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Amoozandeh, A. (author), Radaelli, G. (author), Herder, J.L. (author)A cantilevered rod's endpoint has a symmetric stiffness profile throughout its range of motion. Generally, this is not the case for spatially curved compliant beams, particularly if they are asymmetric, i.e., their fixation is not in the symmetry plane of their endpoint operating field. This paper discusses a technique for obtaining symmetric...journal article 2023
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Huang, J. (author), Stoter, J.E. (author), Nan, L. (author)Symmetry widely exists in nature and man-made shapes, but it is unavoidably distorted during the process of growth, design, digitalization, and reconstruction steps. To enhance symmetry, traditional methods follow the detect-then-symmetrize paradigm, which is sensitive to noise in the detection phase, resulting in ambiguities for the...journal article 2023
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Boer, Rien (author)Due to the growing quest for renewable energy, wind turbines grow in size. This means that higher demands are posed on the transporting structures, also called tower grillages, which brings its challenges for their design. The fact that the structures considered in this thesis are placed on a ship makes the design even more complicated....master thesis 2022
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Meinders, Naut (author)There is a constant drive to make the next generation machines in the semiconductor industry more precise and faster. For this machines with a high repeatability, good dynamics and long lifetime are needed. Compliant mechanisms are suitable candidates to be used in this kind of machines because they can be manufactured monolithically, don’t wear...master thesis 2021
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Hinz, J.P. (author), Jaeschke, Andrzej (author), Möller, M. (author), Vuik, Cornelis (author)This paper proposes a shape optimization algorithm based on the principles of Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) in which the parameterization of the geometry enters the problem formulation as an additional PDE-constraint. Inspired by the isoparametric principle of IGA, the parameterization and the governing state equation are treated using the same...journal article 2021
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Agromayor, Roberto (author), Anand, N. (author), Müller, Jens Dominik (author), Pini, M. (author), Nord, Lars O. (author)Turbomachinery design is increasingly carried out by means of automated workflows based on high-fidelity physical models and optimization algorithms. The parametrization of the blade geometry is an essential aspect of such workflows because it defines the design space in which an optimal solution can be found. Currently, parametrization...journal article 2021
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Sivaramakrishnan, Siddharth (author)Shock mounts are crucial components in reducing the transmissibility of a shock or impact, thereby protecting the objective system. Such shock mounts are application-specific and need a redesign for specific uses. This study establishes a transient nonlinear finite element optimization procedure to design a shock mount for withstanding an...master thesis 2020
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Wubbe, T. (author)This thesis addresses the capabilities and challenges of automated design approaches, specifically for ap-plication in which a combination of heat transfer and flow is needed. The objective is to use automateddesign approaches from literature and to identify the bottlenecks.For this purpose, an industrial thermal-fluid airshower is designed,...master thesis 2020
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Gaens, Hendrik (author)In the pursuit of a new ultra-efficient generation of turbomachines, novel and more sophisticated flow simulation and optimization methods have to be adopted. With the development of harmonic balance (HB) methods and adjoint optimization, questions arise on the concrete benefits of using one method over another. This research investigates the...master thesis 2020
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Vuijk, Wouter (author)The common practice of designing a ship is to look for ships with similar specifications and alter it to the client's needs. This often leads to structurally redundant and therefore overdimensioned ship designs. Hence, much improvement could be expected from ship structures where optimization algorithms help advise in the design process. In this...master thesis 2020
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Pini, M. (author), Azzini, L. (author), Vitale, S. (author), Colonna, Piero (author)This paper presents a fully turbulent two-phase discrete adjoint method for metastable condensing flows targeted to turbomachinery applications. The method is based on a duality preserving algorithm and implemented in the open-source CFD tool SU2. The optimization framework is applied to the shape optimization of two canonical steam turbine...journal article 2020
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Schreurs, K. W.A. (author), Radaelli, G. (author), Alijani, F. (author)Compliant shape-preserving mechanisms fill a small niche within the established research field of compliant mechanisms. To date no report exists on a compliant shape-preserving ring, even though these mechanisms can give rise to a multitude of practical applications. They can essentially act as novel sealing mechanisms, compliant grippers or...journal article 2020
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van Tilburg, Alex (author)To reach the European Union climate targets of 2020 the rate of refurbishment must increase. The problem is that there are many barriers to refurbishment, which causes a low rate and low quality. The objective is to overcome these barriers and stimulate facade refurbishment. This thesis looks at the improvement, that can be made when replacing...master thesis 2019
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Thedens, P. (author), De Oliveira Andrade, G.L. (author), Schmehl, R. (author)We present a multidisciplinary design optimization method for the profile and structural reinforcement layout of a ram‐air kite rib. The aim is to minimize the structural elastic energy and to maximize the traction power of a ram‐air kite used for airborne wind energy generation. Because of the large deformations occurring during flight, a fluid...journal article 2019
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Schreurs, Koen (author)Compliant shape-preserving mechanisms fullfil a tiny niche within the established research field of compliant mechanisms. To date no report exists on a compliant shape-preserving ring, that is while these mechanisms can give rise to a multitude of practical applications. They can essentially act as novel sealing mechanisms, compliant grippers or...master thesis 2019
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Xia, Y. (author), Wu, Yue (author), Hendriks, M.A.N. (author)In current optimization methods for free-form shells, the shape and topology are usually optimized separately. These methods are based on the assumption that the shape and topology of a shell influence each other only slightly, but this is not always correct. Moreover, different parameterization models are used in the shape optimization and...journal article 2019
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Vergeer, Michael (author)In the offshore industry, there is a growing demand for designing efficient, sustainable and competitive products. In order to fulfil the component requirements, a method named topology optimization can be applied. This is a mathematical design method which can be used in the early phases of the design process.At IHC there is an interest of...master thesis 2018
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Slooten, Elgar (author)The demand for sustainable high-rise buildings is growing. Such sustainable high-rise could be realized by the use of mass timber for the structural design instead of more conventional building materials such as steel and concrete. Timber is a renewable resource which can be CO<sub>2</sub> neutral if reforestation takes place to close its carbon...master thesis 2018
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Torre, Francesco (author)Turbopumps are used in large-scale liquid rockets to inject the cryogenic propellants into the combustor. The turbopumps operate at high rotational speed, which in turn leads to cavitation at the inlet of the impeller. Cavitation can cause performance issues, instabilities and mechanical damage of the blades.<br/>This thesis presents and...master thesis 2018
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Wang, Weiming (author), Liu, Yong-Jin (author), Wu, J. (author), Tian, Shengjing (author), Wang, C.C. (author), Liu, Ligang (author), Liu, Xiuping (author)Offsetting-based hollowing is a solid modeling operation widely used in 3D printing, which can change the model's physical properties and reduce the weight by generating voids inside a model. However, a hollowing operation can lead to additional supporting structures for fabrication in interior voids, which cannot be removed. As a consequence...journal article 2018
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