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Creep damage assessment of ex-service 12% Cr power plant steel using digital image correlation and quantitative microstructural evaluation
(MDPI, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The lifetime of steam pipelines in long-term operation in coal-fired power plants are limited due to material damage that resulted from creep exposure. In the present study, the authors comparatively ... -
Scalable methanol‑free production of recombinant glucuronoyl esterase in Pichia pastoris
(BMC (part of Springer Nature), 2019)Objective: Glucuronoyl esterase (GE) is an emerging enzyme that improves fractionation of lignin-carbohydrate complexes. However, the commercial availability of GE is limited, which hinders the research of GE-based ... -
Electric vehicle sound stimuli data and enhancements
(Elsevier, 2018)Data for six electric vehicle WOT interior sound measurements and eight enhanced sound signatures are presented. The measurement of electric vehicle interior sound signature data and the enhancement of these stimuli are ... -
Data for indirect load case estimation of ice-induced moments from shaft line torque measurements
(Elsevier, 2018)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During ice navigation, blade measurements of ice-induced moments on ship propellers, are challenged by the harsh operating environment. To overcome this problem, shaft line measurements are performed ... -
Review of channel estimation for candidate waveforms of next generation networks
(MDPI, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The advancement in wireless communication applications encourages the use of effective and efficient channel estimation (CE) techniques because of the varying behaviour of the Rayleigh fading channel. In ... -
Desorption of isobutyl acetate into air as a low-cost alternative system for the measurement of liquid phase mass transfer coefficients
(AIDIC, 2018)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A study was conducted in enhancing the measurement of volumetric liquid phase mass transfer coefficients (K˪a) in packed columns, by re-considering the application of conventional desorption and absorption ... -
Hydrodynamics of a packed column operated under supercritical conditions
(AIDIC, 2018)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is a lack of hydrodynamic data under supercritical conditions, in particular in systems that attempt to isolate hydrodynamics from mass transfer. This paper presents hydrodynamic data focusing on ... -
The effect of fluid properties and packing size on the hydrodynamics of packed columns
(AIDIC, 2018)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effect of fluid physical properties on the hydrodynamic behaviour in a packed column with 1.5” and 2.5” fourth generation random packing was investigated by measuring the pressure drop and liquid ... -
A case for implementing self-organising traffic signal control on South African roads
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Traffic signal optimisation may lead to the alleviation, to some extent, of urban traffic congestion, particularly by using real-time data rather than expected traffic flow data. Recent advances in radar ... -
Exploring the design of performance dashboards in relation to achieving organisational strategic goals
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Inadequate information sharing and ineffective monitoring are obstacles to strategy execution in an organisation. Performance dashboards are an information system tool used to translate theorganisation’s ... -
Data for indirect load case estimation of ice-induced moments from shaft line torque measurements
(Elsevier, 2018)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: During ice navigation, blade measurements of ice-induced moments on ship propellers, are challenged by the harsh operating environment. To overcome this problem, shaft line measurements are performed ... -
The development of a healthcare innovation adoption readiness assessment tool (HIARAT)
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A disconnect exists between innovations and the adoption of such innovations, specifically within healthcare facilities. This disconnect results in various healthcare challenges — ones that could be ... -
Analysis of the use of space and module-configured packaging to improve fruit export mass in a refrigerated container
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African fruit export industry is a key contributor to thecountry’s economy, and must be managed efficiently to that ensure its vital role is maintained. Significant increases in reefer freight ... -
Feature trajectory dynamic time warping for clustering of speech segments
(SpringerOpen, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Dynamic time warping (DTW) can be used to compute the similarity between two sequences of generally differinglength. We propose a modification to DTW that performs individual and independent pairwise ... -
Expanding the semantic range to enable meaningful real-world application in chemical engineering
(HESA, 2019)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Legitimation Code Theory has proven to be useful in analysing the relationship between theory and practice. Semantic gravity can be used to illustrate teaching and learning processes that move between ... -
A systematic review of 3PLS’ entry into reverse logistics
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2018-11-08)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The concepts of Industry 4.0 and closed loop supply chains are becoming popular as logistics management evolves. Industry 4.0, through its instruments such as cloud manufacturing and the Internet of Things, ... -
Application of lean tools in the supply chain of a maintenance environment
(Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering, 2017)Historically, Lean thinking has limited applications in the maintenance environment (that is, a non-manufacturing environment). This article reports on the Lean tools that can be implemented in the maintenance environment. ... -
Socio-demographic insights into South African student drinking behaviour
(HESA, 2017)Hazardous and harmful drinking is on the rise among adolescents and young adults and has been classified as a major health problem. University students is a subgroup of young adults that are characterised by more frequent, ... -
Restricting freight traffic in urban areas: The economic and traffic impact of banning heavy vehicle movement in Stellenbosch during peak periods
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Whenever new traffic regulations are proposed for implementation, it is crucial to investigate the effects that they will have on the operations of the transportation network. In this study, the potential ... -
The high-temperature pressure oxidation of a Witwatersrand pyrite concentrate
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The oxidation of the pyrite present in gold and uranium ores is often desirable, to either liberate the gold present in the pyrite, or to generate iron(III) and acid for uranium extraction. The current ...
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