Transport of Ultra-Thin Chips Using a Micro-Conveyor

In the thesis research discussed in this document, a concept that enables the conveying of ultra-thin chips without the presence of mechanical contact is discussed. The design is based on passive air cushion levitation and magnetic self-assembly. By means of angled nozzles, the ultra-thin chips are levitated and translated. Thereby,...

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Modeling Of Radiative Heat Transfer In Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells operate at high temperatures, which places stringent requirements on the ceramic materials in these devices. Optimizing the design by thermal stress minimization could increase the life expectancy of a fuel cell. In order to do this it is important to have a detailed understanding of the heat flows and temperature profiles...

Evolution of beach extensions: Numerical modelling of large scale nourishments using UNIBEST & Delft3D

Recently, nourishments have been carried out on a large scale to counteract the on-going erosion along the Dutch Coast. The main advantage of these large beach extensions is that large stretches of coastline are protected for a long time scale (e.g. 20 years), which decreases the frequency of nourishing significantly. This is not only cost...

Tourist Port Havana

To achieve economic growth, the intentions of Cuba are to focus on tourism. The current facilities of the Port of Havana are however in a state of heavy decay and the city is not able to receive tourists travelling by yacht or ferry. For this reason the master plan Tourist Port Havana has been created. The objective is to find a feasible...

Strategy for Shrinkage: The development of a strategy to accommodate and stabilise demographic shrinkage in Delfzijl

This master thesis addresses demographic shrinkage in the city of Delfzijl and focusses on how it affects the built environment. A strategy is developed to break through the downward spiral of out-migration and decline and give a new stimulus to the city.

Accuracy Assesment of direct sensor orientation in UAV Photogrammetry

With the advent of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, it becomes possible to use these vehicles to acquire photogrammetric images in a more cheap and flexible way compared with conventional photogrammetry from a full-sized airplane. A big factor in costs and resources in conventional photogrammetry is signalling and measuring ground control points, which...

Novel techniques for coastal monitoring: A case study near Monster-Ter Heijde

There are currently three active projects under development for the Delfland coast, all aiming at reinforcing the coast. The main issue is where to put the sand such that it arrives at the coast in the best place, without causing any damage to e.g. the new nature development. To answer this question, knowledge about sand transport is necessary,...

Taluds van losgestorte materialen: Golfoploop op statisch stabiele stortsteen taluds onder golfaanval

In dit verslag worden oploopmetingen gepresenteerd en geanalyseerd welke zijn verkregen tijdens een uitvoerig fundamenteel onderzoek naar de statische stabiliteit van stortsteen taluds onder golfaanval. Van ongeveer 250 stabiliteitsproeven zijn oploopmetingen verzameld. De analyse van deze proeven heeft geleid tot relaties waarmee enige...

De korrelatieparameter in de twee-dimensionale Rayleigh kansdichtheidsfunctie voor opeenvolgende golfhoogen; een vergelijking van berekeningsmethoden

In de literatuur is een aantal parameters geformuleerd waarmee getracht wordt een relatie te leggen tussen de vorm van het variantiedichtheidsspektrum van de oppervlakteuitwijking en de gegroeptheid van golfhoogten. Een vrij nieuwe parameter die hiervoor gebruikt wordt is een spektrale vormparameter K. Deze parameter is gedefinieerd op basis van...