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Singh, Pratyush Kumar (author)In recent years, research for turbulent boundary layer (TBL) has shifted towards developing novel approaches to reduce drag. This shift is driven by new industrial standards emphasizing fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly air transportation. As wall-bounded turbulence plays a significant role in the overall drag experienced by an...master thesis 2023
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Knoop, Max (author)Turbulent drag reduction (DR) is a crucial research area, as this can contribute to significant energy and emission reductions in various industrial and transportation applications. One such technique is the active flow control method of spanwise forcing. Spanwise forcing introduces a spatio-temporal spanwise wall oscillation as a boundary...master thesis 2023
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Zohiry, Mazen (author)With an unprecedented surge in the number of individuals utilizing electric vehicles for commuting across the globe, it is becoming critical to immediately deliver an adequate and range-friendly degree of thermal comfort in car cabins to help drivers remain focused and attentive. The research presented in this thesis is part of the development...master thesis 2023
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Jose, Nikhil (author)Surfaces that induce slip at the wall have been shown to reduce skin friction drag in the turbulent regime. While superhydrophobic and liquid-infused surfaces are capable of drag reduction in turbulent hydrodynamic flows, neither would be feasible in aerodynamic applications due to the added roughness and the minuscule slip lengths created by...master thesis 2023
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Zhang, Yu (author), Dong, Y. (author)The platform carrying capacity of urban rail transit stations is limited and overcrowding of the platform will lead to serious safety risks for passengers and trains. It is significant to collaborate on the optimization of passenger flow strategy and skip-stopping scheme to alleviate traffic pressure and ensure platform safety. This study...poster 2023
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Liao, Jianquan (author), Zhou, Niancheng (author), Qin, Z. (author), Wang, Qianggang (author), Bauer, P. (author)The unbalanced power between positive and negative poles in a bipolar DC distribution network (DC-DN) generates an unbalanced current at the neutral line, which enlarges the power losses of the system and the voltage deviation of DC loads. An unbalanced power suppression strategy based on a series-parallel power flow controller (SP-PFC) is...journal article 2023
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Zhu, Haoyu (author), Özkayar, G. (author), Lötters, J.C. (author), Tichem, M. (author), Ghatkesar, M.K. (author)Organ-on-a-chip (OoC) devices require the precise control of various media. This is mostly done using several fluid control components, which are much larger than the typical OoC device and connected through fluidic tubing, i.e., the fluidic system is not integrated, which inhibits the system’s portability. Here, we explore the limits of...journal article 2023
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Patrinopoulou, Niki (author), Daramouskas, Ioannis (author), Badea, Calin Andrei (author), Morfin Veytia, A. (author), Lappas, Vaios (author), Ellerbroek, Joost (author), Hoekstra, J.M. (author), Kostopoulos, Vassilios (author)Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) is an active research subject as its proposed applications are increasing. UTM aims to enable a variety of UAS operations, including package delivery, infrastructure inspection, and emergency missions. That creates the need for extensive research on how to incorporate such traffic, as...journal article 2023
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JAWAHAR, SAHANA (author)Flat surfaces with arrays of wall-normal pores called micro-cavity arrays have shown potential to reduce turbulent skin friction drag. Their designs have been inspired by acoustic liners which are sandwich panels consisting of a honeycomb core, a perforated top plate and a solid back sheet used on...master thesis 2022
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Siebols, Renko (author)An experimental study is presented towards inner-scaled Helmholtz-Resonators (HRs) as a passive turbulent boundary layer (TBL) flow control method. Using acoustic pressure-velocity coupling at the orifice of the HR, it is aimed to attenuate the kinetic energy of the grazing turbulence to reduce the mean skin friction. The HRs are tuned towards...master thesis 2022
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Prasannakumar, Adarsh (author), Wolff, Johannes (author), Radespiel, Rolf (author), Boermans, L.M.M. (author), Hühne, Christian (author), Badrya, Camli (author)Hybrid laminar flow control (HLFC) can be a possible solution for future sustainable energy-efficient aviation. The current study proposes a MATLAB-based numerical tool for the design of the suction system for an airfoil optimized for a subsonic short-range HLFC application. Considerable energy losses may occur when the air passes through the...journal article 2022
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Hehner, Marc T. (author), Gatti, Davide (author), Kotsonis, M. (author), Kriegseis, Jochen (author)Two different plasma actuation strategies for producing near-wall flow oscillations, namely the burst-modulation and beat-frequency mode, are characterized with planar particle image velocimetry in quiescent air. Both concepts are anticipated to work as non-mechanical surrogates of oscillating walls aimed at turbulent flow drag reduction,...journal article 2022
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Glavinić, Ivan (author), Muttakin, Imamul (author), Abouelazayem, Shereen (author), Blishchik, A. (author), Stefani, Frank (author), Eckert, Sven (author), Soleimani, Manuchehr (author), Saidani, Iheb (author), Kenjeres, S. (author)More than 96% of steel in the world is produced via the method of continuous casting. The flow condition in the mould, where the initial solidification occurs, has a significant impact on the quality of steel products. It is important to have timely, and perhaps automated, control of the flow during casting. This work presents a new concept...journal article 2022
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Donders, Wouter (author)Worldwide 70-90% of hospitalised patients receive intravenous infusion at some stage during their stay. In many situations, a high degree of infusion accuracy is essential as deviation from the intended dose can quickly become dangerous and moreover costly. Electronic infusion pumps provide the most accurate way of infusion, but they require...master thesis 2021
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Hartog, Friso (author)Turbulent drag is the largest source of fuel consumption in aviation and forms a significant contribution to climate warming. Recent numerical studies have suggested the ability of surfaces with streamwise-preferential permeability to reduce turbulent friction, and a theoretical framework behind the working mechanism has been proposed. This work...master thesis 2021
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Sem, Jacopo (author)The reduction of turbulent skin-friction drag has the potential to generate numerous societal benefits. In large-scale industrial applications, the largest share of energy consumption goes into overcoming the friction drag produced by turbulent boundary layers formed on the outside wall. Estimates assess that over 50% of the total fuel burn is...master thesis 2021
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Levoni, Andrea (author)In the aviation, maritime and oil&gas sector, the potential benefit in yearly savings deriving from the reduction of turbulent skin-friction drag through active flow control are estimated in the millions of U.S. Dollars and million tonnes of CO2 emissions. Research in this topic has brought forward numerous techniques, offering enticing drag...master thesis 2021
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Lai, Yu-Jui (author)This research studies the fluid-structure interaction (FSI) of compliant surfaces in air flows, with an objective of finding possible turbulent viscous drag reduction. A compliant surface is a thin layer of viscoelastic material drawing inspiration from dolphin epidermis, which was thought to have drag-reducing capabilities by Gray (1936)....master thesis 2021
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Lin, Yuyu (author)Dimples are shallow, indented surfaces that attempt to reduce drag in turbulent boundary layer flows. However, the underlying effect of the dimples on the drag is not entirely understood. This thesis sets out to expand our understanding; a numerical investigation of turbulent boundary layer flow over dimpled surfaces is conducted. This research...master thesis 2021
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Liao, Jianquan (author), Zhou, Niancheng (author), Qin, Z. (author), Purgat, P. (author), Wang, Qianggang (author), Bauer, P. (author)The two main challenges of medium voltage direct current (MVDC) distribution network are the flexible control of power flow (PF) and fault protection. In this paper, the power flow controller (PFC) is introduced to regulate the PF and inhibit the fault current during the DC fault. The coordination strategy of series-parallel PFC (SP-PFC) and...journal article 2021