Engineering
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Vehicle vibration analysis
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2014)Engine noise and vibration harshness is a big concern in the competitive automotive vehicle manufacturing industry. It is very important to limit the vibration and noise levels for the general pleasure of driving. Vibration ... -
Digitising sheave wheel profiles for condition monitoring
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2015)In both open-cast and underground mining operations, sheave wheels are an integral part of the conveyance system. Sheave wheels are usually made of ductile cast iron which assists with lubrication of the rope as it passes ... -
Wind excitation structure design and evaluation for a vibration pump
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2017)A wind excitation structure was designed, built, tested and experimentally evaluated. This excitation structure was used to drive a vibration pump. The vibration pump excluded any rotating parts. The design entailed that ... -
Development and improvement of pretreatment technologies to enhance ferrochrome production
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2016)Ferrochrome (FeCr) is a vital alloy mostly used for the production of stainless steel. It is produced from chromite ore, the only economically exploitable natural chromium (Cr) resource, ttirough carbothermic smelting ... -
Condition monitoring of a gearbox through the Internet
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2015)Condition monitoring of rotating machines used at factories and mines could significantly reduce production losses to allow continuous production. Unexpected machine failures could be eliminated, and specific problems ... -
Modeling of a Thermal Energy Recovery System based on the Brayton Cycle utilizing a gas-to-gas heat exchanger
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2019)In a world dominated by energy requirements and efficiency, one simple source of energy is taken for granted on a daily basis; the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines (ICE). In a simple Otto or Diesel cycle engine, ... -
Dynamic modelling of an industrial microgrid
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2019)With a decentralized approach to power system development gaining traction in both developed and under-developed countries, the realization of the next generation of power distribution network is identified as the Smart ... -
Morphological segmentation of isiXhosa using unsupervised machine learning
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)In this work the use of unsupervised machine learning in the morphological segmentation of Nguni languages, evaluated on isiXhosa, is advanced. The work researches, extends, implements and evaluates unsupervised machine ... -
Evaluation of perhydrodibenzyltoluene dehydrogenation parameters and durability using noble metal catalysts for hydrogen production
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)Hydrogen storage using liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology offers numerous advantages over conventional hydrogen storage systems. LOHCs are organic compounds that can store and release hydrogen through catalytic ... -
Development of a strategic decision-making model for the South African nuclear sector
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)The main objective of this research study was to develop a strategic decision-making model for the South African (SA) nuclear sector in response to lack of expansion. Since 1994, this lack of growth was marked by two ... -
The development of autothermal microchannel reactor technology for hydrogen-based gas processing
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)Key challenges associated with the production, transport, storage and continuous use of hydrogen (H2), generated from renewable energy, is the natural intermittency of some renewable resources such as solar photovoltaic ... -
Design methodology for the Levelok conveyance arresting system used in the mining industry
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)Proceeds from gold and diamond mining operations make a significant contribution to the South African economy, and therefore deep-level mining has become widely practiced throughout the country. Six of the ten deepest mines ... -
Design and evaluation of a vibration ore flow restore machine
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)Ore passes provide a low cost method for gravitational transport of broken ore and waste rock through long vertical distances to lower levels of an underground mine. A hang-up or blockage in an ore pass is undesirable as ... -
Limitations of current cooling water treatment processes to control cooling water chemistry in wet cooled power plants
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)In a coal-fired power plant, recirculating cooling water exchanges latent heat energy with the exhaust steam in the condenser and transports the heat to the cooling tower for evaporative cooling. The water lost in the ... -
Modifying software systems to improve user adoption
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)Industry 4.0 has driven the digitisation of large scale industrial and mining operations. This introduced the burden of large volumes of data to process. Data from industrial systems is usually processed by specialised ... -
Carbon dioxide capture from flue gases using dry sorbents
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)The project entails capturing CO2 produced from industrial flue gases with dry adsorbents through gas adsorption to mitigate the CO2 emissions. Four commercially available activated carbon samples (CQ006, CQ30P, CQ650 and ... -
Mapping the job potential of the industrial engineer : a web-investigation
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2021)The industrial engineering discipline is inherently interdisciplinary and broad, with many areas of specialization. It interfaces with both the hard sciences and the soft sciences to solve a wide variety of problems in all ... -
Dynamic modelling of an industrial microgrid
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)With a decentralized approach to power system development gaining traction in both developed and under-developed countries, the realization of the next generation of power distribution network is identified as the Smart ... -
Modeling of a Thermal Energy Recovery System based on the Brayton Cycle utilizing a gas-to-gas heat exchanger
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)In a world dominated by energy requirements and efficiency, one simple source of energy is taken for granted on a daily basis; the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines (ICE). In a simple Otto or Diesel cycle engine, ... -
Morphological segmentation of isiXhosa using unsupervised machine learning
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)In this work the use of unsupervised machine learning in the morphological segmentation of Nguni languages, evaluated on isiXhosa, is advanced. The work researches, extends, implements and evaluates unsupervised machine ...
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