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Zhang, Jie (author), Gao, Ling (author), Hu, Jie (author), Wang, Chongjun (author), Hagedoorn, P.L. (author), Li, Ning (author), Zhou, Xing (author)Hypericin is a naturally occurring compound synthesized by certain species of the genus Hypericum, with various pharmacological effects. It is used as a natural photosensitizing agent with great potential in photodynamic therapy. This review discusses the latest results about the biosynthetic pathways and chemical synthetic routes to obtain...journal article 2020
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Broos, Jan-Willem (author)XblocPlus is a new uniformly placed single layer armour unit, developed by Delta Marine Consultants (BAM Infraconsult). This report focuses on the stability of the first row of armour units, as this row is interlocked less than other rows. When the first row starts to slide, this is a big threat to the stability of the entire armour layer....master thesis 2019
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Lu, T. (author)Rotating ring-like structures are very commonly used in civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering. Typical examples of such structures are components in turbomachinery, compliant gears, rolling tyres and flexible train wheels. At the micro-scale, rotating ring models find their applications in the field of ring gyroscopes, in which high...doctoral thesis 2019
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Kremers, Arjen (author)Offshore wind power plants are subject to adverse electrical conditions that are more severe than onshore cases, due to the long cable connection to the shore. Among these conditions are amplified voltage distortion at (inter)harmonic frequencies, as well as stability issues. An important aspect of wind turbine generator control is the phase...master thesis 2019
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van den Berg, Mario (author)Design criteria for the stability of rock filters on river beds (i.e. rock bed protection) are extensively researched and successfully applied in practice. The most common stability criteria are the Izbash and Shields criteria. These methods define a critical flow (Izbash) or parameter (Shields). Rijkswaterstaat (RWS) wants to explore a more...master thesis 2019
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Adibi, M. (author), van der Woude, J.W. (author)In this paper, we present a reinforcement learning control scheme for optimal frequency synchronization in a lossy inverter-based microgrid. Compared to the existing methods in the literature, we relax the restrictions on the system, i.e. being a lossless microgrid, and the transmission lines and loads to have constant impedances. The...journal article 2019
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van den Berg, Jelle Jacobus (author)In this thesis the equilibrium cross-sectional areas of a tidal inlet are investigated. The most common used methods to study cross-sectional stability are the Escoffier method (Escoffier, 1940) and the Modified Escoffier method (Van de Kreeke, 2004). The Escoffier methods are mainly empirical and lack physical justification. Therefore, in this...master thesis 2018
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Pargar, F. (author)Determination of the chloride content in a reinforced concrete structure is important for evaluation of the risk of chloride-induced corrosion of reinforcement. The traditional techniques for chloride determination in concrete are laborious, time-consuming and cannot be used for continuous monitoring of the chloride content. The investigation on...doctoral thesis 2018
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Schouten, Ewout (author)In this thesis the differences between the monohull and semi-submersible are investigated. For a general heavy lift crane operation and its operational profile, the difference is performance and total cost are calculated. These are used to determine the turning point, the point where the semi-submersible is more favourable for a heavy lift crane...master thesis 2018
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Hemmen, Patrick (author)Hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) reduces skin friction drag, by combining boundary layer suction with pressure gradient tailoring to delay boundary layer transition. This research addresses two key developments required to perform the aerodynamic design of suction-type HLFC components. First, an existing numerical transition prediction tool...master thesis 2018
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Mountakis, Kiriakos Simon (author)The research presented in this thesis is part of the Rolling Stock Life Cycle Logistics applied research and development program, conducted by NedTrain. As a company, NedTrain belongs to Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS; the principal railway company in the Netherlands) and provides maintenance services for the NS train-fleet. The aim of this program...doctoral thesis 2018
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Trovarelli, Federico (author)A key requirement for enabling Mars manned mission is the capability to land a payload within 100 m from its nominal target. State of the art technology, however, is still far from reaching this objective. A possible solution for improving the landing accuracy on Mars is the development of a guidance system that exploits thrusters installed on...master thesis 2018
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Schwab, A.L. (author), Dialynas, G. (author), Happee, R. (author)The bicycle, being unstable at low speed and marginally stable at high speed, is sensitive to lateral perturbations. One of the major lateral perturbations is crosswind, which can lead to accidents and fatalities. Here we investigate the effect of crosswind on the lateral dynamics and control of the bicycle in a wide range of forward speeds and...conference paper 2018
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Birdja, Yuvraj Y. (author), Vos, Rafaël E. (author), Wezendonk, T.A. (author), Jiang, Lin (author), Kapteijn, F. (author), Koper, M.T.M. (author)Heterogenization of molecular catalysts for CO<sub>2</sub> electroreduction has attracted significant research activity, due to the combined advantages of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. In this work, we demonstrate the strong influence of the nature of the substrate on the selectivity and reactivity of electrocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub...journal article 2018
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Dialynas, G. (author), Happee, R. (author), Schwab, A.L. (author)Since the 1800s, the design of bicycles involves a mechanical linkage between the handlebar and the fork assembly. Herein, we propose an innovation, where the traditional mechanical connection between the handlebar and fork is decoupled and replaced with sensors, servomo-tors and a microcontroller allowing artificial manipulation of the bicycle...conference paper 2018
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Li, Bin (author), Jiang, Peng (author), Zhai, Famin (author), Chen, Junhong (author), Bei, G. (author), Hou, Xinmei (author), Chou, Kuo Chih (author)In this paper, the fabrication and thermal conductivity (TC) of water-based nanofluids using boron (B)-doped SiC as dispersions are reported. Doping B into the <i>β</i>-SiC phase leads to the shrinkage of the SiC lattice due to the substitution of Si atoms (0.134 nm radius) by smaller B atoms (0.095 nm radius). The presence of B in the SiC...journal article 2018
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Fonod, R. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)The problem of pure magnetic detumbling of a fast-tumbling picosatellite is considered. A new weighted B-dot control algorithm is proposed. The algorithm enables power reduction while not sacrificing detumbling performance. Analytical expressions relating the maximal expected rotational rate to the minimum sampling time required are presented....conference paper 2018
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van der Blij, N.H. (author), Ramirez Elizondo, L.M. (author), Spaan, M.T.J. (author), Bauer, P. (author)Changes in distribution grids pose significant challenges with respect to the control and management of these grids. Stability and decentralized control are vital to ensure the availability and accessibility of plug-and-play dc distribution grids that are (temporarily) without communication. Therefore, this paper presents guidelines for these...journal article 2018
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Salauddin, M (author), Broere, A. (author), van der Meer, J.W. (author), Verhagen, H.J. (author), Bijl, E (author)Single layer concrete armor systems are being widely used nowadays in the design of rubble mound breakwaters. Recently, a new concrete armor unit has been developed and applied as single layer armor system in the repair works of one damaged breakwater at Al Fujeirah, UAE. It has a symmetrical shape, in contrast to most other units. Modern...journal article 2017
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Mola Jimenez, Jorge (author)This master thesis analyses different ways to perform assessment in frequency and transient (rotor-angle) stability when high penetration of renewables exists in the grid, based on researches done in the academic world and in industries. The goal of this research focuses on assess the distance to frequency and transient instability in power...master thesis 2017