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Zhou, Z. (author)As a good rule of thumb, one-line models have been in use for a wide range of coastal projects for the past 30 years to predict the beach morphological change and make the appropriate shoreline management plans. Though applied to many coastal sites with certain success, these models are still under further development so as to achieve better...master thesis 2011
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Andutta, Fernando P. (author), Helfer, Fernanda (author), de Miranda, Luiz Bruner (author), Deleersnijder, E.L.C. (author), Thomas, Christopher (author), Lemckert, Charles (author)Transport timescales (TTS), namely residence time and exposure time, were computed for adjacent shallow meso-tidal tropical estuarines system using the Lagrangian model D-Waq Part coupled with the hydrodynamic model Delft3D-Flow, and the Constituent-oriented Age and Residence time Theory, CART. The main results are threefold: (a) The TTS...journal article 2016
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Vincent, David (author), Karatekin, Özgur (author), Vallaeys, Valentin (author), Hayes, Alexander G (author), Mastrogiuseppe, Marco (author), Notarnicola, Claudia (author), Dehant, Véronique (author), Deleersnijder, E.L.C. (author)In the context of the emergence of extraterrestrial oceanography, we adapted an existing oceanographic model, SLIM (www.climate.be/slim), to the conditions of Titan, a moon of Saturn. The tidal response of the largest southern lake at Titan’s surface, namely Ontario Lacus, is simulated. SLIM solves the 2D, depth-averaged shallow water equations...journal article 2016
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Uysal, H. (author)The main question of this thesis is the result of a survey by ‘provincie Zuid-Holland’ (PZH), that has developed a ‘uniform model’ for the assessment of the structural safety of existing prefabricated culverts. PZH is considering the possibility of using generic parameters to decide on the strength of existing culverts in the area. The province...master thesis 2017
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van de Beek, Floris (author)A robust and flexible numerical framework was developed for modelling of dielectric-barrier discharge applicable to plasma actuated flow control. In OpenFOAM, a solver was built which solves convection-diffusion equations for ionized species coupled to Gauss’ law for electrostatics and includes a chemical model to account for the various...master thesis 2017
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Huppes, Nova (author)Dams are an essential part of the Dutch flood defence works to protect the hinterland from flooding by the sea. Sand closures are the construction of closure dams with sand as the main building material. The rising and falling tide generates a current through the closure gap, which increases in strength as the gap becomes smaller. This current...master thesis 2017
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EVersdijk, Matthijs (author)Besides building ultra-lightweight sportscars, Donkervoort Automobielen B.V. is developing a novel core material to be applied in complex shaped composite sandwich structures. This material goes by the name of X-Core and has the unique capability of generating the pressure required for facesheet consolidation, enabling a one-shot manufacturing...master thesis 2017
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Schiaretti, Matteo (author)Fatigue is the most common source behind failures of mechanical structures. In order to study the phenomena, experiments have been performed by Lloyd's Register and other tests have been presented in literature. Performing real life fatigue experiments requires a long time, a considerable amount of money and it is size limited. <br/><br/>The...master thesis 2017
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Çelik, M. (author), Devendran, Kathikeyan (author), Paulussen, Geert (author), Pronk, Pepijn (author), Frinking, Ferry (author), de Jong, W. (author), Boersma, B.J. (author)A new concept for energy efficient annealing of steel strip comprises of multiple rotating heat pipes. Each heat pipe extracts heat from the cooling strip which is reused to increase the temperature of the heating strip. In this context, the heat transfer between the steel strip and the rotating heat pipe is investigated. When the strip is...journal article 2018
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Geschiere, Frank (author)The increasing demand in renewable energy motivates the search for new renewable energy sources. The ocean is a vast energy source of both thermal and kinetic energy, however methods to harness this energy haven’t reached maturity yet. Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), a method to harness the thermal energy of the ocean, could change this....master thesis 2018
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Drenth, Paul (author)A mega-feeder nourishment is a concentrated nourishment that disperses over time due to wind, waves, and tide, and as a result ‘feeds’ its adjacent coasts. During the design phase of a nourishment, performance indicators can enable an objective comparison of a mega-feeder nourishment to alternative nourishment strategies, In the case of an...master thesis 2018
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Vergassola, Marco (author)Offshore wind energy is a fast-growing sector and it is quickly increasing its share in the European electricity mix. However, the costs are still high and the economic feasibility of offshore wind turbines is limited to shallow waters. This limitation plays a relevant role in the development of the sector and limits the offshore wind...master thesis 2018
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Stoter, Mike (author)Scarcity of (green) energy resources drives mankind further offshore and towards deeper waters. Protection of subsea infrastructure is of eminent importance in these environments. The key parameter to have a good control over the installation of rock is the falling time. For larger water depths up to 1200 meters, the accuracy of the falling time...master thesis 2018
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Mattheus, Katleen (author)EX-CORE, a novel foam core material developed by Donkervoort Automobielen B.V., allows the creation of complexly shaped sandwich structures in a one-shot out-of-autoclave manufacturing process. Products with small tolerances and high surface quality on all surfaces can be obtained. The EX-CORE technology has achieved its intended goal at...master thesis 2018
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Phan Khanh, L. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author), Zijlema, Marcel (author), Truong, H.T.X. (author), Aarninkhof, S.G.J. (author)Wave attenuation through mangrove forests has received more and more attention, especially in the context of increasing coastal erosion and sea-level-rise. Numerous studies have focused on studying the reduction of wave height in a mangrove forest. However, the understanding of this attenuation process is still in its infancy. In order to obtain...journal article 2019
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Hoonhout, B.M. (author), de Vries, S. (author)Mega nourishments are a novel approach to stimulating coastal safety and resilience. Mega nourishments are intended to spread along the coast on a decadal time scale by natural sediment transport processes with a minimum of intrusion into the natural coastal system. The supratidal morphodynamic behaviour of mega nourishments is not well...journal article 2019
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Dijkhuis, Koos (author)Dam reservoirs form a crucial part for human society storing water, controlling floods, providing hydropower, water for irrigation and drinking. Annually 1% of the worldwide dam reservoirs storage capacity is lost, caused by sedimentation. The inflow of sediment and reduction of flow velocity and turbulence in the reservoir pro- vides favourable...master thesis 2019
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de Leeuw, Koen (author)In 2022 the first 12 MW offshore wind turbines are expected to be installed. Due to the continuous upscaling of wind turbine generators new problems are expected to arise during the installation of the turbines. Especially the workability of the installation of larger wind turbine blades, which are already causing problems during the...master thesis 2019
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Yang, Shangyu (author), Zhang, Renren (author), Wang, Jianjun (author), Li, Xinhong (author), Fan, Heng (author), Yang, M. (author)Ultra-deep oil and gas wells have become a new development trend in onshore oil and gas exploitation. However, Ultra-deep oil and gas wellbore casing is with high failure risk due to the harsh environment. It is essential to evaluate the reliability of wellbore casing. This paper assesses the operational reliability of wellbore casing using...journal article 2020
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Bakker, Floor (author)To exploit its socio-economic functions, engineering measures are regularly applied in estuaries. Estuaries are, however, known to be very complex systems. Stemming from this complexity is the generation of a so-called estuarine turbidity maximum (ETM), which poses great siltation problems to the engineering measures. An engineering measure,...master thesis 2020