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The Faculty of Engineering at Stellenbosch University is one of South Africa's major producers of top quality engineers. Established in 1944, it currently has five Engineering Departments.
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Uncatalysed steam pretreatment regimes for bagasse and harvest residues in a sugarcane biorefinery
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Biorefining of sugarcane lignocellulosic wastes, i.e. bagasse and harvest residues, at existing cane sugar mills can diversify product ranges to potentially improve profitability. Bagasse is the fibrous ... -
Analytical modeling of surface-mounted and consequent-pole linear vernier hybrid machines
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This paper presents an analytical method for modeling the no-load air gap ux density of a surface-mounted and a consequent-pole linear Vernier hybrid machine (LVHM). The approach is based on simple ... -
Wind generator impedance matching in small-scale passive wind energy systems
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2021)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this paper, the improved turbine power matching of passive wind energy systems for dcconnected battery storage applications with an impedance matching method is investigated. The passive system uses ... -
Journey towards renewable energy for sustainable development at the local government level : the case of Hessequa Municipality in South Africa
(MDPI, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of the research on which this article reports was to investigate how renewable energy forms part of the strategy of a local government, and to evaluate how participatory processes are utilised ... -
Effects of defects on mechanical properties in metal additive manufacturing : a review focusing on X-ray tomography insights
(Elsevier, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: X-ray tomography has emerged as a uniquely powerful and non-destructive tool to analyze defects in additive manufacturing. Defects include unintended porosity, rough surfaces and deviations from design, ... -
Garden irrigation as household end-use in the presence of supplementary groundwater supply
(South African Water Research Commission, 2019-05)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Garden irrigation is a significant and variable household water end‑use, while groundwater abstraction may be a notable supplementary water source available in some serviced residential areas. Residential ... -
Mitochondrial event localiser (MEL) to quantitativelydescribe fission, fusion and depolarisation in the three-dimensional space
(Public Library of Science, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mitochondrial fission and fusion play an important role not only in maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis but also in preserving overall cellular viability. However, quantitative analysis based on the ... -
The impact of the moratorium on the regulation governing vehicle height restriction : a South African high cube container case
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African National Road Traffic Act stipulates a legal vehicle height of 4.3 metres. The standard flat deck trailer fleet used in South Africa, combined with the international standard high cube ... -
Factors affecting the location of economic activities : a multi-disciplinary review and conceptual framework
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A holistic framework that enables a systematic evaluation of the factors affecting the location of economic activities has thus far been lacking. Using a structured review, this research summarises the ... -
Towards technological awareness and wisdom
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2020-12-14)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This article aims to enhance technology foresight by contributing to technological awareness and wisdom. It is based on an understanding of the fundamental nature of technology, and requires an overarching ... -
An investigation into the effect of inline coagulation and air scouring to minimize ultrafiltration membrane fouling
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The quality of raw water is an essential factor that determines the treatment technologies and level of treatment required to attain specified treatment objectives. Water utilities such as Rand Water ... -
Cooperative navigation for multiple autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) with kinematic constraints
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents the development of a system for the cooperative navigation of severalAutonomous Ground Vehicles (AGVs) within the same environment. A high-level systemarchitecture is designed that ... -
Cooperative target following and collision avoidance for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please refer to full text for abstract -
Flexural behaviour of unreinforced alternative masonry walls
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please refer to full text for abstract -
Cross-coupling inductance parameter estimation for more accurate performance evaluation of wound-field flux modulation machines
(MDPI, 2020-10-22)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In this paper, a proposed numerical frozen permeability modeling procedure is fully derived to accurately estimate the parameters of two variants of wound-field flux modulation machines (WF-FMMs) namely: ... -
A low-cost, fluorescence-based amyloid fibrin(ogen) sensing device for systemic inflammation detection
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerativediseases are amongst the top leading causes of death globally. Chronic systemic inflam-mation is inextricably linked to ... -
Measuring techniques to determine hydrophobicity of polymer insulators
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: High voltage insulators play an important role in power grid networks. Maintaining highvoltage insulators is essential in creating a reliable grid. Various factors such as pollutioncan influence the ... -
Real losses from drinking water networks operated by gated communities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The International Water Association (IWA) has provided a standardised approach to better understand and manage water leakage and losses. Prior studies have focused predominately ... -
Numerical modeling of high-pressure phase-equilibria data using neural networks
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The design of process systems is greatly dependent on phase behaviour data, which can be predicted using equations of state(EOSs). These models, however, often fail to predict the behaviour near the mixture ... -
Development of a one-dimensional code for the initial design of a micro gas turbine compressor stage.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Please refer to full text for abstract
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