Publications

Peer-Review Publications

• Davide Ambesi, Chris R Kleijn, Emiel A Hartog, Richard HB Bouma, Paul Brasser: “Forced convection mass deposition and heat transfer onto a cylinder sheathed by protective garments”, AIChE J., 60(1), 353-361 (2014).
P. Brasser, M.P. Sobera: “Optimizing Balancing protection and physiological burden of CBRN-protective clothing”, Ch 11 in “Advances in military textiles and personal equipment” Editor: E. Sparks, ISBN 1 84569 699 9, Woodhead Publishing 238-259 (2012).
Yvonne Mergler, Ron Rumley-van Gurp, Paul Brasser, Martijn de Koning, and Earl Goetheer: “Solvents for CO2 capture. Structure-activity relationships combined with Vapour-Liquid-Equilibrium measurements”, Energy Procedia 4 (2011) 259–266
P. Brasser: “Optimizing the protection against the physiological burden of CBRN-clothing”, International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (JOSE) 16(2), 153-168 (2010)
P. Brasser: “Modeling The Relation Between Comfort And Protection Of CBRN-Suits”, in “Porous Media: Heat and Mass Transfer, Transport and Mechanics.”, José Luis Acosta And Andrés Felipe Camacho (eds), ISBN 978-1-60741-401-8, Nova Science Publishers, New York (2009).
P. Brasser and Tiny van Houwelingen: “A Theoretical And Experimental Study Of The Vapour Deposition Onto The Surface Of A Dressed Body Part”, AIChE J, 54(4), 844 – 849 (2008).
MJG Linders, CA v Beest, P Brasser, LFG Geers, G v ‘t Hof, RA Rumley-v Gurp, RP Sterkenburg, SC v Swieten, HW Zappey, ART Hin: “Chemical incident simulator: a new approach for deriving passive defence requirements”, In “Medical Treatment of Intoxications and Decontamination of Chemical Agents in the Area of Terrorist Attack”, C Dishovsky; A Pivovarov; H Benschop (Eds.) , 2006, XVIII, ISBN: 1-4020-4168-3 Ch. 6, 59 – 70 (2006).
P. Brasser: Theoretical and Experimental Study of Airflow Through Clothing around Body Parts. AIChE J., 52(11), 3688 – 3695 (2006).
Gibson, P., Barry, J., Hill, R., Brasser, P., Sobera, M., Kleijn, C.: “Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Protective Clothing Systems”, 15th TANDEC Nonwovens Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 18-20 (2006).
P. Gibson, J. Barry, R. Hill, P. Brasser, M.P. Sobera, C.R. Kleijn: “Computer modelling of heat and mass transport in protective clothing”, Chapter 15 in “Thermal and Moisture Transport in Fibrous Materials, Part 3 Textile-body interactions and modelling issues” Ning Pan and Phil Gibson (Eds.), ISBN 1 84569 057 5, Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 542-559 (2006).
Gibson, P., Barry, J., Hill, R., Brasser, P., Kleijn, C., Sobera, M.: “Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Protective Clothing Systems”, 43rd International Man-Made Fibres Congress, Dornbirn, Austria, September 15-17 (2004).
P. Brasser: “Modeling the Chemical Protective Performance of NBC Clothing Material”, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 1: 620–628 (2004).
Michal P. Sobera, Chris R. Kleijn, Paul Brasser, and Harry E.A. Van den Akker: ” A Multi-scale Numerical Study of the Flow, Heat, and Mass Transfer in Protective Clothing”, In: ICCS 2004, LNCS 3039, Marian Bubak, G. Dick van Albada, Peter M.A. Sloot, Jack J. Dongarra (Editors), Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 637–644.
M.P. Sobera, C.R. Kleijn, P. Brasser and H.E.A van den Akker: “Hydrodynamics of the flow around a circular cylinder sheathed by a porous layer”, Proceedings of HT-FED 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, July 11-15 (2004).
M.P. Sobera,  C.R. Kleijn, P. Brasser and H.E.A van den Akker, “Multiscale CFD Of The Flow, Heat And Mass Transfer Through A Porous Materials With Application To Protective Garments”, Proceedings of 2004 ASME Pressure Vessel And Piping Conference, San Diego, USA, (2004).
J. Barry, R. Hill, P. Brasser, M.P. Sobera, C.R. Kleijn, and P. Gibson: “Computational fluid dynamic modeling of fabric systems for intelligent garment design”, MRS Bulletin, 28 , pp. 568–573 (2003).
M.P. Sobera, C.R. Kleijn, H.E.A. Van den Akker, and P. Brasser: “Convective heat and mass transfer to a cylinder sheathed by a porous layer”, AIChE J. 49:3018–3028 (2003).
Michal P. Sobera, Chris R. Kleijn, Paul Brasser., Harry E. A. Van den Akker, “Forced flow heat and mass transfer to a cylinder surrounded by a porous material with applications to nbc protective clothing”, Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Pressure Vessel And Piping Conference, Vancouver, Canada, (2002).

Theses

P. Brasser: “Recycling of surfactants from laundry washing plants”, PhD Thesis, ISBN 90-407-1738-9 / CIP, Delft University Press (1998).
P. Brasser: “The modeling of the burning speed in dust explosions”, MSc Thesis, Delft University of Technology (1991).
Conference Proceedings / Presentations

 Session Chair:

P. Brasser and Helmut Eichinger: “CBRN” – session, European Conference on Protective Clothing (ECPC), Papendal, The Netherlands, 10-12 June (2009)

Invited speaker list:

P. Brasser: “Airport safety and CBRN”, Invited speaker for the Aviation Security Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3-4 June (2009)
P. Brasser: “CBRN Risicoanalyse”, Invited speaker for the module Security risico-analyse van de opleiding ‘Master of Security Science & Management’ 2009/2011, Delft Top-Tech (2009)
P. Brasser: “An overview of the NBC-Protective Clothing Research at TNO”, Invited speaker for the International Seminar on Multifaces of textiles, Coimbatore, India (2006).

The complete list of conference proceedings and presentations:

P. Brasser, L. Sengers: “CBRNe Command& Control: the REALM platform”, CBRNe Europe Light, The Hague, 21-22 may (2012)
P. Brasser: “How to Optimize Comfort and Protection of NBC Suits, the Challenge to Beat”, European Conference on Protective Clothing (ECPC), Papendal, The Netherlands, 10-12 June (2009)
P. Brasser: “Airport safety and CBRN”, Invited speaker for the Aviation Security Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3-4 June (2009)
P. Brasser: “CBRN Risicoanalyse”, Invited speaker for the module Security risico-analyse van de opleiding ‘Master of Security Science & Management’ 2009/2011, Delft Top-Tech (2009)
P. Brasser: “How to Optimize Comfort and Protection of NBC Suits, the Challenge to Beat”, International Symposium on NBC Individual Protective Equipment (NBC IPE), Munster Germany, 24 to 26 June (2008)
P. Brasser: “Modeling the relation between comfort and protection of NBC-suits”, 2007 Scientific Conference on Chemical & Biological Defense Research,. Timonium, Maryland, USA, 13-15 November (2007)
Gibson, P., Barry, J., Hill, R., Brasser, P., Sobera, M., Kleijn, C.: “Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Protective Clothing Systems”, 15th TANDEC Nonwovens Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, April 18-20 (2006).
P. Brasser: “An overview of the NBC-Protective Clothing Research at TNO”, Invited speaker for the International Seminar on Multifaces of textiles, Coimbatore, India (2006).
P. Brasser: “An overview of the Research at TNO regarding protectability versus wind”, Elevated Wind Studies International Conference, Arlington, USA (2006).
P. Brasser: “The Chemical Insident Simulator”, CRTI Conference, Ottawa, Canada (2005).
Leon Geers, Coen van Gulijk, Michal Sobera, Paul Brasser: “Uncovering the physics of skin protection”, In 2005 Scientific Conference on Chemical and Biological Defence Research, Nov. (2005).
L. Geers, P. Brasser, C. van Gulijk, S. van der Gijp: “The power of CFD in modeling of protective equipment”, In First International Conference on Individual Protective Equipment, proceedings, Sept. (2005).
M.P. Sobera, C.R. Kleijn, P. Brasser and H.E.A van den Akker: Hydrodynamics of the flow around a circular cylinder sheathed by a porous layer, Proceedings of HT-FED 2004 ASME Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, July 11-15 (2004).
Gibson, P., Barry, J., Hill, R., Brasser, P., Kleijn, C., Sobera, M.: “Computational Fluid Dynamic Modeling of Protective Clothing Systems”, 43rd International Man-Made Fibres Congress, Dornbirn, Austria, September 15-17 (2004).
M.J.G. Linders, C.A. van Beest, P. Brasser, L.F.G. Geers, G. van ‘t Hof, R.A. Rumley-van Gurp, R.P. Sterkenburg, S.C. van Swieten, H.W. Zappey, A.R.T. Hin and M.W. Leeuw: Chemical Incident Simulator: a new approach for deriving Passive Defence requirements, In Proceedings of the Eight International Symposium on Protection against Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents (including bioterrorism), Gothenburg, Sweden (2004)
M.J.G. Linders, C.A. van Beest, P. Brasser, L.F.G. Geers, G. van ‘t Hof, R.A. Rumley-van Gurp, R.P. Sterkenburg, S.C. van Swieten, H.W. Zappey, A.R.T. Hin and M.W. Leeuw: “Chemical Incident Simulator: a new approach for deriving Passive Defence requirements”, In Proceedings of the 2004 CRTI Summer Symposium, Ottawa, Canada (2004).
M.P. Sobera, C.R. Kleijn, P. Brasser and H.E.A van den Akker, “Multiscale CFD Of The Flow, Heat And Mass Transfer Through A Porous Materials With Application To Protective Garments”, In Proceedings of 2004 ASME Pressure Vessel And Piping Conference, San Diego, USA, (2004)
P. Brasser: “The Chemical Insident Simulator”, CEPA 13 (European Research) Umea, Sweden (2004).
P. Brasser, “Analytical protocol for the fate of VX agent project”, Brno, Czech Republic (2003).
P. Brasser, and J. Kaaijk: “The effect of air permeability on the chemical protectrive performance of NBC suits”, “Proceedings of the NATO Human Factors and Medicine Panel (HFM), Dresden 2001”, Brussels: NATO Research and Technology Organization, (2002).
M.P. Sobera, C.R. Kleijn, H.E.A. v.d. Akker, and P. Brasser: “Numerical simulations of the flow around a circular cylinder covered by a porous medium”, In “Proceedings of the NATO Human Factors and Medicine Panel (HFM), Dresden 2001”, NATO Research and Technology Organization (2002).
M.P. Sobera, C.R. Kleijn, P. Brasser, and H.E.A. v.d. Akker: “Heat and mass transfer to a cylinder surrounded by a porous material”, In Proceedings of the ASME 4th International Symposium on Computational Technologies for Fluid/Thermal/Structural/Chemical Systems with Industrial Applications, Vancouver, Canada. PVP-Vol. 448-1, C.R. Kleijn and S. Kawano (eds.) New York: ASME International, pp. 249–260 (2002).
A.R.T. Hin, R.P. Sterkenburg, C.A. van Beest, G. van ‘t Hoff, K. Gerritse, M.J.G. Linders, P. Brasser, H. P.M. van Helden, H.C. Trap and M.W. Leeuw: “Chemical Incident Simulator”, In Proceedings of NATO Symposium on Defensive Aspects of Chemical and Biological Warfare, Delft, The Netherlands, September 3-6 (2002).
Michal P. Sobera, Chris R. Kleijn, Paul Brasser., Harry E. A. Van den Akker, “Forced flow heat and mass transfer to a cylinder surrounded by a porous material with applications to nbc protective clothing”, In Proceedings of the 2002 ASME Pressure Vessel And Piping Conference, Vancouver, Canada, (2002).
P. Brasser: “Modeling the protective performance of NBC-clothing against chemical warfare agents in liquid form”, Conference proceedings, Seventh internatonal symposium on protection against chemical and biological warfare agents, Stockholm, Sweden (2001).
P. Brasser: “CABIS”, On various Locations in Europe (2001-2005).
P. Brasser: “Modelling of NBC-clothing”, On various Locations in Europe (2001-2005).
P. Brasser: “Fate of Agent (VX)”, On various Locations in Europe (2001-2005).
P. Brasser: “The Dutch Decontamination programme”, IWCBD conference (DECON conference), St Petersburg, USA (1999).
P. Brasser: “Workshop on “The need for decontamination of large terrain””, Joint service chemical & biological decontamination conference (1998).
J. Kaaijk, T. van Houwelingen and P. Brasser: “Evaluation of test criteria for NBC-protective clothing”, Sixth International Symposium on Protection against Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Stockholm, 10-15 mei (1998).
P. Brasser: “Het terugwinnen van surfactants uit afvalwater van wasserijen met behulp van precipitatie bij het Krafftpunt.”, (The recuperation of surfactants from wastewater of laundry washing plants by using precipitation at the Krafftpoint), Colloquiumcyclus Fysische Chemie (1996).
P. Brasser: “Het terugwinnen van surfactants uit afvalwater van wasserijen met behulp van precipitatie bij het Krafftpunt.”, (The recuperation of surfactants from wastewater of laundry washing plants by using precipitation at the Krafftpoint), KNCV zomercongres, (1994).
P. Brasser: “The recycling of surfactants from waste water of laundry washing plants”, 8th ICSCS, Adelaide, South Australia (1994).

 Technical Reports

 a) The list of classified documents produced by me and /or under my supervision can not be provided. However it is possible to file a request through the Dutch Ministry of Defence if the need arises.

b) The list of unclassified reports:

I.L. Tuinman, P. Brasser, “Methods to test the efficacy of clothing as skin protection against aerosols”, TNO-rapport TNO-DV 2009 A469 (2009).
P. Brasser, “Optimizing the protection against the physiological burden of CBRN-clothing”, TNO-rapport TNO-DV 2009 A327 (2009).
M.J.G. Linders, P. Brasser, I.L. Tuinman, “Simulatie van aerosol filtratie door CBRN kleding”, TNO-rapport TNO-DV 2009 A248 (2009).
P. Brasser, T. van Houwelingen, C. Rosbergen, H.F.G. Rosbergen, “Markt- en technologieverkenning naar de stand van zaken op het gebied van NBC-beschermende kleding”, TNO-rapport TNO-DV 2008 B037 (2008).
C.A. van Beest, P. Brasser, R.C. Gaasbeek, T. van Houwelingen, H.F.G. Oudmaijer, R.A. Rumley-van Gurp, “Challange-niveaus en effectiviteit van uitrustingsstukken voor persoonsgebonden bescherming bij kleinschalige terroristische aanvallen”, TNO-rapport TNO-DV 2008 A248 (2008)
P. Brasser, “Model voor de beschermende werking van NBC-kleding tegen biologisch aerosol”, TNO-rapport TNO-DV 2008 A275 (2008)
P. Brasser, M. de Koning: “Future technologie scan en stand van zaken van NBC-beschermende kleding research in TNO Rijswijk anno 2006” (A Future technology scan and the current status of NBC-clothing research in TNO Rijswijk), TNO report (2007).
L.H.J. Absil, C.A. van Beest, W.W.A. Bergers, P. Brasser, E.P. Carton, M.W.L. Dirkse, A.E.D.M. van der Heijden, O.C. van der Jagt, R.P. Sterkenburg, M.M. van der Voort, J.F. Zevenbergen, E. Bakker, “Bepaling terrorismedreiging in Nederland en tegen Nederlandse militairen in uitzendgebieden”, TNO-rapport TNO-DV 2007 A561 (2007).
C. Pannetier, S. Morel, C. Pannetier, R. Parchen, P. Brasser, “Operational requirements, IBDSA, Development of an Integrated Biological DefenceSystem Architecture”, European Defence Agency, Contract nr 06-CAP-04 , Thales Security Systems report 56 965 045 – 179 (2007)
P. Brasser, R. Parchen, “Requirements & Simulation, IBDSA, Development of an Integrated Biological DefenceSystem Architecture”, European Defence Agency, Contract nr 06-CAP-047, Thales Security Systems report 56 965 129 – 179 (2007)
P. Brasser, R. Parchen, “Technmological Survey, IBDSA, Development of an Integrated Biological DefenceSystem Architecture”, European Defence Agency, Contract nr 06-CAP-047, Thales Security Systems report 56 965 129 – 179 (2007)
C. Pannetier, S. Morel, P. Brasser, R. Parchen, “Final report, IBDSA, Development of an Integrated Biological DefenceSystem Architecture”, European Defence Agency, Contract nr 06-CAP-04 , Thales Security Systems report 56 965 361 – 179 (2007)
P. Brasser: “Bepaling grensvlakeigenschappen vloeistoffen” (determination of interfacial properties of liquids), TNO-rapport PML 2005-A94 (2005).
P. Brasser: “Het gedrag van vloeistof op kleding” (The behavior of liquids on clothing), TNO-rapport PML 2005-A182 (2005).
P. Brasser, C. v. Beest: “Meandering van een dispergerende puff” (Meandering of a dispersing puff), TNO-rapport PML 2004-A27 (2004).
P. Brasser, C. v. Beest: “A theoretical description of the meandering of a plume”, TNO-rapport PML 2004-A114 (2004).
C. van Beest, P. Brasser, A. Hin: “A De kwetsbaarheid van een forward operating base voor aanvallen met chemische en biologische wapens” (The vulnerabiolity of a forward operating base in relation to chemical and biological weapons), TNO-rapport PML 2004-A46 (2004).
M. Polhuijs, P. Brasser: “Inventarisatie van cutane biologische dreiging Deel II: Literatuurstudie naar de dreiging van biologische strijdmiddelen op de huid” (Inventory of the cutane biological threat, part II: a Literature survey into the treat of biological warfare agents on the skin), TNO-rapport PML 2003-A46 (2003).
P. Brasser, M.S. Nieuwenhuizen: “The Dutch fate of agent project. Wind tunnel results with VX”, TNO-rapport PML 2003-C120 (2003).
Ch. E. Kientz, D. Van Oeveren, G. Van Zuijlen, P. Brasser, M.S. Nieuwenhuizen: “The Dutch fate of agent project. Analytical support and preliminary closed box experiments with VX”, TNO-rapport PML 2003-C120 (2003).
P. Brasser: “Inventarisatie van cutane biologische dreiging Deel 1: Beschermende werking van NBC-kleding”, (Inventory of the cutane biological threat, Part 1 protective performance of NBC-clothing), TNO-rapport PML 2001-A64 (2001).
T. van Houwelingen, L. Mota, J. Kaaijk, P. Brasser, G.J. Woudenberg: “Evaluatie kledingtesten, Deel 2: parameterstudie damptransport naar de huid” (Evaluation of Clothing tests, part 2: Parameter study of vapor transport to the skin), TNO-rapport PML 2000-A36 (2000).
P. Brasser, J. Kaaijk: “Modellering bescherming NBC-kleding, 2. Dampdepositie op de huid” (modeling the protective performance of NBC-Clothing, 2 vapor transport to the skin), TNO-rapport PML 1999-A074 (1999).
P. Brasser, J. Kaaijk: “Modellering bescherming NBC-kleding, 1. Stromingsprofiel tussen kleding en huid” (modeling the protective performance of NBC-Clothing, 1 Flow Profile between clothing and skin), TNO-rapport PML 1998-A107 (1999).
P. Brasser, A.R.T. Hin: “Workshop on ‘The need of decontamination’”, TNO-rapport PML 1998-C45 (1998).
P. Brasser, A.R.T. Hin: “Decontamination of large terrain”, TNO-rapport PML 1998-C67 (1998).
P. Brasser, S.C. van Swieten: “Afvalwaterzuivering in legerkampementen” (wastewater cleaning of army camps), TNO-rapport PML 1998-A72 (1998).
P. Brasser: “Compagnie ontsmettingssystemen” (company decontamination systems), TNO-rapport PML 1998-A108 (1998).
P. Brasser, J. Kaaijk: “Dynamic adsorption modelling of initial breakthrough concentration through NBC clothing, TNO-rapport PML 1997-A61 (1997).