Browsing Engineering by Subject "Energy"
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Compressed air energy savings on an iron production plant
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)In the past several decades, energy efficiency has become increasingly important. A large driver behind this is reducing greenhouse gases that are caused by the combustion of fossil fuels. Most electricity generated in ... -
Developing a by-product gas controller to improve on-site electricity generation for iron and steel manufacturing
(North-West University, 2018)High production costs and low demands have placed the South African iron and steel manufacturing industry under severe pressure. The steel manufacturing industry is therefore forced to streamline internal structures and ... -
A development path for small wind energy systems in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)South Africa‟s electricity generation is primarily through coal, and this contributes significantly to the country‟s high carbon emissions. In 2010, the Department of Energy, initiated the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) ... -
Energy based visualisation of a Brayton cycle power conversion unit for the purpose of condition monitoring
(North-West University, 2019)The efficient operation of industrial plants has been the subject of many studies, due to an increased awareness of greenhouse gas emissions and dwindling natural resources. Condition monitoring is key to the efficient ... -
Energy-based fault detection for an auto-thermal reformer
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The effects of the so-called energy-crisis are being felt world-wide. Dwindling natural resources has seen an increase in research efforts to develop new energy efficient technologies, and to manage existing facilities ... -
Graph-based fault detection for a gas-to-liquids process: an exergy approach
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)As there are many safety and financial risks within modern process plants, process monitoring is said to be indispensable. Process monitoring aids operators in ensuring reliable and efficient operation of the plant. Fault ... -
Interactive data mapping for industrial energy management
(North-West University, 2012)Data maps serve the purpose of visually representing information. They are especially useful for allowing people to grasp complex data structures. An interactive data map adds the functionality of people and systems being ... -
Metabolic energy management and cancer
(North-West University, 2007)This study examined the energy dependence of cancer cells. Glucose was found to be their main energy source. It seems possible to use this dependence to advantage in the fight against cancer. A novel experiment to reduce ... -
The molecular structure of selected South African coal-chars to elucidate fundamental principles of coal gasification
(2015)Advances in the knowledge of chemical structure of coal and development of high performance computational techniques led to more than hundred and thirty four proposed molecular level representations (models) of coal ... -
Reducing electrical costs for a mine ventilation system with the aid of simulation software
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)Eskom, the South African state owned power utility, offers a demand side management (DSM) program that suggests different electrical energy tariffs during different times of the day for large consumers of electrical energy, ...