A study on the possibilities of using a coupled or schematized numerical method to determine the flow pattern downstream of a discharge sluice: An Ostend case study

In the port of Ostend a discharge sluice is going to be constructed as part of an enforced dike ring. The proposed location of this discharge sluice is close to an already existing marina, the Royal Yachtclub Oostende (RYCO), and hindrance is expected regarding the outflow of the sluice in marina direction. When designing the sluice, an optimal...

Improvement of office environment: Material flow in a farming-integrated office system

Offices consume a lot of energy in the Netherland. In addition to the low energy efficiency, the office environment, and working style cause health problems. This research focuses on the farming-integrate office system and the flows in it, involving food, air, water, electricity, and heat. Taking Marineterrein as the site and use environmental...

Bio Loop Plug-in: a prototype to close the loop for food waste in a neighborhood scale

One-third of the food produced is wasted while the demand for food is increasing worldwide. The food supply in the consumption phase is not only the last chain but also wastes the most. Yet the majority of residents in the Netherlands have still underestimated this number. Therefore, the design aims at recycling and reusing the food waste on the...

CropChain Market: Reassemble the “Food Supply Chain” in an experimental space dedicated to food

With the nowadays technological changes, a new building typology<br/>should be developed, where all the phases of the “Food Supply Chain” should be elaborated as one: production, process and retail.<br/>The objective is to develop a building typology that could host a space entirely dedicated to food, where all the unnecessary phases are removed...

The Theory of Flow: Improving Human-Computer Interactions

This project presents the study of flow (perfect focus) as a possible solution to the modern decrease in attention span, especially in young professionals. Two separate tests were conducted to study the possibility of measuring productivity as a correlation of focus levels. These led to the creation of a software capable of tracking work...

Reverse Household Waste Flow Mapping

Our linear way of producing has to come to an end. More and more companies and government institutions see the value of circularity of raw materials. The municipal- ity of Amsterdam published several reports to clarify the directions towards circu- larity. A report on waste-chains highlights the importance of organic residual flows for circular...

Design and implementation of a novel method for creating glacial velocity time series for the Himalayan region using the optical Landsat database

Glaciers play an important role in sea level predictions and are an important supplier of fresh water. Understanding the physics and dynamics of glaciers is important in local and global climate predictions and predictions of fresh water supplies. The Himalayas are the biggest storage of fresh water outside the polar regions with many different...

The Palace of Justice in Arnhem as energetic catalyst in its surroundings

The built environment is a major consumer of energy in which many improvement steps have to be made. This project investigates how energy can be more efficient by reducing, reusing and producing energy on an urban and building scale. The research showed that the implementation of a sustainable collective heating system around the Palace of...

Derivative Computation using an Adjoint-Based Goal-Oriented Iterative Multiscale Lagrangian Framework: Application to Reservoir Simulation

Even though negative effects on the use of crude oil have surfaced over the past years, our energy matrix still largely relies on this energy source. The production of oil, therefore, plays an important role in our society. Unfortunately, the process of oil production is highly uncertain. There are uncertainties associated on the production...

Enhancing retention for Otly!: A design strategy for Otly! that proposes strategic choices to improve their customer retention rate

Otly! is an Amsterdam based startup that aims to remove difficulties around digital money for children. The company aims to accomplish this by providing a safe financial ecosystem for children as well as their parents. With a pocket money app for both parents and children, Otly strives to introduce the first banking experience for kids. <br/><br...

Flow in transition at the FlyCo crew building

The recirculation near Maasvlakte 2 in the Rhine ROFI: Assessing the influence of a manmade headland and baroclinic processes

In times of rapid urbanization, engineering interventions in coastal systems have become more common. It is important to understand the interplay of these engineered solutions with their natural environment to minimize hazardous side effects to our ecology, economy and coastal safety. In a numerical study by Rijnsburger (2021), a flow...

A Living Lab for Flow: An architectural meta exploration on the optimal mental state for well-being

This Master's thesis project is conceived in two parts. <br/><br/>The first part is the research project and is titled &lt;&lt;The Art of Acquiring Flow&gt;&gt; where the study assesses an architect’s ability to experience ‘design flow’, during the ideation phase, based on the type of design tool utilized. In order to test the hypothesis, I...

Designing for Flow: How to Enhance Learning in Individuals

The educational industry is just starting to respond to the developments that have been occurring during the digital revolution. An important issue that is prominent in a classroom, gradually adapting to the new digital environment, is that the focus is placed more on the technology then the individual. The theory of flow, as introduced by...