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Leto, Giulia (author)
Recent aircraft have seen the implementation of touchscreens (TSCs) on the flight deck, in sight of more intuitive and direct human-machine interactions. Biodynamic feedthrough (BDFT), i.e., the transfer of the aircraft’s accelerations through the pilot’s body to the control inputs, is however still cause for concern, preventing safe and...
master thesis 2023
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Raju, Darshan (author)
The energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources is crucial for climate resilience. In particular, hydrogen combustion in gas turbine combustors is expected to play an essential role in the energy transition. Hence, a fuel-flexible gas turbine combustor operating with a wide range of natural gas and hydrogen fuels is necessary...
master thesis 2022
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Reijtenbagh, Jesse (author)
Turbulent scalar mixing is prominent in all sorts of situations, being it in air pollution or making tea. However, this does not often lead to a homogeneously mixed fluid, but rather leads to regions of higher concentrations next to regions with significantly lower concentrations. This can be characterized by dividing the concentration field in...
master thesis 2020
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Pol, Lennard (author)
Several factors play a role in the ongoing process of the acceptance and eventual universal use of LiDAR remote sensing technology in wind site assessment. Especially turbulence parameter 푇퐼 is still giving food for thought. Three important aspects of LiDAR measured 푇퐼 that are considered key are picked out and feature in this work, which...
master thesis 2020
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Khoshnewiszadeh, Arwin (author)
The anticipated arrival of touchscreens on the commercial flight deck will make pilots vulnerable to erroneous screen inputs under vibration, creating a potential safety hazard. Biodynamic feedthrough (BDFT) has shown to be a key obstacle in continuous touchscreen dragging tasks under simulated turbulence, disrupting task performance. This...
master thesis 2020
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Mobertz, Xander (author)
Implementation of touchscreen technology on the flight deck has already been announced by multiple aircraft manufacturers. However, a number of unsolved challenges still stand in the way of large scale implementation. One of these challenges comes from using touchscreens as input device in a highly dynamic and turbulent environment. Effects from...
master thesis 2017
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Schoenmaker, Lars (author)
In this thesis diffuser performance will be simulated with computational fluid dynamics, which will be done with the program Ansys Fluent. The expanding geometry creates an adverse pressure gradient and under certain conditions there will also be separation.<br/><br/>At first a relative simple simulation will be done of a one-directional...
master thesis 2017
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Akkermans, Christ (author)
The influence of using different chemistry model and different chemical kinetics schemes on modeling combustion inside a rocket engine igniter are investigated. An igniter for a LOX/CH4 rocket engine is designed and a CFD model is developed which is used to model the designed igniter. Verification and validation methods are discussed.<br/><br/>...
master thesis 2017
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Schulte, Ruben (author)
Nocturnal weather can have significant impact on society. Dangerous conditions can occur after clear sky nights with weak winds. The lack of turbulent mixing during these nights can cause the near-surface temperature to rapidly decrease. A single short-lived turbulent event can renew turbulent mixing and hamper/stop the formation of fog or...
master thesis 2017
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Smyrnis, A. (author)
Block mattresses or block mats are, nowadays, very commonly applied as protection in a large range of applications either against flow or wave loads. Specifically, this large range of applications contains offshore pipeline protection and stabilization, erosion and scour protection, protection of embankments and river banks (slope protection)....
master thesis 2017
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Pavlioglou, S. (author)
The rudder-propeller, as the azimuthing thruster was originally called, can be rotated 360 degrees and is capable of delivering full propulsive power in any direction. The azimuthing thruster makes use of a mechanical transmission in order to deliver the power from the prime mover to the propeller. The good maneuverability and the absence of a...
master thesis 2015
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Hovenga, M.J. (author)
Turbulence distances are a major design criteria in the design of new freeways and the modifications of freeways. In the Dutch freeway design guideline (NOA) turbulence distances are applied to determine the minimal distance between on-ramps and off-ramps to enter and exit the freeway, or to switch from the one freeway to the other, and lane...
master thesis 2014
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Kolijn, D.J. (author)
The following research focuses on artificial underwater structures (a.k.a. artificial reefs) in a coral reef environment to mitigate the natural and anthropogenic pressures which reef systems are increasingly facing worldwide. The research question is stated as: “Establishing a method to determine if a multipurpose artificial underwater...
master thesis 2014
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Ismail, U. (author)
Report PRE-2628. The Algebraic Structure Based Model (ASBM) of Langer and Reynolds (2003) provides an innovative approach for modeling the turbulent stresses, while incorporating information on the structure of turbulence and providing closure for Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations. The normal turbulent stresses, for which the ASBM has...
master thesis 2014
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Steenstra, R.S. (author)
For the design of granular bed protections often a stability parameter is used. The stability parameter represents the forces that are acting on the stones and is used to predict the response of the bed to these forces. Existing parameters are often derived for a limited range of application. When the parameter is used outside this range, the...
master thesis 2014
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Patel, A. (author)
In the present work, a comprehensive review on different mechanisms affecting heat transfer characteristics of supercritical flows is carried out. The physical mechanism of heat transfer is then further investigated using inhouse DNS data. In addition, RANS simulations of a heated vertical pipe with supercritical CO2 are carried out using...
master thesis 2013
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Suarez Raspopov, R.S.R. (author)
In aircraft engines, especially in turbomachinery components, large part of the flow along the surface is laminar or transitional. The boundary layer development, losses, efficiency and heat transfer are greatly affected by the location and extend of the laminar-to-turbulent transition. The accurate prediction of the transition process is...
master thesis 2013
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Voermans, J.J. (author)
Little research was done in the past concerning the propagation of three dimensional effect in shallow wake flow caused by a roughness patch. Today’s research on related subjects is dominated by emerging obstructions in shallow water where the flow can be assumed as (quasi) two dimensional. However the relevance of a submerged obstruction with...
master thesis 2013
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Gurunath, S. (author)
In order to ramp up the conversion ratios and burn-up of nuclear reactors, it is inevitable to go to tightly packed fuel rods in the reactor. These nuclear reactors with tightly packed rod-bundles are characterized by interesting flow patterns, different from the ones encountered in regular channel and pipe flows. The correct prediction and...
master thesis 2012
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De Rooij, R.S. (author)
In my MSc3 I have designed an adaptive facade component that uses pressure difference, created by the wind forces upon the building and the temperature difference between inside and outside, to filter carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides from the desired oxygen and to change the temperature to a desired level. This research has been extended to...
master thesis 2010
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