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Hoefnagel, Kaj (author)Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is an important tool in design involving fluid flow. Scale-resolving CFD methods exist, but they are too computationally expensive for practical design. Instead, the relatively cheap Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) approach is the industry standard, specifically models based on the Boussinesq hypothesis,...master thesis 2023
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Kountouri, Pinelopi (author)Urbanization has led to more than half of the world’s population living in cities. The design of sustainable and resilient urban environments is becoming increasingly critical to optimize the well-being of their inhabitants and the planet. One of the major challenges in achieving this is the complex wind flow patterns in densely built-up areas,...master thesis 2023
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Hemmes, Jasper (author)When simulating fluids the industry standard is Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS). However, the results for certain flows are inaccurate. The main source of error in popular RANS turbulence models is the Boussinesq approximation, assuming a linear relationship between the Reynolds stress anisotropy and the mean rate of strain. Experiments...master thesis 2022
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Xie, Mingjing (author), Wang, Yuran (author), Liu, Zhengxuan (author), Zhang, Guoqiang (author)The use of natural ventilation in buildings to reduce the energy consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emission has been widely investigated and practiced, but few existing studies have considered the exploration and assessment of natural ventilation in different location patterns of rural residential buildings in the mountainous terrain of China....journal article 2022
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- Kodur Venkatesh Nikhilesh, Nikhilesh K V (author) master thesis 2021
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PATIL, YUGANDHAR VIJAYKUMAR (author)Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) operation is characterized by complex and unsteady three-dimensional fluid dynamics, which presents considerable challenges. One of the crucial points to understand is the complex interaction between rotor, inflow, and wake systems. If we can demonstrate its effectiveness in the complex flow/inflow conditions,...master thesis 2021
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van Ruiten, Martijn (author)Hydrokinetic energy is an environmentally friendly source of electricity and it has the advantage to be more predictable compared to other renewables. According to IRENA (2020), the capacity of converting hydrokinetic energy into electricity is expected to increase in the coming decades as many concepts are in the pipeline. One of these...master thesis 2021
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Hobeika, Nadine (author)In 2017, the ‘Kustpact’, a Dutch national agreement, was signed to develop the Dutch coast without damaging its ecosystem nor its aesthetics. Consequently, the formation and protection of coastal dunes have become a focal point for research and development. For this reason, based on the idea of Performance-Based Design (PBD), this Master thesis...master thesis 2021
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Moghaddam, E.M.C. (author), Foumeny, E.A. (author), Stankiewicz, A.I. (author), Padding, J.T. (author)This paper investigates the validity of azimuthal averaging of 3D temperature fields in the analysis of lateral heat transfer in dense particle packings. This is conducted by synthetic generation of 3D packing surrogates of spheres, cylinders and Raschig rings with tube-to-pellet diameter ratio, 3 < N < 6, using an in-house Rigid Body...journal article 2021
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Mohammadzadeh Moghaddam, E. (author), Foumeny, Esmail A. (author), Stankiewicz, A.I. (author), Padding, J.T. (author)We investigate forced convective heat transfer in packings of spheres, cylinders and Raschig rings, made of glass, steel and alumina, in relatively narrow tubes. A detailed comparison is made between resolved pellet-scale, azimuthally-averaged temperature profiles, and 2D-axially-dispersed pseudo-homogenous plug flow (2D-ADPF) predictions....journal article 2021
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Jiang, J. (author), Li, H. (author), Pourquie, M.J.B.M. (author), Ooms, G. (author), Henkes, R.A.W.M. (author)Core-annular flow is an efficient way of transporting viscous oil through a pipeline. A sharp increase in the pressure drop will occur when the oil waves at the water-oil interface touch the pipe wall. Depending on the oil and pipe material physical properties, the oil may adhere to the wall leading to fouling. Therefore, a necessary...journal article 2021
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- Geertsen, Jan Andreas (author) master thesis 2020
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Mohammadzadeh Moghaddam, E. (author), Foumeny, E. A. (author), Stankiewicz, A.I. (author), Padding, J.T. (author)The local flow structure and pressure drop in random packings of Raschig rings are analyzed using sequential Rigid Body Dynamics (RBD) method and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation. Tube-to-pellet diameter ratios, N, between 3 and 6 are investigated for laminar, transitional and turbulent flow regimes (5 ≤ Re<sub>p</sub> ≤ 3,000)....journal article 2020
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Sahovic, Benjamin (author), Atmani, Hanane (author), Sattar, Muhammad Awais A. (author), Martinez Garcia, M. (author), Schleicher, Eckhart (author), Legendre, Dominique (author), Climent, Eric (author), Pedrono, Annaig (author), Portela, L. (author)Today's mechanical fluid separators in industry are mostly operated without any control to maintain efficient separation for varying inlet conditions. Controlling inline fluid separators, on the other hand, is challenging since the process is very fast and measurements in the multiphase stream are difficult as conventional sensors typically...journal article 2020
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Spittka, Rubin (author)Philippine low-income housing is uncomfortable since it is not built to deal with the hot and humid climate in a passive way. Since local vernacular architecture is known to have a good climatic responsive performance, the aim of this research is to learn how Philippine vernacular design strategies can improve thermal comfort for low-lying, sub...master thesis 2019
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Valencia, Diego (author)Rapidly expanding urban developments are having an inverse relationship on the surrounding urban environment. Facades and the materials that they are composed of can have a large impact on the warming of urban microclimates. By reducing or cooling the external surfaces of a facade a building maybe able to offset its contribution to the urban...master thesis 2019
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Ibrahim, Ahmed (author)Heat exchangers of any kind are exposed to thermal loading which have the potential to cause severe stresses on the equipment. The magnitude of these loads are far more pronounced when temperature differences occur. These may be during plant start-up or shut-down due to the transient nature of the temperature profiles or even imbalances that...master thesis 2019
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Boonstra, Rep (author)In the early 00 of this century, Keuning et al. (2007) looked into the hydrodynamic forces on the rudder and the influence of the hull and keel on these forces. Among others, they have assessed the lift and drag forces on the rudder. One of the outcomes of this study was an asymmetric lift curve; for negative rudder angles the rudder seems to...master thesis 2019
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Geldermans, Daan (author)Dykstra Naval Architects are regularly designing large classic sailing yachts or motor-sailors, of which the draft is an important design restriction.The sailing performance is increased by adding lift-generating appendages,without increasing the draft. An example is a retractable centre board, havinga big influence on the sailing properties....master thesis 2018
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Gutierrez Neri, Guillermo (author)In 2015, 30% of the world's energy demand was met through petroleum based sources, whose burning has affected the world's climate. The Paris Climate Agreement, among other policies, has shifted the focus towards usage of renewable energy sources. Currently, the renewable market caters predominantly to meeting the electric demand, which only...master thesis 2018
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