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The way to produce and use energy is undergoing deep changes with the fast-pace introduction of renewables and the electrification of transportation and heating systems. As a consequence, the electrical grid sees much higher power variability than in the past, challenging its frequency and voltage...

Fruits and berries require due to their perishable nature specific storage conditions. During harvest season, products are stored in large quantities within the storage, resulting in high peak power requirements of the refrigeration system to maintain the setpoint temperature. Furthermore, the...

In the food industry, particularly in the dairy industry, significant amounts of thermal energy are required on different temperature levels. The thermal demand is linked to the production schedule and varies during the day. Hence, solutions are required to avoid part load operation and high peak...

Pasteurisation is an energy-intensive process inside dairies, requiring high temperatures, often achieved using oil, gas or electric steam boilers. Using high temperature heat pumps (HTHP) can instead improve energy efficiency in pasteurization, sterilization, and CIP (cleaning in place). In the...

This study examines the Vortex Induced Motions (VIM) of the INO WINDMOOR 12 MW semi-submersible Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) platform using three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The results from both model- and full-scale simulations are presented. The model scale results...

The motivation for this study is the fast development of floating offshore wind energy and the immature methodology and engineering practice related to predictions of vortex-induced motions (VIM). Benefiting from the oil and gas industry, in the past several decades, extensive knowledge and...

The dispersive motion of surface waves is now routinely used to remotely measure the currents close beneath the surface of oceans and other natural flows. The current manifests as wavelength-dependent Doppler shifts in the spatiotemporal wave spectrum, which is obtained by performing a Fourier...

Sustainability design involves the design of sustainable software systems. There is a growing need to integrate sustainability issues into software development; therefore, many approaches have been developed in recent years. A widely used approach for sustainability design, the Sustainability...

The need for more skilled human resources and higher operational costs in conventional shipping will create the need for autonomous shipping. To make autonomous shipping a reality, the shipping industry will require building supportive infrastructure and facilities to ensure the safe operations of...