Seaflax: The Next Frontier in Eco-Friendly Composite Manufacturing?: Polysachaaride Based Green Composites

Composite materials offer superior mechanical performance with lower weight than traditional materials. As a result, they are widely used in various industries, such as aerospace, automotive, construction, and sports. The composite industry is increasingly utilizing natural fibers and developing biodegradable composites in response to...

Effect of atmospheric boundary layer inflow and wind yaw angle on the aerodynamics of heavy duty vehicles and attached boat-tails

Greenhouse gas emissions have globally increased temperatures and have led to global warming. A major part of these greenhouse gas emissions is emitted by motor vehicles in Europe. With an aim to limit global temperature increase by targeting emissions from heavy duty vehicles (HDV) which travel long-haul international journeys, this thesis aims...

THERM_VENATION: Active Thermal Façade Venation: Fabricating a concrete twin-wall façade panel optimised for integrated heat exchange system

Passive measures to tackle increasing energy demands of modern buildings are aimed to generate energy from the roof or the ground beneath and by improving insulation to isolate indoors and outdoors. The author targets the opaque facade sections of a building to develop an active panel to exchange solar thermal energy with his project THERM...