A geothermal heatpipe prototype

Heatpipes are promising devices for geothermal energy extraction owing to their<br/>effectiveness to transport heat. The goal of this research is to validate an analytical heatpipe model with experiments and to investigate the difficulties in designing and constructing geothermal heatpipes. There is a lack of literature and research concerning...

Design and evaluation of a sit-snowboard for advanced users, focusing on comfort and control

A sit-snowboard is a weight supporting mechanism that allows people with lower extremity impairments to perform the sport of snowboarding. Comfort and control of the Twinrider (the only sit-snowboard on the market) are insufficient for advanced riders who reach higher speeds and ride more bumpy slopes. The goal of this study...

‘Designing an air terminal device for high-end hotel rooms.'

This graduation project focuses on designing a new concept design to replace the current grille of the Hydropac EC and Hydropac Fan coil Units of Ruskin Air Management and creating an innovative feature design for the luxurious high-end five star hotel branch. The defined problem areas that are taken into account during the design process are;...

Design of a Moto2 competition chassis and bodywork

This thesis describes the design of a new supersport motorcycle for Bakker Frames, a Dutch chassis builded, intended to participate in a world leading competition called the Moto2. A supersport motorcycle design is a compromise between performance and pleasure and styling against geometric restrictions. Performance asks for a compact and form...