Browsing Engineering by Subject "Production"
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Applying a benchmark method to identify utility cost-saving opportunities on a platinum mine
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)South Africa’s energy and water demands are more significant than the supply thereof. This higher demand means Eskom cannot deliver enough power to South Africa. Furthermore, South Africa is a water-scarce country and water ... -
Assessment of information utilisation : a maintenance and operational view, SASOL Infragas as case study
(2013)Sasol Infragas uses various maintenance information systems that support operational and maintenance personnel in their everyday environment. These systems have been in operation for more than two years. Currently, there ... -
Improving demand-side pressure of compressed air distribution networks in mines
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)The Platinum Group Mining industry is a large contributor to South Africa’s economy. Approximately 90% of the world’s remaining platinum group metals are in South Africa, with 54% of the global palladium & platinum mined ... -
Maintenance improvement in the petrochemical industry
(North-West University, 2011)Technology is the answer to most of our human needs but every technology is often accompanied by other challenges which often lead to the evolvement of another technology. One of the technologies that have greatly impacted ... -
Optimal utilization of a three-chamber pipe feeder system
(North-West University, 2018)South African gold production is decreasing year-on-year. This can be attributed to numerous challenges faced by the gold mining industry. One of these challenges is high operating costs of which electricity forms a large ... -
Quantification of energy consumption and production drivers in steel manufacturing plants
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The South African government has introduced regulations with the aim to monitor and reduce carbon emissions. Energy efficiency tax incentives and future compulsory Department of Energy reporting are reviewed in this study. ... -
Techno-economic analysis of the 100 MW Potchefstroom experimental pebble bed reactor plant
(North-West University, 2009)Electricity is directly linked to the economy of a country: when electricity is limited and the price for electricity is very high, the high electricity price will have a negative influence on the economy of the country. ...