Pieter Verboven

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...

Spray Deposition and Coverage in Potato and Brussels Sprouts Using Drift-Reducing Spray Configurations

In dense or structurally complex canopies, spray applications often fail to adequately reach the specific plant sites where pest organisms reside, typically the lower canopy and abaxial leaf surfaces. An additional challenge is balancing drift mitigation while providing adequate...

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...