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The optimisation of transfer chutes in the bulk materials industry
(North-West University, 2009)
Bulk materials handling is a rapidly growing global industry. Immense challenges exist to improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of transporting and handling bulk materials continuously. The nature and scale of bulk ...
Adapting a pronunciation dictionary to Standard South African English for automatic speech recognition
(North-West University, 2009)
The pronunciation dictionary is a key resource required during the development of an automatic speech recognition (ASR) system. In this thesis, we adapt a British English pronunciation dictionary to Standard South African ...
A communication sub–system for an active magnetic bearing and drive electronic system
(North-West University, 2009)
The McTronX research group has conducted extensive research concerning Active Magnetic Bearings (AMBs). This research involved the establishment of an advanced AMB laboratory to aid in assisting industries that implement ...
Non-catalytic plasma-arc reforming process of methane with carbon dioxide for hydrogen production
(North-West University, 2009)
The world revolves around energy; it is needed to power industry, move people and products around the world and provide safety and convertibility for everyone. Current technologies produce huge amounts of greenhouse gases. ...
The feasibility of the manufacturing of a printed circuit type heat exchanger produced from graphite
(North-West University, 2009)
The development of high temperature heat exchangers will play a vital part in the success of High Temperature Nuclear Reactors (HTRs). Manufacturing such heat exchangers from metals is becoming increasingly difficult as ...
Simulation of the irradiation behaviour of the PBMR fuel in the SAFARI-1 reactor
(North-West University, 2009)
Irradiation experiments for the pebble bed modular reactor PBMR fuel (coated fuel particles and pebble fuel) are planned at the South African First Atomic Reactor Installation (SAFARI-1). The experiments
are conducted to ...
Classification in high dimensional feature spaces
(North-West University, 2009)
In this dissertation we developed theoretical models to analyse Gaussian and multinomial distributions. The analysis is focused on classification in high dimensional feature spaces and provides a basis for dealing with ...
A study of the influence of thermal drying on physical coal properties
(North-West University, 2009)
One of the major issues facing the coal industry today is the decline in economically
recoverable reserves, especially in the Witbank 1 Mpumalanga region of South Africa. This necessitates a critical review of alternate ...
Investigation into the velocity distribution through an annular packed bed
(North-West University, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the velocity distribution through an annular bed packed randomly
with equal sized spheres. Extensive research has been conducted on the velocity distribution inside packed ...
The techno-economics of bitumen recovery from oil and tar sands as a complement to oil exploration in Nigeria
(North-West University, 2009)
The Nigeria economy is wholly dependent on revenue from oil. However, bitumen has been discovered in
the country since 1903 and has remained untapped over the years. The need for the country to
complement oil exploration ...