Creating a Phantom of the Vaginal Cavity for Gynaecological Brachytherapy

The goal of this study is to create a phantom which can be used to test strategies for sealing the vaginal cavity, so that ultrasound gel can be used to fill the vaginal cavity improve the visibility of the vaginal cavity in MR-images.<br/>Silicone rubber and PolyVinyl Alcohol (PVA) were tested, to check whether their mechanical properties can...

Numerical Simulation for the Pressure Distribution of the Compaction Roller in in-situ consolidation processes

Automated tape or fiber placement (ATP/AFP) with in-situ consolidation has been identified as a promising manufacturing technique for thermoplastic (TP) composites, which are highly in-demand in the aerospace industry for future aircraft structural applications. This manufacturing technique is attractive since it has the potential to eliminate...

The development of a hybrid manufacturing system that combines multimaterial 3D-printing with silicone casting for the development of soft robotic parts

This master thesis discusses the development of a hybrid manufacturing system that combines multi-material 3D-printing with silicone casting. The parties involved in this project were soft robotics research group at the University of Technology Delft and Ultimaker. Ultimaker served an advisory role and helped in providing the needed hardware....

Electrical Treeing in Insulation Materials for High Voltage AC Subsea Connectors under High Hydrostatic Pressures: Electrical tree, partial discharge behaviour and light emission in SiR

To enable the next generation subsea boosting and processing facilities, high power electrical connectors are strongly needed and considered one of the most critical components of the system. <br/>Electrical tree growth is a precursor to electrical breakdown in high voltage insulation materials. Therefore, the study of the tree growth dependency...