Fluid-Structure Interaction of NREL 5-MW Wind Turbine by Abd-Elhay, Mohamed Sayed Elkady

“…Nowadays, wind turbine blades could exceed 100 m to maximize the generated power and minimize produced energy cost. Due to the enormous size of the wind turbines, the blades are subjected to failure by aerodynamics loads or instability issues. …”
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Modelling airlift photobioreactors for algal bioenergy, using Scenedesmus sp. as the model species by Fraser, Murray

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Developing an integrated energy plan for South Africa using the energy models LEAP and MARKAL by Solomon, Mavo

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The Inverse Finite Element Method: Sensitivity to Measurement Setup by Maree, Abraham Jacobus

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Fabrication of Catalyst Coated Membranes by Ultrasonic Spray for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysers by Mawungwe, Nyasha

“…The sluggish anode kinetics and the elevated cost associated with the CCM have acted as barriers to the widespread acceptance of PEMWEs. …”
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Thermogravimetry : a method to evaluate the regenerability of activated carbon

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An interactive construction deployment planning model for the SKA project by Rens, Johannes Petrus

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Scheduling of pipeline construction projects using simulation by Zahran, Hany Mohsen

“…The final part of the model is the optimization module. This module has the definition of the optimization objective, the optimization parameters and constraints. …”
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A unified approach to the economic aspects of statistical quality control and improvement by Ghebretensae Manna, Zerai

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An investigation of cleaner production opportunities in the South African coal mining industry by Reddick, Jane

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Optimisation of a linear flow channel reactor for semi-passive, simultaneous biological sulphate reduction and partial sulphide oxidation by Fernandes, Sarah

“…In addressing the cost of a supplemented electron donor, the use of a waste product is of interest. …”
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Predictive Maintenance: Leveraging Hybrid LSTM-CNN Architectures for Enhanced Performance by El Sadeek, Kamal Mohamed

“…Predictive maintenance (PdM) is an essential pillar of Industry 4.0, aiming to reduce operational downtime, extend equipment life, and enhance cost efficiency. This thesis presents an in-depth study on the development, optimization, and evaluation of hybrid learning architecture CNN-LSTM models—for time-series-based predictive maintenance tasks. …”
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The development of complex systems : an integrated approach to design influencing

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Maternal and child health outcomes in relation to accessibility, spatial distribution, inequality and free maternal care in Kenya by Kamundia, Susan

“…This indicates that while the cost of maternal health care services is an important determinant of utilisation, other key factors exist that also determine utilisation. …”
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On the operability of heat exchanger networks by Hattingh, Caleb

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Modelling the South African fresh fruit export supply chain by Ortmann, Frank Gerald

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Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Approaches for the MPPT Control of Standalone Solar PV Systems by Nwachukwu, Sampson

“…Reinforcement learning (RL) is a model-free optimization approach that can learn solar PV behaviour and store and reuse optimization information for future optimization tasks. …”
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Wheat cultivar response to foliar diseases as influenced by different fungicide spray programmes by Shao, Okamelang

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