School of Engineering
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Chemical Engineering [303]
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Civil Engineering [155]
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Computer Engineering [24]
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Electrical Engineering [221]
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Electronic Engineering [189]
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Land Surveying [18]
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Mechanical Engineering [191]
Recent Submissions
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A policy framework for the implementation of sustainable construction in Nigeria.
(2020)The practice of sustainable construction improves the quality of life of the citizenry. Based on the need to realise the tripod of economic, environmental and sociological improvements, many countries have realised the ... -
Evaluation of using local information from donor catchments to improve performance of selected deterministic and empirical design flood estimation methods in South Africa.
(2021)There are a number of design flood estimation methods routinely used in South Africa. Flood Frequency Analysis (FFA) remains the preferred technique in instances where adequate records of observed data are available. ... -
Building a framework for the sustainable African city of the future.
(2021)The increase in rural to urban migration rates have resulted in the rapid urbanization and uncontrolled growth of modern day cities. This trend is expected to continue in the coming years, thereby increasing the demand for ... -
Evaluation of forward osmosis technology for the treatment of selected concentrated brines.
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Cellulose nanocrystals: plant design for up-scaled production and applications in green construction materials.
(2021)Two main problems were addressed in this project. Firstly, upscaling technologies from the laboratory scale to industrial scale is difficult in the absence of pilot scale facilities. This research entailed the development ... -
Thermo-physical properties of alkanolamine-ethanol hybrid solutions: experimental measurements and modelling.
(2021)This study presents the measured densities (!), viscosities (") and refractive indices (nD) of Monoethanolamine (MEA) + Ethanol (ETOH), N-Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) + ETOH and Diethanolamine (DEA) + ETOH mixtures over ... -
Design and optimization of a separation process for butanediol dehydration for use as a biofuel.
(2020)Ongoing research in incorporating renewable biofuels into the transport sector are fuels that can be used interchangeably with petroleum derived fuels. These fuels are termed “drop-in” fuels and can be used in the pure ... -
Artificial intelligence based design optimization for improving diversity in wireless links.
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Separation of noble gas mixtures of (Xe, Ar and Kr) using gas hydrate technology.
(2020)The separation and purification of xenon from xenon + argon + krypton mixtures is an important research area owing to the increasing industrial demand for the gas. While cryogenic distillation, membrane technology and ... -
Sustainable plant-derived coagulating agents in a heterogeneous platform for front-end water purification.
(2020)Chemical coagulants have been associated with having adverse economic, health and environmental impacts. Many rural communities do not have access to specialised coagulating agents and infrastructure for water treatment ... -
Application of the truncated perturbed chain-polar statistical associating fluid theory (tPC-PSAFT) to alcohol/alkane mixtures at high pressures.
(2020)Constitutive equations, such as equations of state (EoS) characterize mathematical relationships between state functions under set physical conditions and are imperative for the accurate design of chemical processes ... -
Low temperature optimization of copper recovery from e-waste.
(2021)The purpose of the report is to provide a detailed investigation on the recycling of copper from waste electronic Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). The roles played by leaching agent, temperature, time, particle size, and ... -
Valorisation of waste chicken feathers: regeneration of keratin fibre into tubular nanofibres via electrospinning.
(2021)The poultry industry generates billions of kilograms of chicken feathers as a by-product during chicken meat processing. A large proportion of the produced feathers is disposed of by landfilling, burial or incineration, ... -
Modelling the infrared assisted hot air drying of beef for biltong production.
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Development and assessment of regionalised approaches to design flood estimation in South Africa.
(2020)Engineers rely on design hydrological information for the design of hydraulic structures, such as dams, bridges, and drainage culverts. No single Design Flood Estimation (DFE) method has been identified internationally ... -
Moistube Irrigation characterisation and yield response of canola (Brassica napus) under varied Moistube Irrigation.
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Phase equilibrium studies and the blending/separation potential of alcohol, ketone and alkane mixtures for process design applications.
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Effect of ageing on the physicochemical properties of fresh faeces.
(2021)Conventional onsite sanitation facilities, like pit latrines and urine diversion toilets, and innovative reinvented toilets with in-situ excreta treatment involve onsite storage of faecal matter for a certain period, where ... -
Computational fluid dynamic modelling of baffled open volumetric receiver operation.
(2020)An Open Volumetric Receiver (OVR) is a type of solar energy receiver that is able to heat atmospheric air volumetrically via a porous absorber exposed to concentrated solar radiation, through which the air flows. OVRs have ...
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