The Joint Optimization of a Wind Farm Layout and Wake Steering: A case study of IJmuiden Ver on the co-design of the wind farm layout and yaw control

Maximizing the extraction of energy from wind farms with ever higher densities is becoming increasingly more important in order to achieve climate targets and simultaneously preserve nature. Improving the yield of a wind farm can be achieved by optimizing the layout, applying control, especially wake steering through yaw control has shown great...

Modelling the movements of a counterweight trebuchet while firing

The counterweight trebuchet is a type of catapult from the late middle ages. This siege engine uses a swinging arm with a sling attached to throw a projectile. After lifting the heavy counterweight with manpower, all that potential energy can be released within a second. This made it possible to fire a projectile with enormous force. In figure 1...

On board monitoring of polluting emissions in sea shipping

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has been working on the reduction of emissions in sea shipping. This has been done by stricter regulations over the past years in the form of emission limits. An important element which determines the success of this reduction, is the enforcement of the emission limits. A drawback of the current...