Bart M. Nicolaï

A dynamic modeling framework for energy performance evaluation and optimization of commercial chicory root storage

Commercial postharvest storage rooms consume electrical energy, yet opportunities for operational optimization remain underexplored. Existing models often represent refrigeration using predefined switching cycles or prescribed boundary conditions, without dynamically coupling coo...

In-situ visualisation of the micromechanical deformation of apple tissue using 4D X-ray computed tomography with digital volume correlation

Continuous X-ray computed tomography (XCT) combined with digital volume correlation (DVC) is presented to quantify internal three-dimensional strain and failure dynamics in apple cortex tissue during compression, revealing how the cellular microstructure governs its mechanical re...