stratorotational instability in a cylindrical Couette flow by Le Bars, M, Le Gal, P

“…This study is devoted to the experimental analysis of the stratorotational instability (SRI). This instability affects the classical cylindrical Couette flow…”
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Magnetic field induced by elliptical instability in a rotating spheroid by Lacaze, L., Herreman, W., Le Bars, M., Le Dizès, S., Le Gal, P.

“…The tidal or the elliptical instability of the rotating fluid flows is generated by the resonant interaction of the inertial waves. In a slightly elliptically…”
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