Browsing Masters Degrees (Mechanical Engineering) by Title
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Energy efficiency in motor vehicle assembly plant : a case study of a vehicle assembly plant in Kenya.
(2014)Energy is defined as the capacity to do work and comes in various forms such as motion, heat, light, electrical, chemical, nuclear, and gravitational. There are two forms of energy: primary energy which is extracted or ... -
Energy efficiency in the South African cement finishing plant: drivers, barriers and improvement.
(2017)The cement production is an energy demanding industry that requires a high degree of attention regarding energy use in South Africa. Within the last decade, South Africa has faced a shortage of electricity supply, because ... -
Energy efficiency opportunities for pulp and paper industry in South Africa : barriers, drivers and technical opportunities.
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Energy harvesting by vibration using piezoceramic materials (PZT-4)
(2014)The concept of energy harvesting in the ambient environment is of great interest. Energy harvesting is the process of drawing out a small amount of energy from the ambient environment. The ambient environment is characterized ... -
An experimental and numerical convective heat transfer analysis over a transonic gas turbine rotor blade.
(2006)An experimental and numerical investigation of the flow and convective heat transfer distribution around a high turning angle gas turbine rotor blade has been carried out at the University of Kwa-Zulu, Durban campus. This ... -
Experimental and numerical study of heat transfer on turbine blades.
(2007)An experimental and numerical study of he aerodynamics and the associated heat transfer on turbine blades, has been carried out as part of the ongoing Armscor Denel aircraft engine maintenance program. The experimental ... -
Experimental and theoretical analysis of heat transfer on a transonic blade.
(2008)This dissertation involves the experimental and numerical analysis of heat transfer on a transonic high turning angle gas turbine blade, which has been performed on the supersonic cascade experimental facility at the ... -
The formulation of process variables for the elimination of defects in a semi-solid high pressure die cast component.
(2006)Semi-Solid Metal (SSM) forming has distinct advantages: strength, near net shape, thick and thin sections and a large scope of materials able to be cast. The aim of this project is to produce a near net shape component ... -
Heat transfer enhancement in nano-fluids suspensions : thermal wave effects and hyperbolic heat conduction.
(2005)The spectacular heat transfer enhancement revealed experimentally in nanofluids suspensions is being investigated theoretically at the macro-scale level aiming at explaining the possible mechanisms that lead to such ... -
High temperature fatigue crack growth behaviour of TIMETAL 21S in an oxidizing environment.
(1995)The high temperature fatigue crack growth behaviour of the newly developed, metastable titanium-based alloy, TIMETAL 21S, was investigated in an inert and an oxidizing environment. The investigation adopted a two pronged ... -
A high-flux solar concentrating system.
(2011)This research investigates the collection of concentrating solar energy and its transmission through optical fibres for use in high temperature applications such as lunar in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) programmes, ... -
A hybrid reconfigurable computer integrated manufacturing cell for mass customisation.
(2011)Mass producing custom products requires an innovative type of manufacturing environment. Manufacturing environments at present do not possess the flexibility to generate mass produced custom products. Manufacturers’ ... -
The hydrodynamic design and analysis of a liquid oxygen pump impeller for a rocket engine.
(2018)The deployment of micro- and nanosatellites has greatly increased over the past few decades with advances in miniaturized electronics for communication, imaging and attitude control. The South African satellite industry ... -
The hydrodynamic design and analysis of an RP-1 pump for a liquid rocket engine.
(2018)South Africa has a fledgling satellite industry but lacks the ability to launch spacecraft into low Earth orbit. As a result, the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s (UKZN’s) Aerospace Systems Research Group (ASReG) began the ... -
Independent assessment and benchmarking of no/low cost finite element analysis software for linear and non/linear static structural analysis.
(2016)The aim of this research was to determine if the development of low-cost (less than 500 USD) or no-cost analysis software, specifically in the area of computational structural mechanics through finite element analysis ... -
The influence of process factors on the production of semi solid feedstock.
(2000)Semi-solid manufacturing is a near net shape forming process that takes advantage of an alloy's thixotropic behaviour. However, in order to obtain the desired thixotropic properties from an alloy in the semi -solid state, ... -
The influence of sulphidizing attack on the mechanism of failure of coated superalloy under cyclic loading conditions.
(1998)A systematic study of the effect of sulphidizing atmosphere on the High Temperature Low Cycle Fatigue (HTLCF) properties of coated and uncoated unidirectionally solidified MARM002 nickel base superalloy was performed at ... -
Investigation and development of structural composite materials for use as electromagnetic shielding agents in the current aerospace industry.
(2010-10-20)Due to the nature of today's competitive electronics market, the development of new electronic -
Investigation into inspection system utilisation for advanced manufacturing systems.
(2017)Varied inspection is an aperiodic inspection utilisation methodology that was developed for advanced manufacturing systems. The inspection scheme was created as a solution to improve manufacturing performance where inspection ... -
An investigation into the performance of plasma and laser coatings under rolling contact.
(2008)Rolling contact is experienced by a large number of components in mechanical designs. Examples include roller bearings and ink distribution rollers in the printing industry. Rolling contact results in surface wear. It is ...