Projects
Fabrication and characterization of reference nano and micro structures for 3D chemical analysis KU Leuven
Industry is progressively moving towards complex 3D architectures and using advanced materials and heterogeneous systems, which includes both organic and inorganic materials. Obviously, the performance of such complex 3D systems is also determined by the 3D elemental distributions, e.g. dopants distributions, or chemical compositions at the nanometric scale. Thus, 3D metrology should provide an accurate elemental and chemical measurement ...
Multiscale isogeometric analysis of shape memory materials Ghent University
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) belong to a class of smart materials, which have the ability to memorize, recover or retain their original shape after deformations. Due to their superior properties, nowadays the demand of using SMAs for technical application and engineering has been increased in several fields, such as industrial applications and consumer products, aerospace, biomedical, automotive, structures and composites, and even fashion ...
Numerical Analysis and Experimental Assessment of the Dynamic Characteristics of Periodic Structures KU Leuven
Vibrations in the built environment result from road and railway traffic, construction, and industrial activities. In a frequency range between 1 and 80 Hz, these vibrations may cause annoyance to people or disturbance to sensitive equipment, while between 16 and 250 Hz they may lead to structure borne noise. Large buildings such as office, school and residential buildings often have a regular geometry consisting of repeated units. The ...
Numerical hydroelastic analysis of moored flexible offshore floating structures Ghent University
Large moored offshore floating structures (OFSs), such as multi-purpose platforms, renewable energy and aquaculture technologies, artificial islands and floating breakwaters, are mainly exposed to large environmental loads which induce hydroelastic response and structural deformations. Therefore, accurate numerical modelling is essential to assess their serviceability and survivability; this can be only achieved by resolving significant ...
Experimental and numerical analysis of buffeting phenomena and its influence on KU Leuven
Confined flow configurations are encountered in a wide variety of applications, such as car underbodies and ventilation systems in vehicles and buildings. Within these systems, flow detachment typically occurs due to obstacles in the flow and variations of the geometry. Because of the typically light-weight design of the confining structure, these phenomena can lead to large amplitude structure vibrations. This in turn can cause excessive ...
Ductile and brittle fracture assessment of pipeline steels using advanced dynamic tensile tear testing methodology. KU Leuven
Fracture propagation control of high-pressure pipelines is an essential strategy to avoid a catastrophic event that includes both economic losses and environmental damage. To ensure structural integrity over several decades, the pipe material is subjected to an extensive fracture analysis. Lab-scale fracture testing is an essential tool to determine a materials’ resistance against crack propagation. Standardised tests such as the Charpy ...
Combining acoustic sensor data with physical models for virtual sensing in dynamic and mechatronic system design and analysis. KU Leuven
Sound and vibrations are all around us and constantly impact our everyday lives, both consciously and unconsciously. The way something feels and sounds contributes enormously to its perceived quality. For this reason the design of the acoustic and vibrational characteristics of products is becoming ever more important.
The physical laws that govern sound and vibrations have already been known for a long time, but even for moderately ...
Multiscale analysis of polymer blends to predict the thermomechanical response and strength of recycled plastics Ghent University
As concluded by SYSTEMIQ, mechanical recycling approach for plastics will dominate for decades. To elucidate the origin of the thermomechanical performance deficiencies of polymer blends, a computational-experimental multiscale approach digging into the blend microstructure is required. This approach can efficiently guide the eco-oriented design of polymer blend and their usability. This project will build upon a recent proposed model to ...
Multi-scale analysis of textile and derived materials Ghent University
Every textile material, be it for low-end consumer goods or high-end technical products, is exploited for the properties resulting from its multi-scale nature (fibres -> yarns -> textiles -> derivatives). Understanding this multi-scale nature is thus key to improving this materials. Textiles are, for example, well suited for technical applications thanks to their unique combination of lightness, flexibility and strength. Yet such ...