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Sabelis, Juliana (author)A chin deformity does not rarely accompany dentofacial deformities. A correction of the chin (genioplasty) is sometimes indicated in addition to orthognathic surgery. Computer-assisted surgery allows virtual planning in...master thesis 2020
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Bills, Liam (author)The validation of SU2 for modelling classical non-ideal compressible fluid dynamics will advance the research into efficient ORC turbomachinery design. This study determines the validity of the two-dimensional flow solver for predicting the isentropic expansion of Siloxane MM through a converging-diverging nozzle using...master thesis 2020
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van Diepen, Simon (author)Methane is the second-strongest anthropogenic greenhouse gas, whose concentrations have more than doubled since pre-industrial times. Due to its short atmospheric lifetime, it is promising for climate change mitigation. This thesis focuses on estimating methane emissions from time-averaged satellite-measured concentration maps. The current...master thesis 2020
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van den Bos, Laurens (author)The temperature of drinking water is an important parameter, affecting physical, chemical, biological and aesthetic properties of the water. Currently, measurements exceeding the legal limit of 25ᵒC at the tap are exceptional. However, there are reasons to believe that the number of exceedances will increase due to climate change and...master thesis 2020
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Scudelari De Macedo, Luiz Francisco (author)The Finite Element Method possess the intrinsic characteristic that, due to the assumptions made for the parameters of the problem being modelled, a deterministic uncertainty on the obtained results is always present. This research makes use of basic statistical concepts to obtain reference values for a possible quantification of this...master thesis 2020
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Cao, Wen-Jun (author)The train wheel flat is one of the most common damages in the railway system. It occurs when a wheel locks up while the train is moving. The early detection of wheel-flat severity is crucial for passenger comfort and the safety of the railway operation. However, it is still challenging to quantify the properties of wheel flats (e.g., sizes)...conference paper 2020
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Liu, Shengnan (author), Neleman, Tara (author), Hartman, Eline M.J. (author), Ligthart, Jurgen M.R. (author), Witberg, Karen T. (author), van der Steen, A.F.W. (author), Wentzel, Jolanda J. (author), Daemen, Joost (author), van Soest, Gijs (author)Coronary calcification represents a challenge in the treatment of coronary artery disease by stent placement. It negatively affects stent expansion and has been related to future adverse cardiac events. Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is known for its high sensitivity in detecting coronary calcification. At present, automated quantification...journal article 2020
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Mészáros, L. (author), van der Meulen, F.H. (author), Jongbloed, G. (author), El Serafy, G.Y.H. (author)Available climate change projections, which can be used for quantifying future changes in marine and coastal ecosystems, usually consist of a few scenarios. Studies addressing ecological impacts of climate change often make use of a low- (RCP2.6), moderate- (RCP4.5) or high climate scenario (RCP8.5), without taking into account further...journal article 2020
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Santanoceto, M. (author), Tiberga, M. (author), Perko, Z. (author), Dulla, Sandra (author), Lathouwers, D. (author)Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) of numerical simulations is highly relevant in the study and design of complex systems. Among the various approaches available, Polynomial Chaos Expansion (PCE) analysis has recently attracted great interest. It belongs to non-intrusive spectral projection methods and consists of constructing system responses...conference paper 2020
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Sarma, R. (author), Dwight, R.P. (author), Viré, A.C. (author)Downwind wind turbine blades are subjected to tower wake forcing at every rotation, which can lead to structural fatigue. Accurate characterisation of the unsteady aeroelastic forces in the blade design phase requires detailed representation of the aerodynamics, leading to computationally expensive simulation codes, which lead to intractable...journal article 2020
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Jesus de Moraes, R. (author), Hajibeygi, H. (author), Jansen, J.D. (author)In data assimilation problems, various types of data are naturally linked to different spatial resolutions (e.g., seismic and electromagnetic data), and these scales are usually not coincident to the subsurface simulation model scale. Alternatives like upscaling/downscaling of the data and/or the simulation model can be used, but with...journal article 2020
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Bazin, Pierre Louis (author), Nijsse, Hannah E. (author), van der Zwaag, Wietske (author), Gallichan, Daniel (author), Alkemade, Anneke (author), Vos, F.M. (author), Forstmann, Birte U. (author), Caan, Matthan W.A. (author)Sub-millimeter imaging at 7T has opened new possibilities for qualitatively and quantitatively studying brain structure as it evolves throughout the life span. However, subject motion introduces image blurring on the order of magnitude of the spatial resolution and is thus detrimental to image quality. Such motion can be corrected for, but...journal article 2020
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Alsayyari, F.S. (author), Tiberga, M. (author), Perko, Z. (author), Lathouwers, D. (author), Kloosterman, J.L. (author)We use a novel nonintrusive adaptive Reduced Order Modeling method to build a reduced model for a molten salt reactor system. Our approach is based on Proper Orthogonal Decomposition combined with locally adaptive sparse grids. Our reduced model captures the effect of 27 model parameters on k<sub>eff</sub> of the system and the spatial...journal article 2020
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Feng, Cuijie (author), Welles, L. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Pronk, M. (author), de Graaff, D.R. (author), van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. (author)Phosphorus has been successfully eliminated from wastewater by biological techniques of enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) process, which relies on a specific microbiota of polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs) that accumulate phosphate as polyphosphates (poly-P). Most methods for quantification of poly-P pools suffer from...journal article 2020
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Martini, Giulia (author)Despite therelevance of the road infrastructure, the mechanisms governing the mechanicalproperties of asphalt concrete pavements, are currently not sufficientlyunderstood. Many empirical models of different complexity are proposed in theliterature; however, (i) they all have below high (R2 =0.85) predictiveaccuracy; (ii)...master thesis 2019
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Blauw, Alexander (author)Turbulent flows are commonly encountered in scientific research or engineering applications and need simulations to be resolved. The Navier-Stokes equations govern the simulations of turbulent flows. One of the most common ways to solve the Navier-Stokes equations is to analyse the Reynolds averaged form (RANS). Next to the increasing...master thesis 2019
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Peerlings, Bram (author)In the highly uncertain environment of conceptual aircraft design and technology assessment and selection, making good decisions is of utmost importance. Aiming to contribute to improving decision quality, the problem was researched from both a technical as well as a socio-psychological perspective. In the technical perspective, the uncertainty...master thesis 2019
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Sciacchitano, A. (author)Particle image velocimetry (PIV) has become the chief experimental technique for velocity field measurements in fluid flows. The technique yields quantitative visualizations of the instantaneous flow patterns, which are typically used to support the development of phenomenological models for complex flows or for validation of numerical...review 2019
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Loosveld, Erik (author)Due to recent advancements in automated driving systems, drivers are able to withdraw themselves from the control loop of the vehicle in certain driving situations. However, system limits occur relatively frequently, which results in the driver having to take back control. It is argued most currently used take-over quality quantification methods...master thesis 2019
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Scharnowski, S. (author), Sciacchitano, A. (author), Kahler, Christian J. (author)For the reliable estimation of velocity vector fields by means of particle image velocimetry (PIV), the cross-correlation functions calculated from the signal within each interrogation window must feature a distinct peak that represents the average shift of the particle image ensemble. A high valid detection probability (VDP) of the correct...journal article 2019