Projects
Experimental Characterisation and Model Development of the Thermomechanical Response of Notched Continuous Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites under Tension and Compression at Ambient and Elevated Temperature. Ghent University
Engineers need to justify the usefulness of Unidirectional Thermoplastic Fibre Reinforced Polymers in mechanical design before they can be integrated in high volume production lines of automotive suppliers. For this it is vital that 1) the experimental thermomechanical properties of the material are known; and 2) material models exist which can properly predict the material behaviour. In this project the fundamental knowledge required to ...
True colours of titanium dioxide - coloured titania and their advanced characterisation for use in CO2 reduction and sensing applications University of Antwerp
Doped CVD diamond layers: electrical and opto-electronic characterisation Hasselt University
Quantitative characterisation of nanostructures: from experimental data to precise measurements of unknown structure parameters by means of statistical parameter estimation theory. University of Antwerp
Optimising Acoustic Camouflage through Characterisation and Biomimicry of Moth Scales Ghent University
Defense against predators is critical, and moths have evolved an impressive array of anti-predator strategies to defend themselves. Camouflage in particular is a cost-effective way to escape a predator’s attention and has been widely studied, albeit mainly in the visual domain. Most moths are, however, night-active and therefore mainly need to defend themselves against bats hunting by sound, specifically through echolocation. To escape ...
Advanced characterisation of the hydrogen interaction with AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloys Ghent University
Eutectic high entropy alloys (EHEA) possess attractive properties such as exceptional strength/ductility balance and high castability. The former is achieved by the two-phase nature of these alloys consisting of a hard, BCC-like phase and a soft, FCC-like phase. The balance can even be improved by thermo-mechanical processing of the as-cast, lamellar structure. Research towards the interaction with hydrogen is, however, limited for this new ...
Nonlinear optical characterisation of crystal growth KU Leuven
Crystallization is of crucial importance in the synthesis, separation and purification of high-end materials in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. In spite the importance of crystallization, the knowledge about the mechanisms that lead to crystal growth are not well known.
To understand the different stages of crystallization, different techniques were developed based on harmonic scattering. Various properties such as ...