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EzhilKumar, Mythili (author)With the rapidly growing service economy, firms must address the fundamental needs of the customers to sustain their competitive advantage. The role of the customer is being increasingly stressed by both academia and practice. However, an important implication from this is to make a distinction between the business customer and the general...master thesis 2019
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Ahmad Mohammad Tahir, Ahmad (author)The hot water produced from a geothermal doublet possesses energy, which once utilized, the water cools down and is re-introduced back into the same reservoir at a sufficient distance using an injector well. As cold water flows through the reservoir, it acquires thermal energy from surrounding in-situ rocks. This process recurs until a...master thesis 2019
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Chai, Xuzheng (author)Given its geographical location and history, water defense is of utmost importance for the Netherlands. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) offers a promising approach for system identification of hydraulic structures in this water defense system. The aim of SHM is to set sensors on structures and use the monitored responses to identify...master thesis 2019
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Mustafa, Shozab (author)The main objective of this research is to understand the development of arch action in a single T-beam acting as part of the bridge system, ignoring the distribution of the load in transverse direction. As the beam is loaded, several mechanisms work simultaneously in the bridge system, resulting in enhanced ultimate load bearing capacity of the...master thesis 2019
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van der Hulst, Tim (author)This study investigated the three possible main causes of injectivity reduction in geothermal wells (suspended solids, scaling, biological activity). That has been done by obtaining water samples at three operating geothermal doublet locations in the Netherlands. This paper contains new geothermal data and the interpretation of them. At the...master thesis 2019
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La Porte, Jesse (author)This thesis investigates the potential of a semi-passive trailing-edge flap on a large conceptual wind turbine. The mechanism passively reacts to blade and tower accelerations by changing the airfoil camber, opposing the dynamic loads on the turbine. An active element is present, which influences the mean of the flap oscillation. First, a low...master thesis 2019
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den Haan, Sergei (author)As the demand for green energy is growing, geothermal energy will play an important part in the future energy mix. Geothermal energy is widely used for both direct-use and electricity generation. A viable geothermal reservoir must have a sufficiently high temperature, a fluid pathway through the rock (permeability) and a fluid that can collect...master thesis 2019
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de Jonge, Reinier (author)Safe and reliable autonomous inspection tasks using \ac{MAVs} in cluttered environments are challenging due uncertainties encountered during inspections. In general, algorithms consist of pre-planning paths and executing them. These precomputed inspection paths do not consider potential occlusion by obstacles. In turn, this could render the path...master thesis 2019
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Duffy, Patrick (author)The engineering flow models used to estimate annual energy production (AEP) in offshore wind farm layout optimization typically assume inflow homogeneity over the model domain. This assumption lies in contrast with observations of horizontal wind speed gradients in coastal regions where many offshore wind farms are being constructed. Accounting...master thesis 2019
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Sajeev Kumar, Asvin (author)Steelmaking process is a highly carbon-intensive process. This is mainly due to the use of coke as a reducing agent in the blast furnaces to produce carbon-rich pig iron, which in turn, is used for the production of low-carbon steel in the basic oxygen furnaces. The exhaust gases from the blast and basic oxygen furnaces, which mainly contain CO...master thesis 2019
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Kouwenhoven, Kevin (author)On-chip spectrometers, such as DESHIMA and SuperSpec, require transmission lines with very low loss of tanδ < 10<sup>-4</sup> to achieve sufficient system efficiency. Transmission lines with higher loss would introduce too much signal attenuation in the line from antenna to filter and in the filters themselves. Data regarding the losses of...master thesis 2019
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Vemuri, Adithya (author)At the mercy of strong winds, high wind shear, unstable boundary layer and anomalous atmospheric conditions, stands a wind turbine designed to produce sustainable power under harsh conditions. The field of wind energy is a promising prospect for a sustainable future. Diverse research towards the improvement of a wind turbine’s capability and...master thesis 2019
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Arendsen, Koen (author)Over the past decade, the development of ICT and online platforms has provided the infrastructure for new ways of sharing on a scale never seen before which are causing a shift from ownership to access-based- consumption. This trend offers promising prospects for the case of mobility but the true magnitude of impact that the...master thesis 2019
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Kemper, Arno (author)The operation and maintenance of most of the Dutch primary navigation locks are the responsibility of Rijkswaterstaat. The portfolio of Rijkswaterstaat consists of 52 primary navigation locks that are part of the primary flood defence. All these navigation locks are assigned a safety norm together with the adjacent water-retaining bodies. For...master thesis 2019
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Shetty, Bhavya (author)Magnesium ion batteries (MIB) have attracted much attention from battery researchers around the globe. Magnesium is divalent in nature and offer a higher theoretical capacity than that of lithium. However, the magnesium research is still in the niche stage and the search continues for better electrolyte systems and for high voltage cathode...master thesis 2019
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Meeuwis, Max (author)To keep patients mobile and to treat injuries to improve the quality of life, functional biomaterials for implants and prosthesis are designed. Apart from growing demand in orthopaedic replacement and trauma surgeries, the number of revisions surgeries is increasing as well. Revisions surgeries are performed after the life-time of the implant...master thesis 2019
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Spittka, Rubin (author)Philippine low-income housing is uncomfortable since it is not built to deal with the hot and humid climate in a passive way. Since local vernacular architecture is known to have a good climatic responsive performance, the aim of this research is to learn how Philippine vernacular design strategies can improve thermal comfort for low-lying, sub...master thesis 2019
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Ganapathi Shanbhag, Avin (author)<b>Problem:</b> Lack of Water Sanitation is a global problem due to the experiment-based research required in its field, hindering scientific progress. Commercializing breakthrough technologies in Water Sanitation into the market is uncertain and there comes a requirement to design to appropriate business models. The emergence of Big Data has...master thesis 2019
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de Groot, Marie (author)A strategy for Quooker to change its business model from offering a product to offering an outcome.master thesis 2019
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Swart, Freek (author)Binding climate agreements and the necessity to lower greenhouse gas emission levels requires increasing implementation of carbon abatement options and supporting policies on a global level. Due to the wide range of possible strategies, policymakers experience problems in choosing the right carbon<br/>abatement strategy. This challenge has led...master thesis 2019