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Laguarda, L. (author), Hickel, S. (author)We propose several enhancements to improve the accuracy and performance of the digital filter turbulent inflow generation technique and assess their efficacy in the context of wall-resolved large-eddy simulations of a compressible turbulent boundary layer. Improvements of accuracy include a more realistic correlation function for the...journal article 2024
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Li, Z. (author)Endovascular interventions, as emerging medical therapies, utilize blood vessels as conduits to access anatomically challenging regions deep within the body. Within endovascular interventions, one of the prominent challenges involves maneuvering the instrument tip by coordinating insertion, retraction, and torque actions at the proximal end of...doctoral thesis 2023
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Vis, Floris (author)The mining industry is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and operational costs. The transportation of materials within mining operations, especially using diesel-powered trucks, accounts for a substantial portion of both emissions and costs. Optimizing fuel consumption in this context is crucial for environmental...master thesis 2023
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Bruun, Lasse (author)Access to microgravity has benefits across a large variety of fields. It presents unique features including the absence of convection, sedimentation, and buoyancy, which introduce new possibilities within physical and chemical processes. The dominance of diffusion in microgravity allows more uniform and precise structures to be formed within...master thesis 2023
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Du, Ximing (author)At present, many studies have begun to focus on evaluating urban accessibility and livability, which can be a series of great guidance for future urban planning considering residents’ personal perceptions of various living aspects. It can be observed from the existing literature that urban accessibility has a mature evaluation system,...student report 2023
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van Dijk, Julian (author)The Hierarchical Subspace Iteration Method is a novel method used to compute eigenpairs of the Laplace-Beltrami problem. It reduces the number of iterations required for convergence by restricting the problem to a smaller space and prolonging the solution as a starting point. This method has shown great performance improvements for Laplace...master thesis 2023
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Duanmu, Zhengliang (author)With the development of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), a promising future for their implementation becomes increasingly apparent. However, it is essential to acknowledge that the effects of AV deployment are not straightforward, particularly when considering scenarios involving AVs from different manufacturers and various levels of automation. The...master thesis 2023
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Xu, Chenghao (author)In recent years, visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) have gained significant attention and found wide-ranging applications in diverse scenarios. Recent advances in computer vision and deep learning also enrich visual SLAM capabilities in scene understanding and large-scale operation. However, despite remarkable performance in...master thesis 2023
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Mansour Pour, K. (author)Borehole operations play a crucial role in managing various subsurface activities related to energy, including energy storage, geothermal energy production, CO2 sequestration, oil and gas extraction, wastewater disposal, and thermal recovery processes. In recent times, intelligent well technologies, such as long deviated multi-lateral wells...doctoral thesis 2023
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Mohammad, Samir (author)Understanding human behavior in overtaking scenarios is crucial for enhancing road safety in mixed traffic with automated vehicles (AVs). Modeling plays a pivotal role in advancing our comprehension of human overtaking behavior in dynamically evolving scenarios. Currently, our understanding of overtaking behavior primarily revolves around...master thesis 2023
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Li, X. (author)This thesis contributes to the effective and efficient application of unsteady adjoint methods to Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) for Large Eddy Simulation (LES). Three aspects, i.e., subgrid-scale model error, storage cost of high-dimensional data, and stability of the adjoint problem for turbulent flows, were studied to make adjoint-based mesh...doctoral thesis 2023
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