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The development of an artificial hand using nickel-titanium as actuators
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
This thesis outlines a proposed mechanical design, prototyping and testing of a five
fingered artificial hand made of 15 articulated joints actuated by Shape Memory
Alloys (SMAs) mimicking muscular functions. SMAs ...
Investigation of bacterial ferrous iron oxidation kinetics in a novel packed-column reactor: pH and jarosite management
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
Jarosite formation is regarded as undesirable in the bioleaching processes as it depletes ferric
reagent; a critical reagent for the oxidation of most sulphide minerals, from bioleach solution. It
creates kinetic barriers ...
Reduction of ammonia from wastewater effluent using modified activated clay
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
It has been noticed that effluent from wastewater treatment plants in South Africa does not
comply with the minimum requirements of environmental standards of wastewater effluent
for discharge into the environment. This ...
Membrane bioreactor application within the South African textile industry: pilot to full-scale
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
To date, limited information has been published on textile wastewater treatment, for re-use, in South Africa (SA), with treatment processes focusing on conventional wastewater treatment methods. A large contributor to the ...
Analysis laminar flow, thermal stability, and entropy generation in porous channel
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
Fluid flow through a porous channel and cylindrical pipe walls are important area
of research due to its wide applications in transpiration cooling, gaseous diffusion
technology, cooling of rocket, mechanized irrigation ...
Centrifugal pump derating non-Newtonian slurries: analysis of the viscosity to be used in the hydraulic institute method
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
Centrifugal pumps are the most commonly used pumps in slurry transport systems. The design of pumping systems dealing with liquids more viscous than water requires a reliable method of pump performance prediction for the ...
Modelling the dispersion of SO2 emissions from the chevron (Cape Town) oil refinery using the US EPA dispersion models AERMOD and CALPUFF
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
In South Africa, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) under the National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) (“NEMA”) sets out a series of environmental management principles that apply to the ...
Continuous bioremediation of electroplating effluent
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
There are significant quantities of free cyanide (F-CN) and heavy metal contaminated effluent being discharged from electroplating operations globally. However, there is an overwhelming tendency in the industry to use ...
Investigation of the application of IEC61850 standard in distribution busbar protection schemes
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
Busbars are the most important components in the distribution networks. Faults on the busbar are uncommon, however an occurrence of a busbar fault can lead to a major loss of power. Busbars are the areas in a substation ...
High voltage direct current (HVDC) in applications for distributed independent power providers (IPP)
(Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013)
The development of power electronics did remove most of technical limitations that high voltage direct current (HVDC) used to have. HVDC, now, is mostly used for the transmission of bulk power over long distances and for ...