College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science
Recent Submissions
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Fluidization and sedimentation behaviors of nanoparticles.
(2020)A nanoparticle or ultrafine particle is usually defined as a particle of matter that is between 1 to 100 nanometers in diameter. Nanoparticles were used by artisans since prehistoric times, albeit without knowledge of their ... -
The development of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Index and its application to the Southern African Development Community.
(2020)This thesis commences with a review of the development and relevance of the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus as a framework for achieving resource security. Based on academic and grey literature it includes an assessment of ... -
Effects of soil carbon and ambient carbon dioxide concentrations on hydrological processes: a modelling study.
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Drying of sweet potato tubers using a naturally-ventilated solar-venturi dryer and a hot-air dryer.
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Development of a computationally efficient monolith reactor simulator: CFD-hybrid model analysis of methane oxidation monolith catalysed systems.
(2020)The optimisation of complex geometries such as that of monolith reactors can be supported by computation and simulation. However, complex boundaries such as those found in multi-channel monoliths render such simulations ... -
Production and combustion of waste animal fat biodiesel as alternate fuel to fossil diesel.
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Induction motor steady-state performance under varying quality of supply and stator winding short circuit location using negative sequence current.
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Impact of different pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques on the performance of a three phase Z-Source inverter (ZSI).
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Development of a composite oxidiser tank for the Phoenix-1B Mk. II hybrid rocket.
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Error performance analysis of cross QAM and space-time labeling diversity for cross QAM.
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Introducing regenerative braking to Metrorail trains and use of the energy generated to reduce the traction energy bill.
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Techno-economic impact of single feeder: multiple microgrids on power utility companies.
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Exploring the effectiveness of separation of pith/fibre fractions in sugarcane bagasse briquetting.
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Purification of nitrogen trifluoride (nf3) via physical separation.
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Analysis of non-Newtonian behavior of crude oil: experimental study annumerical modeling using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) technique.
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The study of thermophysical and excess thermodynamic properties for the binary mixtures of imidazolium-based ionic liquids with polyethylene glycol 200.
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A study into the production of biodiesel using homogenously catalyzed transesterification reactions.
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