Sediment dispersion from a moving source: A research into the influence of source speed on sediment dispersion during deep sea mining operations using small scale experiments

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Design of a combined optical and structural bone phantom: Concept validation and design tool

Introduction: Although being the most advanced spinal stabilization method, pedicle screw fixation has an increased number of complications compared to other surgical procedures, due to the complex spinal anatomy, large inter-patient anatomical variability, and the highly vulnerable surrounding tissue of the spine. Screw fixation strength can be...

Approach of contract managers: A study on penalty points in the exploitation phase of DBFM contracts

Rijkswaterstaat is a governmental institution that is responsible for the management and development of the Dutch main roads, waterways and water systems. A DBFM contract is a contract in which the aspects of designing, financing, constructing and maintaining a construction project are integrated. The contract is long-term and based on...

An ongoing transformation process, revitalising building and soul

Transforming Reuversweerd into a retreat estate.

Genesis of the Kutta condition: An empirical study of the transient flow which produces the Kutta-condition flow-field

The Kutta condition is a boundary condition applied at a wing’s trailing edge (TE), which enables the calculation of the fluid-dynamic lift produced by a wing in potential flow. This condition is actually a stable equilibrium resulting from a transient flow. The main question of this research is: how is the Kutta condition flow-field created...

Plasma Synthetic Jet Actuator: From characterisation to separation flow control

This project proposes a series of experiments that involve plasma synthetic jet actuators. The first experiment will perform a jet characterisation experiment that will research the effect of orifice geometry on the overall performance of the actuator. The second experiment will built upon the first experiment and will use a plasma synthetic jet...

VHESPA 2.0: The Design of a Very High Endurance Solar Powered Aircraft

With the upcoming trend in electric aviation a good model that describes how the solar spectrum depends on altitude and solar zenith angle can ease the design process significantly. Knowing what solar spectrum to expect makes it possible to design the solar system of an aircraft more efficiently as the optimal incoming energy is included in the...

Flow modelling in supersonic flows over surfaces with large roughness heights

Flow over smooth surfaces has been studied ever since the start of aerodynamic research. Non-smooth irregularities in rough walled surfaces will impact on the flow and induce changes in friction and heat transfer. The term 'rough walled' encompasses a range of shapes, ranging from material roughness to wall profiles with heights up to the...

Phasegraph: Vaste stof-vloeistof-evenwichten

In de literatuur is een grote hoeveelheid binaire fasendiagrammen bekend. In deze skriptie worden deze fasendiagrammen geïnventariseerd. De meeste fasendiagrammen blijken te kunnen warden opgebouwd uit een beperkt aantal typen evenwichten. Dit vergemakkelijkt de interpretatie van vele fasendiagrammen, die op het eerste gezicht zeer ondoorzichtig...

Phasegraph: Klassifikatie van vaste stof-vloeistof-evenwichten

Binnen het PHASEGRAPH-projekt is een studie gemaakt van vaste stof/vloeistof-gedrag van binaire systemen. Deze studie is niet experimenteel geweest, doch verricht met behulp van komputers. Aan de hand van een eenvoudig model (de two—suffix Margules vergelijking), dat de menging van twee komponenten in de vaste fase en de v1oeistof-fase...