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Computational modelling and scale model validation of airflow patterns in naturally ventilated barns Ghent University
The application of natural ventilation in livestock farming still requires better understanding. Key issues are the configuration and dimensions of the ventilation openings throughout the barn. In this paper we tested the effect of six different ventilation opening configurations upon indoor air velocities, by means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The 2D CFD results were verified with data from scale model experiments in a wind tunnel. ...
Techniques to determine ventilation rate and airflow characteristics through naturally ventilated buildings KU Leuven
This thesis contributes to ventilation studies for various applications, including animal houses, residential buildings, and food storage facilities.With an increased awareness of the cost and environmental impacts of energy use, natural ventilation has become an increasingly attractive method for reducing energy use and cost, for providing acceptable indoor environmental quality, and for maintaining a healthy, comfortable, and productive indoor ...
Water-Based Heating/Cooling in Residential Buildings: Towards Optimal Heat Emission/Absorption Elements (Water-gebaseerde verwarming/koeling in residentiële gebouwen: naar optimale warmte emissie-/absorptie-elementen) KU Leuven
This dissertation describes the development of a new method for si mulating water-based heating/cooling installations in residential buildi ngs and demonstrates how such method could be used to determine optimal heat emission/absorption elements for residential buildings. The reason to develop this new simulation method was to define optimal h eat emission/absorption elements that fulfil the thermal comfort require ments in an energy efficient ...
Radiological impact of almost a century of phosphate industry in Flanders, Belgium KU Leuven
In Belgium, since about 1920, the phosphate industry has been an important industrial activity. It is principally situated in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, and produces mainly phosphoric acid, fertilizers, and cattle food. At its height, between 1980 and 1990, it processed between 1.5 and 2.0 Mt of phosphate ore of varying origin per year. In total, more than 60 Mt of ore were handled, containing about 72 TBq of 226Ra and 3.5 TBq of ...
Radiological impact of almost a century of phosphate industry in Flanders, Belgium KU Leuven
In Belgium, since about 1920, the phosphate industry has been an important industrial activity. It is principally situated in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, and produces mainly phosphoric acid, fertilizers, and cattle food. At its height, between 1980 and 1990, it processed between 1.5 and 2.0 Mt of phosphate ore of varying origin per year. In total, more than 60 Mt of ore were handled, containing about 72 TBq of 226 Ra and 3.5 TBq of ...
A Smart Home Agriculture System Based on Internet of Things University of Antwerp
Internet of Things (IoT) has a growing application in agriculture and smart farming. Different monitoring, controlling and tracking systems have been proposed for increasing the efficiency and quality of agricultural products. While most of the existing systems focus on industrial farming, many people would like to create their own small-scale farms at home to produce organic products for their daily consumption. However, due to the lack of ...
Life cycle of the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola at different temperatures under non-flooded and flooded conditions KU Leuven
The life cycle of the rice root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola, was studied in an indoor growth chamber on the susceptible Asian rice cultivar UPLRi-5 at 29/26 and 36/32 °C (day/night temperature) under non-flooded and flooded conditions. Adult females were observed 11 days after inoculation (DAI) at 36/32 °C under non-flooded conditions and at 29/26 °C under flooded conditions. At 29/26 °C under non-flooded conditions, adult females ...
Assessing the functional and metabolic effects of feeding garra fishmeal to broiler chickens Ghent University
Assessing the functional and metabolic effects of feeding Garra fish meal to broiler chickens Awot Teklu Mebratu1,2, Yohannes Tekle Asfaw3, Geert Paul Jules Janssens1 1Ghent University, Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Merelbeke, Belgium, 2Mekelle University, Department of Animal Reproduction and Welfare, Mekelle, Ethiopia, 3Mekelle University, Department of Veterinary Basic and Diagnostic Sciences, Mekelle, Ethiopia, e-mail: ...