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Podgaets, A.R. (author), Ockels, W.J. (author)
One of novel concepts to use the energy of high altitude winds is by launching a series of kite on a long rope and let them pull the rope thus driving the generator. A mathematical model of tethered kites system has been developed consisting of models of kites and of the cable that links them together and to the generator on the ground energy...
conference paper 2006
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Breukels, J. (author), Ockels, W.J. (author)
This paper presents the various structural considerations in designing a large inflatable kiteplane. Material issues are addressed and a departure from conventional inflatable kites is suggested by using a single material instead of a structural foil and an internal gas barrier. Furthermore, rigging the kite using bridle lines is given attention...
journal article 2007
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Breuer, J. (author), Ockels, W. (author), Luchsinger, R.H. (author)
The paper describes the new concept Tensairity which can be used to significantly improve the load bearing capacity of inflatable wings. The basic principle of Tensairity is to use an inflatable structure to stabilize conventional compression and tension elements. So far, Tensairity has been mainly used in civil engineering application like roof...
journal article 2007
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Melkert, J. (author), Van Wee, B. (author)
Since the year 2000 the Netherlands are using a new guideline for assessing the costs and benefits of transport systems. This guideline has been used several times now to assess transport systems using existing transport modes like trains. This paper reports on the first time this guideline was used to assess an innovative transport concept, the...
conference paper 2007
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Podgaets, A.R. (author), Ockels, W.J. (author)
Closed loop Laddermill flight control problem is considered in this paper. Laddermill is a high altitude kites system for energy production. The kites have been simulated as rigid bodies and the cable as a thin elastic line. Euler angles and cable speed are controls. Flight control is written as a fusion of two approaches: design of experiments...
conference paper 2007
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Akkerman, I. (author), Bazilevs, Y. (author), Calo, V.M. (author), Hughes, T.J.R. (author), Hulshoff, S. (author)
This paper examines the role of continuity of the basis in the computation of turbulent flows. We compare standard finite elements and non-uniform rational B-splines (NURBS) discretizations that are employed in Isogeometric Analysis (Hughes et al. in Comput Methods Appl Mech Eng, 194:4135–4195, 2005). We make use of quadratic discretizations...
journal article 2007
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Williams, P. (author), Lansdorp, B. (author), Ockels, W. (author)
Non-powered flight vehicles such as kites can provide a means of transmitting wind energy from higher altitudes to the ground via tethers. Although there have been many proposals for systems to extract wind energy from higher altitudes, this paper focuses on the use of a light lifting body at the end of a tether to generate useful power. Two...
conference paper 2007
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Ockels, W.J. (author)
From his personal experience during a space flight (Challenger 1985) onward, the author has been struck repeatedly by the remarkable influence of Earth's environment on life, in particular by its most inevitable elements: time and gravity. Our life might be peculiar to the local Earth conditions, and not cosmic per se. In this article the...
conference paper 2007
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Breukels, J. (author), Ockels, W.J. (author)
For the purpose of ultimately building a fully dynamic simulation of kites, an investigation is launched into a viable model of the cable with which the kite is attached to the ground. In the model proposed in this paper, only the slow modes of motion are taken into account due to the fact that only the slow motions have a real effect on the...
conference paper 2007
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Podgaets, A.R. (author), Ockels, W.J. (author)
Laddermill sail is an innovative approach to propel the ship with the power generated by kites. The first Laddermill system is currently being designed however existing mathematical models of the system produce different optimal recommendations. Thus a decision has been made to step back and to take a closer look at the mathematical models of...
conference paper 2007
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Schröder, A. (author), Geisler, R. (author), Elsinga, G.E. (author), Scarano, F. (author), Dierksheide, U. (author)
In this feasibility study the tomographic PIV technique has been applied to time resolved PIV recordings for the study of the growth of a turbulent spot in a laminar flat plate boundary layer and to visualize the topology of coherent flow structures within a tripped turbulent flat plate boundary layer flow. The experiments are performed around ...
journal article 2007
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Podgaets, A.R. (author), Ockels, W.J. (author)
Laddermill flight control problem with closed loop is considered in this paper. Laddermill is an alternative concept for energy production using high altitude kites. The kites have been simulated as rigid bodies and the cable as a thin elastic line. Euler angles and cable speed are controls. Flight control is written as a fusion of two...
conference paper 2007
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Podgaets, A.R. (author), Ockels, W.J. (author)
A new innovative approach to sailing has been proposed by TU Delft. It allows sailing in any desired direction, including straight into the wind. The concept consists of generating energy with a sky sail and then using it in an electric motor of the ship. The paper describes a mathematical model of laddermill sail.
conference paper 2007
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Bos, F.M. (author), Lentink, D. (author), Van Oudheusden, B.W. (author), Bijl, H. (author)
The influence of different wing kinematic models on the aerodynamic performance of a hovering insect is investigated by means of two-dimensional time-dependent Navier–Stokes simulations. For this, simplified models are compared with averaged representations of the hovering fruit fly wing kinematics. With increasing complexity, a harmonic model,...
journal article 2007
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Van Kuik, G.A.M. (author)
Prandtl's [L. Prandtl, Über die Entstehung von Wirbeln in der idealen Flüssigkeit, mit Anwendung auf die Tragflügeltheorie und andere Aufgaben, in: von Kármán, Levi-Cevita (Eds.), Vorträge aus dem Gebiete der Hydro- und Aerodynamik, Springer, Berlin, 1922] self-similar, semi-infinite, free vortex sheets are characterized by a two-dimensional...
journal article 2008
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Lam, T.M. (author), Mulder, M. (author), Van Paassen, M.M. (author)
book chapter 2009
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Scarano, F. (author), Poelma, C. (author)
The vortex organization of cylinder wakes is experimentally studied by time-resolved tomographic Particle Image Velocimetry at Reynolds numbers ranging from 180 to 5,540. Time resolved measurements are performed at Re = 180, 360 and 540, whereas the transitional (Re = 1,080) and turbulent regimes (Re = 5,540) are investigated by snapshots...
journal article 2009
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Slot, H.J. (author), Moore, P. (author), Delfos, R. (author), Boersma, B.J. (author)
In this paper we present the experimental results of a detailed investigation of the flow and acoustic properties of a turbulent jet with Mach number 0·75 and Reynolds number 3·5 103. We describe the methods and experimental procedures followed during the measurements, and subsequently present the flow field and acoustic field. The experiment...
journal article 2009
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Blinde, P.L. (author), Humble, R.A. (author), Van Oudheusden, B.W. (author), Scarano, F. (author)
Stereoscopic particle image velocimetry is used to investigate the effects of micro-ramp sub-boundary layer vortex generators, on an incident shock wave/boundary layer interaction at Mach 1.84. Single- and double-row arrangements of micro-ramps are considered. The micro-ramps have a height of 20% of the unperturbed boundary layer thickness and...
journal article 2009
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Van Kuik, G.A.M. (author), Van Zuijlen, A.H. (author)
Actuator disc calculations can be divided in two categories: force models where, for a prescribed force field, the flow is calculated using a CFD method, and kinematic models, where the wake is calculated based on wake boundary conditions and the force field is known when the velocities are known. In both categories, but specifically for the...
conference paper 2009
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