Description

Organising an annual mini-symposium is one of the activities of the Department of Technical Physics of the Royal Institute of Engineers.
This series of mini-symposia focuses on the role of Physics in society and the importance of physics in this in other fields of science and technologies.

For example, in 2013 there was a mini-symposium on the role of "Technical Physics in Research and Restoration of Fine Art". Prior to that, there were symposia dealing with the role of Physics in Satellite Technology (Above and Extraterrestrial Physics), and Medical Technology, among others.

For 2014, there will be a focus on the role of Technical Physics in technology related to water.

Programme:

19.00 - Solar-powered water desalination
Dr E.H. du Marchie van Voorthuysen, Solaq BV and GEZEN Foundation

Treatments will include: Reverse-Osmosis driven by CSP plants,
large-scale many-step distillation (MSF, MED) and membrane distillation
(MEMSTILL). Most attention will be given to small-scale,
direct methods: the water pyramid, the solar still, with or without
multiple effects, and the integrated concept of Blue Sky Solar
Water.

20.00 - Sensors in Dredging Technology. This lecture is in English!!!
Kris Zych, SY Development, IHC Merwede

IHC Mervede is a global leader in production of dredging vessels - ships which literally change the shape of the world. In the presentation we will explain the dredging process, followed by a description of dredging-specific instrumentation. We will focus on flow and density meters, as they are the crucial parameters for controlling the dredging process. We will discuss how magnetic field is used to measure flow velocity and why Geiger-Muller tube onboard a modern dredger is essential. We will conclude with describing the latest advances in radio waves density meter, the most sophisticated instrument under development now

21.00 - Blue Energy - generating electricity from river and sea water
Ing. Willem van Baak, FUJIFILM Manufacturing Europe BV

There is an urgent need to develop sustainable forms of energy to reduce CO2 emissions and global warming.
One sustainable way to generate electricity is to mix sea and river water. Using a membrane process, the chemical potential can be converted into electircity.
This process is better known as "Blue energy".
How does this technology work? What is the potential worldwide? What are the advantages of this technology? What is the energy generation? How are the membranes for this process made?
Is the energy form economically feasible? What are the bottlenecks?

Furthermore, the status of the first Blue Energy pilot on the Afsluitdijk will be discussed.

Location

Hotel Breukelen (next to railway station Breukelen

Stationsweg 91, 3621 LK Breukelen

Organiser

Technical Physics

Name and contact details for information

Coen Groen

coen.groen@inter.nl.net