Within the context of the research programme “Koenst), a natural gas (methane) fuelled heater (Prototype I1) for injection moulding has been developed. When tested, the first prototype of this natural gas fuelled heater showed cracks at some specific spots, especially certain corners inside the hull. …

Summary Purpose:  This paper explores the factors influencing willingness to pay for sustainable technologies in some hospitality industry facilities, particularly hotels. Design, methodology, approach: for this study was used quantitative analysis of the results obtained through a survey conducted …

Fraeylemaborg is a noble house in an earthquake-stricken area of the Netherlands due to the induced seismicity events in the region. The structure is located in the middle of the town of Slochteren which gave its name to the largest gas field in the world upon its discovery in 1959. The gas extraction …

Objective After a stroke event, stroke patients have a reduced ability of walking and their cardiorespiratory fitness, aerobic load and oxygen uptake (V̇O2 peak) is also lowered. A demand to be able to participate in society again for stroke patients is the ability to walk independently whereas these …

The natural gas/diesel dual-fuel engine is an interesting technique to reduce greenhouse gas emission. A limitation of this concept is the emission of un-combusted methane. In this study we analyzed the influence of PFI gas-injection timing on cylinder to cylinder gas-distribution, and the resulting …

In the search for low greenhouse gas propulsion, the dual fuel engine provides a solution to use low carbon fuel at diesel-like high efficiency. Also a lower emission of NOx and particles can be achieved by replacing a substantial part of the diesel fuel by for example natural gas. Limitations can be …

Het bedrijf Smit Lamnalco levert maatwerk van onder andere sleepwerkzaamheden, onderhoud en reparaties van olie en gas terminals en FSO en FPSO escorting services. Hiervan is Smit Lamnalco de voornaamste leverancier en doet dit al vele jaren. De afgelopen twee jaar heeft de afdeling Group Fleet Technology …

Stedin streeft als netbeheerder naar een betrouwbare dienstverlening tegen minimale kosten. Vermogenstransformatoren spelen hierbij een cruciale rol. Een veel gebruikte manier om de toestand van de vermogenstransformatoren te monitoren is de Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA) op een oliemonster. De DGA-resultaten …

The city of Amsterdam wants to have an emission free taxi sector by 2025. In order to reach that goal, the city has taken a number of measures which favour clean taxis above conventional taxis. In 2017, as part of this policy, the city of Amsterdam decided to allow only clean taxis at the Leidseplein …

Dit is de samenvatting van een onderzoek dat is uitgevoerd voor de afdeling Finance & Control van Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) ter optimalisatie van de diensten in het kader van het Turnaround project. Het onderzoek eindigt met enkele aanbevelingen voor de afdeling. Heerema Marine Contractors is …