Comparative techno-economic assessment of sugarcane biorefineries producing glutamic acid, succinic acid, levulinic acid and xylitol from A-molasses and lignocellulosic biomass by Morakile, Tumelo

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The potential of photovoltaics and battery energy storage to address declining electricity price margins within South African municipalities by Rhode, Aiden

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Fast accurate diphone-based phoneme recognition by Du Preez, Marianne

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Multivariate statistical process evaluation and monitoring for complex chemical processes by Rossouw, Ruan Francois

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Development of an indoor positioning system to create a digital shadow of production plant layouts by Hermann, Julian

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Development and evaluation of a surface plasmon resonance biosensor by Jacobs, Hanri Valkyrie

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Single-beam coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering combining polarization shaping with spectral focusing by Viljoen, Ruan

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Brush-DC Equivalent control based delta modulation for a PWM inverter-fed nine-phase induction machine drive by Gunda, Lovemore

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Investigating the relationships between land use characteristics, public transport network features and financial viability at a corridor scale by Cooke, Sean

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between land use characteristics, network features and viable public transport services in the South African context and at a corridor scale. The study utilises a public transport corridor operating cost model that was created to simulate the effects of variation in four land use characteristics (population density, density distribution, land use mix and destination accessibility) and two public transport network features (mode technology and service configuration) on the financial viability of services. …”
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Boiler system modelling using Flownex® by Rossouw, André

“…Flownex has been identified as the key software to accomplish the global objective of the Centre for Energy Efficiency under EPPEI at the University of Cape Town, which is to develop a software model of a complete coal-fired power station which includes all the main systems required for independent transient simulation. The boiler model captures the true geometric layout and flow orientation with associated characteristics of a wide variety of boiler designs utilised by Eskom. …”
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Evaluation of zero-dimensional furnace models for biomass-fired boilers with the aid of CFD and plant measurements by Kadakure, Tinashe

“…Biomass combustion is an important and renewable source of energy, and its efficient utilisation has become an area of active research. Modelling biomass boilers is critical for optimising their design, performance, and control. …”
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Impact of climate change and irrigation development on hydropower supply in the Zambezi River Basin, and implications for power sector development in the Southern African Power Poo... by Spalding-Fecher, Dennis Randall

“…This is very likely to change in the future, as increased demand from all sectors, and major potential changes in climate will require more explicit agreements across both countries and user groups on how best to utilise a limited resource. This research demonstrates the tools that could be used to integrate both climate change and upstream development demands into the feasibility studies before investment decisions are made. …”
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Building a Hybrid Compton Camera System for Improving Medical Imaging Applications by Hart, Shanyn-Dee

“…CC2 was evaluated for three distinct geometries, utilising a 4 × 1 matrix of detector assemblies in both the scatterer and absorber layers. …”
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Fractionation of agro-waste to producebiopolymers and bioactive compounds for active food packaging by Mugwagwa, Lindleen Runyararo

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Nanosatellite rendezvous with electrical propulsion by Swart, Irvin

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An investigation into the usability of synchronous information technology for a virtual e-learning and information sharing environment at a university in South Africa by Ekermans, Gina

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Advanced take-off and flight control algorithms for fixed wing unmanned aerial vehicles by De Hart, Ruan Dirk

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Subsynchronous resonance in series compensated networks with high penetration of renewable energy sources by Chikohora, Tinashe Edward

“…The dissertation dissects the SSR problem with emphasis on its management in a modern power system environment receiving rising RES and flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS) connections through series compensated lines. The simulations performed in this study utilised the IEEE first benchmark model (FBM) within Digital Simulation and Electrical Network – PowerFactory (DIgSILENT) software. …”
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Mechanisms for effective implementation of South Africa's National Minimum Wage

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Condition Monitoring of VSD-fed Induction Motors by Ralikalakala, Lebohang

“…Induction motor drives are presently the most fully fledged technology amidst the various motor drives not utilising commutators [1]. They consist of an induction motor (IM) fed from a variable frequency AC inverter. …”
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