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Smits, Coen-Jan (author)
Increasing the efficiency of wind farms is important for speeding up the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Current wind farm control relies on maximization of power generation of individual turbines. However, research has demonstrated that plant-wide wind farm control could optimize the performance of a wind farm. Wind...
master thesis 2023
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Smit, Neil (author)
Fin Ray Effect (FRE) grippers have proven versatile and effective in pick & place automation applications. However, spherical and lateral round objects are still a challenge for the state-of-the-art, as solutions are unstable when placing those objects off-centre from the longitudinal line. Resulting in large and heavy FRE gripper assemblies...
master thesis 2022
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Tarantini, Daniele (author)
In the last decades, the excessive increase in average global temperature related to a massive rise in greenhouse gas emissions showed the world how the fossil fuel society we live in today is drastically modifying and destroying the world we live in and is turning it in an un-habitable planet. Scientist all over the world made it clear that if...
master thesis 2021
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Kolly, A.S. (author)
In this report, we address the problems of water hammer and transient phenomena in water-filled pipes. Indeed, water hammer and vibrations cause troubles and damages on hydraulics installations. Here, we report a numerical approach to understand and avoid the problems inherent to these two phenomena. A Method Of Characteristics (MOC)...
master thesis 2021
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Morra, Fabrizio (author)
The evolution of ice loads during the last Ice Age causes an ongoing Earth response with deformations and stress fields. The viscosity of the mantle depends on stresses, therefore the model stresses should be combined with ambient stresses such as due to mantle convection. This combination has been successfully simulated in the FEM software...
master thesis 2021
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de Mooij, Cas (author)
As the world is trying to rely less on fossil fuels for electrical energy. To do this, the alternatives should be as efficient and durable as possible. The alternative that has been growing the fastest in recent years is solar energy. Apart from it’s growth in the market share, the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) cells has also steadily grown....
master thesis 2020
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Ghassemi, Amir (author)
Destructive consequences of trapped space charges within HVDC coaxial cable insulation, such as accelerated aging, degradation, and breakdown, are some of the most significant challenges that manufacturers and users usually come up with. Pulsed Electro-Acoustic (PEA) method is a widely-used method for space charge detection and measurement, in...
master thesis 2020
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Jacob, Nithin (author)
Renewable energy sources (RES) such as Solar and Wind energy rely on the availability of natural resources like sunlight in the case of Solar and wind speed in the case of Wind energy generation which is variable in nature. There are periods where there is excess energy production than needed and periods of energy shortage where not enough...
master thesis 2020
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Sonnya Dellarosa, Sonnya (author)
Breast cancer, as one of the main causes of cancer death in the world, requires early detection to increase rate of survival. One idea is to develop a device that women could use at home to perform a regular self-check. Ultrasound is a safe, radiation-free technology that could be used for this device. Ultrasound systems (B-mode) that are...
master thesis 2020
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Stephan, Mikaël (author)
European policy makers have established a set of 20-20-20 targets for the year 2020 in the energy sector, goals based on security of supply, competitive markets and sustainability. The 3 key objectives include a 20% reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) and CO2 compared to 1990 levels (and up to 80% by 2050), a 20% improvement in energy efficiency...
master thesis 2018
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van den Bosch, Maarten (author)
The development of the pole vaulting record is only improved by 1 centimeter over the last 25 years. Multiple studies show signs of different control strategies in elite pole vaulters, without pointing out what the cause of the differences is The aim of this research is to explore pole vaulting strategies by a control torque optimization. The...
master thesis 2018
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Putter, Yvo (author)
In The Netherlands, the current heat energy system accounts for 44% of the primary energy usage and relies almost entirely on fossil fuels such as natural gas. To meet the Paris Climate Agreement goals, 4th Generation District Heating (4GDH) networks are expected as sustainable heat energy system solution. The concept relies on optimally...
master thesis 2018
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Descourtieux, Emeric (author)
One way to implement a wind turbine in the sea is to use lattice structures. Since these structures are placed offshore, they must be able to withstand all kinds of loads. It is essential that the eigenfrequencies of the support structure do not correspond to the passing frequencies of the blades and any other dynamic actions. To avoid this the...
master thesis 2018
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Roebroeks, Joppe (author)
Geological surveying is a common practice performed by geologists nowadays. Determining layer orientation parameters and identifying folds are examples of features needed in order to create a geological map or model of the (sub) surface. Surveying is expensive and time consuming, therefore such survey is recently being investigated and...
master thesis 2018
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Lu, Yun (author)
In this work, a possible solution to allow for scalable MATLAB deployment on big data clusters through Spark without using the official MATLAB toolbox is introduced. Other possible solutions that can be used for accelerating existing MATLAB code including calling modules written by Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and Python Pool with...
master thesis 2018
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de Jong, Marnix (author)
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Paris in 2015, ambitious goals for the worldwide CO2 emissions were set. To achieve these goals, a huge reduction in CO2 emissions must be realized. For the energy market, the current aim is to use renewable electricity instead of fossil fuels. However, there are multiple sectors where...
master thesis 2018
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Garu Sanchez, Yeray (author)
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH in Friedrichshafen is the project coordinator of the NEOShield-2 project whose purpose is to develop the technology needed for near-Earth object (NEO) impact prevention. This research is located within the scope of a kinetic impactor mission which typically consists of two spacecraft: impactor and observer. This...
master thesis 2017
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Gupta, Palak (author)
This thesis deals with determination of Resistance (R) value and Heat Capacity of building envelopes in the commonly found residential architecture in Holland i.e. pitched roof houses. The aim of this thesis is to find an easy to implement novel method which gives reasonably accurate results. In the absence of actual sensor data, the data-sets...
master thesis 2017
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Mensch, Bas (author)
A split hopper barge is a dredging vessel that can split over its longitudinal axis to discharge its cargo. To allow for such an operation, the barge consists of two half-hulls that are connected by hinges at the top and hydraulic cylinders at the bottom. Any forces that act at the interface between the half-hulls have to be transferred by the...
master thesis 2017
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Baas, Mathieu (author)
Long distance ocean towing is a commonly used transportation method in the oil & gas and renewable energy industries. Barges with cargo, vessels and various offshore structures are towed from and to location. Boskalis participates in this industry through its subsidiaries Smit and Fairmount Marine. From experience with these transports, it...
master thesis 2017
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