Vertical hydraulic transport for deep sea mining: A study into flow assurance

Deep sea mining activities require excavation of material at the sea floor, transport of the material from the sea floor to the sea surface and processing of the material afterwards. One way to transport the material from the sea floor to sea surface is by means of a riser with centrifugal pump booster stations. In this research it is...

3D CFD modelling of overflow dredging plumes

3D CFD simulations, lab experiments and field measurements are used to get more understanding of the turbulent near field overflow dredging plume mixing. The focus has been on the most often used dredging vessel: a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). Near field overflow dredging plume mixing is important because it determines the far field...

Over grensvlakken en het verleggen van grenzen

In verkorte vorm uitgesproken op 22 oktober 2008 ter gelegenheid van de aanvaarding van het ambt van hoogleraar in de Faculteit Werktuigbouwkunde, Maritieme Techniek & Technische Materiaalwetenschappen en de Faculteit Civiele Techniek en Geowetenschappen om werkzaam te zijn op het vakgebied Dredging Engineering.