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The invention relates to a method of exterminating weed, which method comprises the steps of: providing an extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) having at least one open side (14d), placing the open side (14d) over weed to be exterminated; substantially closing off the edge of the open side of the extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b) and the ground or soil in which the weed is present; providing a refrigerant in the extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b, 14c); keeping the extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) in place for a length of time sufficient to exterminate or kill the respective weed by means of the refrigerant while the exterminator moves forward. The invention further relates to a weed exterminator (1) having at least one extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) having at least one open side (14d)., Industrial Design Engineering

The invention relates to a method of exterminating weed, which method comprises the steps of: providing an extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) having at least one open side (14d), placing the open side (14d) over weed to be exterminated; substantially closing off the edge of the open side of the extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b) and the ground or soil in which the weed is present; providing a refrigerant in the extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b, 14c); keeping the extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) in place for a length of time sufficient to exterminate or kill the respective weed by means of the refrigerant while the exterminator moves forward. The invention further relates to a weed exterminator (1) having at least one extermination chamber (14, 14a, 14b, 14c) having at least one open side (14d)., Industrial Design Engineering

Aerodynamics & Wind Energy, Aerospace Engineering

Aerodynamics & Wind Energy, Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

A vessel (1) with a motion compensation platform (4), which platform is provided with at least one carrier (6) for bearing, moving and/or transferring a load, actuators (5) for moving the carrier relative to the vessel, preferably in six degrees of freedom, a control system for driving the actuators (5), and motion sensors for measuring motions of the vessel (1) relative to the at least one element in the surrounding area, which measurements are used as input for the control system, wherein at least one at least partly passive pressure element (9) is provided for applying, during use, a pressure to the carrier for at least partly bearing this., Aerospace Engineering

A vessel (1) with a motion compensation platform (4), which platform is provided with at least one carrier (6) for bearing, moving and/or transferring a load, actuators (5) for moving the carrier relative to the vessel, preferably in six degrees of freedom, a control system for driving the actuators (5), and motion sensors for measuring motions of the vessel (1) relative to the at least one element in the surrounding area, which measurements are used as input for the control system, wherein at least one at least partly passive pressure element (9) is provided for applying, during use, a pressure to the carrier for at least partly bearing this., Aerospace Engineering

To meet growing energy demands, the Kyoto protocol and the much desired diversification of supply, wind energy has become a mainstream source of energy in the EU. Cost wise it is already competing with gas fired electricity. In the last decade wind moved offshore to accommodate even more wind power. The offshore wind resource is more abundant and of a better quality, resulting in higher electricity output. On the other hand, the cost of installing turbines offshore is higher than onshore. To improve the cost-effectiveness of offshore wind, the risks involved must be known and mitigated and the critical design parameters must be optimised. From an engineering point of view, these requirements can be met through the following steps: - understand the basics of offshore wind turbines - apply lessons learned from previous projects - improve design tools. This thesis focuses on the design of the support structure. First, the basics of offshore engineering and of wind energy technology are summarized, specifically focused on the support structure design. Then, an overview is given of four actual offshore wind farm designs and their details. The design methods were compared mutually and with a design of a typical offshore oil platform. For most of the design steps, the methodology is consistent. Only the fatigue damage assessment is done differently for each individual project. Fatigue assessment in offshore engineering is done in the frequency domain. This method can be applied because the wave loads can be effectively linearized. The advantages of the frequency domain method are the clarity of presentation of intermediate results and the final outcome as well as the speed of calculation. The offshore wind industry standard (both onshore and offshore) is to use time domain simulations, which enables taking all non-linearities of the turbine operation into account. A disadvantage of this for the design of support structures is that offshore contractors lack both the aerodyn, Civil Engineering and Geosciences

The vessel (3) is for the transfer of persons or goods to an offshore construction (1,2) and has an upper deck (4) with a platform (5) regulatable as to its position. The platform is supported on hydraulically regulated cylinders (6) fitted on the upper deck. Movement sensors (7) are employed to measure the vessel movements and to them is connected a regulating system coupled to the hydraulic regulating systems. This system, dependent upon the vessel movements, adjusts the position of the platform., Aerospace Engineering

To meet growing energy demands, the Kyoto protocol and the much desired diversification of supply, wind energy has become a mainstream source of energy in the EU. Cost wise it is already competing with gas fired electricity. In the last decade wind moved offshore to accommodate even more wind power. The offshore wind resource is more abundant and of a better quality, resulting in higher electricity output. On the other hand, the cost of installing turbines offshore is higher than onshore. To improve the cost-effectiveness of offshore wind, the risks involved must be known and mitigated and the critical design parameters must be optimised. From an engineering point of view, these requirements can be met through the following steps: - understand the basics of offshore wind turbines - apply lessons learned from previous projects - improve design tools. This thesis focuses on the design of the support structure. First, the basics of offshore engineering and of wind energy technology are summarized, specifically focused on the support structure design. Then, an overview is given of four actual offshore wind farm designs and their details. The design methods were compared mutually and with a design of a typical offshore oil platform. For most of the design steps, the methodology is consistent. Only the fatigue damage assessment is done differently for each individual project. Fatigue assessment in offshore engineering is done in the frequency domain. This method can be applied because the wave loads can be effectively linearized. The advantages of the frequency domain method are the clarity of presentation of intermediate results and the final outcome as well as the speed of calculation. The offshore wind industry standard (both onshore and offshore) is to use time domain simulations, which enables taking all non-linearities of the turbine operation into account. A disadvantage of this for the design of support structures is that offshore contractors lack both the aerodyn, Civil Engineering and Geosciences

The vessel (3) is for the transfer of persons or goods to an offshore construction (1,2) and has an upper deck (4) with a platform (5) regulatable as to its position. The platform is supported on hydraulically regulated cylinders (6) fitted on the upper deck. Movement sensors (7) are employed to measure the vessel movements and to them is connected a regulating system coupled to the hydraulic regulating systems. This system, dependent upon the vessel movements, adjusts the position of the platform., Aerospace Engineering