Three schoolboards of primary education in a new town in the Netherlands were confronted with disappointing student results over a longer period of time. They joined forces and asked the local government and an associative professor at a university of applied sciences (the author of this article) for help. …

Introduction In the harbor of Zierikzee there is a strong tidal influence. The difference between the water levels during high and low tide lies around the three meters. The harbors De Oude Haven and ‘T Sas fall dry during an extremely low tide. When these harbors fall dry, foundations will come in …

In dit onderzoeksrapport wordt antwoord gegeven op de volgende vraag: Welke aanbevelingen kunnen aan het gemeentebestuur van Goirle gegeven worden over het invullen van de inspraak voor belanghebbenden met betrekking tot de juridische procedure die gevolgd moet worden voor het plaatsen van windturbines, …

Over the past decades, Inconel 718 and titanium 6Al4V have established their roles as prefered material in the gas turbine industry. Production of complex parts with these alloys using conventional production however is time consuming and expensive. With AM fabrication of metals developing fast, the …

In this report, the details of an investigation into the e ect of the low induction wind turbines on the Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCoE) in a 1GW o shore wind farm is outlined. The 10 MW INNWIND.EU conventional wind turbine and its low induction variant, the 10 MW AVATAR wind turbine, are considered …

In de Maas staan zeven stuwen die aan vervanging toe zijn. Omdat dit een grote kostenpost is wordt in een vroeg stadium naar verscheidene mogelijkheden gekeken. Eén van de mogelijkheden is het integreren van een WKC. Dit kan de uitvoeringskosten omlaag halen en maakt het makkelijker alle onderdelen te …

The increase in renewable energy sources will require an increase in the operational flexibility of the grid, due to the intermittent nature of these sources. This can be achieved for the gas and the electricity grid, which are integrated by means of power-to-gas and vice versa, by applying gas and other …

Turbine blade cooling has been a topic of significant interest, as increasing turbine entry temperatures result in higher cooling requirements. The present numerical method divides the blade into a finite number of elements in the span and peripheral directions and solves the heat transfer fundamental …

Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) has a business growth objective of gaining more orders in the wind turbine generator installation field. For this purpose the company is interested in finding alternative solutions for their installation methods. The main subject of this report is finding alternative solutions …

Gasturbines worden op grote schaal gebruikt voor het opwekken van elektriciteit en de voortstuwing van vliegtuigen en schepen. De zwaarst belaste onderdelen in deze motoren, de turbine rotor bladen, worden gemaakt van éénkristallijne nikkel superlegeringen. Het superieure hoge temperatuur gedrag van …