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Verbeek, Merel C. (author), Talstra, H. (author), Labeur, R.J. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author)Tidal stream turbines are becoming an affordable option for harvesting sustainable energy in coastal areas. They can be retrofitted in barrages, providing an integral solution for flood protection and emission-free power generation, within environmental constraints. To optimize the turbine-barrage configuration with respect to these...journal article 2024
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Langer, J.K.A. (author), Infante Ferreira, C.A. (author), Quist, J.N. (author)Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) produces electricity using the temperature difference between warm surface and cold deep-sea water. OTEC systems in literature only limitedly consider seasonal seawater temperature<br/>variations and thus might not be adequately sized for off-design conditions. This potentially leads to techno-economically...journal article 2022
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Grasmeijer, Bart (author), Huisman, Bas (author), Luijendijk, Arjen (author), Schrijvershof, Reinier (author), van der Werf, Jebbe (author), Zijl, Firmijn (author), de Looff, Harry (author), de Vries, Wout (author)Dutch coastal policy aims for a safe, economically strong and attractive coast. This is achieved by maintaining the part of the coast that support these functions; the coastal foundation. The coastal foundation is maintained by means of sand nourishments. Up to now, it has been assumed that net transports across the coastal foundation's...journal article 2022
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Tas, S.A.J. (author), van Maren, D.S. (author), Helmi, Muhammad (author), Reniers, A.J.H.M. (author)A chenier is a beach ridge, consisting of sand and/or shells, overlying a muddy substrate. In this paper, we explore the cross-shore dynamics of cheniers in their ‘active’ phase, i.e. the phase between their formation and their landing on the shore and can no longer be reached by daily wave and tidal influences. While cheniers described in...journal article 2022
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Huang, X. (author), Tummers, M.J. (author), van Veen, E.H. (author), Roekaerts, D.J.E.M. (author)The flamelet generated manifold (FGM) model is suitable for moderate or intense low oxygen dilution (MILD) combustion provided the flamelets underlying the manifold include the effects of strong dilution by products of the fuel/oxidizer mixture. Here we propose such an extended model based on the use of non-premixed flamelets diluted at the...journal article 2022
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van Dijk, E.J.H. (author), Haaksman, V.A. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author), Pronk, M. (author)In this study a mathematical framework was developed to describe aerobic granulation based on 6 main mechanisms: microbial selection, selective wasting, maximizing transport of substrate into the biofilm, selective feeding, substrate type and breakage. A numerical model was developed using four main components; a 1D convection/dispersion...journal article 2022
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van Wee, G.P. (author), Kroesen, M. (author)The literature has increasingly recognized that people's attitudes can change for many reasons. This paper argues that attitude changes can have important implications for modelling travel behaviour and ex ante evaluations of candidate policy options. Limiting ourselves to the transport system and the built environment, we discuss why attitudes...journal article 2022
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Jolly, Mark (author), Katgerman, L. (author)Over the last 4 decades, remarkable progress has been made in the modelling of casting processes. The development of casting models is well reflected in the proceedings of the 15 Modelling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes (MCWASP) conferences that have been held since 1980. Computer simulations have enabled a better...journal article 2022
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Starkova, Olesja (author), Gagani, Abedin I. (author), Karl, Christian W. (author), Rocha, I.B.C.M. (author), Burlakovs, Juris (author), Krauklis, Andrey E. (author)Polymers and polymer composites are negatively impacted by environmental ageing, reducing their service lifetimes. The uncertainty of the material interaction with the environment compromises their superior strength and stiffness. Validation of new composite materials and structures often involves lengthy and expensive testing programs....journal article 2022
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Van den Steen, N. (author), Gonzalez Garcia, Y. (author), Mol, J.M.C. (author), Terryn, H.A. (author), Van Ingelgem, Y. (author)A new approach is proposed to numerically predict and study atmospheric corrosion for ranging droplet size distributions and the influence of the droplet geometry. The proposed methodology allows for a corrosion prediction based on observed droplet size distributions and droplet contact angles. A mechanistic finite element model, including...journal article 2022
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Bahafid, Sara (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author), Jacobsen, Stefan (author), Geiker, Mette (author)We simulate the glue-spall stress due to mechanical interactions between a frozen saline solution (brine-ice composite) and a non-air entrained concrete surface including the impact of the micro-structure of the frozen solution. The presence of brine channels at the ice/concrete interface was found to be a prerequisite to induce stress during...journal article 2022
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Sun, Yimin (author), Verschuur, D.J. (author)The state-of-the-art joint migration inversion faces the so-called amplitude-versus-offset challenge, due to adopting over-simplified one-way propagation, reflection and transmission operators to avoid over-parameterization in the inversion process. To overcome this challenge, we apply joint migration inversion to horizontally layered media ...journal article 2021
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Individual motion perception parameters and motion sickness frequency sensitivity in fore-aft motionIrmak, T. (author), de Winkel, K.N. (author), Pool, D.M. (author), Bülthoff, Heinrich H. (author), Happee, R. (author)Previous literature suggests a relationship between individual characteristics of motion perception and the peak frequency of motion sickness sensitivity. Here, we used well-established paradigms to relate motion perception and motion sickness on an individual level. We recruited 23 participants to complete a two-part experiment. In the first...journal article 2021
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Cozzoli, Francesco (author), Shokri, Milad (author), Gomes da Conceição, Tatiana (author), Herman, P.M.J. (author), Hu, Zhan (author), Soissons, Laura M. (author), Van Dalen, Jeroen (author), Ysebaert, Tom (author), Bouma, T.J. (author)Tidal flats are biogeomorphic landscapes, shaped by physical forces and interaction with benthic biota. We used a metabolic approach to assess the overarching effect of bioturbators on tidal landscapes. The benthic bivalve common cockle (Cerastoderma edule) was used as model organism. The effect of C. edule on sediment resuspension was...journal article 2021
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Li, Z. (author), Delsaute, Brice (author), Lu, Tianshi (author), Kostiuchenko, A. (author), Staquet, Stéphanie (author), Ye, G. (author)This study aims to compare the developments of mechanical properties and autogenous shrinkage related properties of alkali-activated materials-based concrete (AC) and ordinary Portland cement-based concrete (OC) against curing age and degree of reaction. Temperature Stress Testing Machines are utilized to monitor the evolution of the internal...journal article 2021
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Kok, G. (author), Pelevic, N. (author), Chiribiri, A. (author), Milidonis, X. (author), Nazir, M. (author), Capstick, M. (author), Drost, S. (author), Poelma, C. (author), Schaeffter, T. (author)In the medical sector, various imaging methodologies or modalities (e.g. MRI, PET, CT) are used to assess the health of various parts of the bodies of patients. One such investigation is the blood flow or perfusion of the heart muscle, expressed as the (blood) flow rate normalized by the mass of the volume of interest. Currently there is no...journal article 2021
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Mueller, Michiel (author), Wiegmans, B. (author), van Duin, Ron (author)European container ports compete in partially overlapping hinterland areas. The objective of this study is to model port choice and obtain insight into port choice decisions for European container imports from Asia. The importance of port choice factors and their impact on port market shares in the hinterland were investigated. Furthermore,...journal article 2020
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van Vliet, Oscar (author), Hanger-Kopp, Susanne (author), Nikas, Alexandros (author), Spijker, Eise (author), Carlsen, Henrik (author), Doukas, Haris (author), Della Santina, C. (author)Identifying the risks that could impact a low-carbon transition is a prerequisite to assessing and managing these risks. We systematically characterise risks associated with decarbonisation pathways in fifteen case studies conducted in twelve countries around the world. We find that stakeholders from business, government, NGOs, and others...journal article 2020
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Jansen, K.M.B. (author), Zhang, M. F. (author), Ernst, L. J. (author), Vu, D. K. (author), Weiss, L. (author)In this paper we propose a new multistep characterisation method to be able to map out the dependency of moisture diffusion parameters of a polymeric material over a range of temperature and humidity conditions in a limited amount of time. We do that by (1) using a moisture sorption analyser which can continuously monitor weight changes with...journal article 2020
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Squazzoni, Flaminio (author), Polhillb, J. Gareth (author), Edmonds, Bruce (author), Ahrweiler, Petra (author), Antosz, Patrycja (author), Scholz, G. (author), Chappin, E.J.L. (author), Borit, Melania (author), Verhagen, Harko (author), Giardini, Francesca (author), Gilbert, Nigel (author)The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a dramatic loss of lives worldwide, challenging the sustainability of our health care systems, threatening economic meltdown, and putting pressure on the mental health of individuals (due to social distancing and lock-down measures). The pandemic is also posing severe challenges to the scientific community, with...journal article 2020