Author:Sheik, Muhammed; Segakweng, Tshiamo; Sekhuthe, Karabelo LDate:Nov 2023The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy estimates that the industrial sector is the largest consumer of energy in South Africa. Approximately 66% of energy end-use in industry is for heat generation during manufacturing. South African ...Read more
Author:Faling, WDate:Jul 2012This paper outlines a conference presentation on disaster resilience in South Africa. The paper presents disasters caused by the combination of a hazard and vulnerability. An emphasis on resilience, rather than just disaster response and ...Read more
Author:Goedhals-Gerber, LL; Stander, C; Van Dyk, FEDate:Aug 2017South Africa is among the top 10 fruit-exporting countries in the world. The South African fruit industry has identifi ed temperature breaks along the fruit export cold chain that result in the deterioration of fruit quality, loss of market ...Read more
Author:Konrad, T; Uys, HDate:Jan 2012Unsharp measurements allow the estimation and tracking of quantum wave functions in real time with minimal disruption of the dynamics. Here we demonstrate that high-fidelity state monitoring, and hence quantum control, is possible, even in ...Read more
Author:Nelles, EM; Dewar, J; Bason, ML; Taylor, JRNDate:May 2000The pasting of commercial maize starches was found to be a biphasic phenomenon, exhibiting an expected first viscosity peak as well as an unexpected, relatively large second viscosity peak under specific cooking conditions when using a Rapid ...Read more
Author:Oboirien, BO; Thulari, V; North, Brian CDate:Sep 2014This paper presents a detailed study on the effect of temperature on the concentration of 27 major and trace elements in bottom ash generated from oxy fuel-combustion. The major elements are Na, Mg, Al, K, Ca and Fe and the minor and trace ...Read more
Author:Griffiths, M; Harrison, STL; Smit, Monique; Maharajh, Dheepak MDate:Mar 2016Macro- and microalgae are used in a variety of commercial products with many more in development. This chapter outlines the major products, species used, methods of production, extraction, and processing as well as market sizes and trends. ...Read more
Author:Van Heerden, Renier P; Von Solms, S; Vorster, JDate:May 2018The integration of technology in the modern society provides many benefits, but with increased connectivity comes increased risk where governments, businesses and individuals are vulnerable to a variety of cyber-attacks. Many of the large ...Read more
Author:Smith, Andrew CDate:May 2015To support economic growth, it is generally agreed that the supply of electrical energy has to meet, or exceed, the demand for electrical energy. Assuming the above statement holds true, at least two options exist when one considers how the ...Read more
Author:Paige-Green, P; Verhaeghe, Benoit MJADate:Oct 2018The inevitable impacts of climate change on the already stressed low volume rural road networks in Africa will have dire consequences in many countries. These networks generally suffer from a lack of appropriate construction standards and ...Read more
Author:Gqola, PDate:Mar 2007The utopian assumptions about the Internet and other allied Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as the harbingers of a world free of violent hierarchies have long since proved erroneous. Instead the initial idealism has been ...Read more
Author:Velthausz, DDate:Oct 2015Increasing urbanisation has introduced and exacerbated challenges related to the management of service delivery, resources and hazards. Making informed decisions for a city and its inhabitants is difficult because a city is an extremely complex ...Read more
Author:Wallis, JDate:Oct 2015Over the past 15 years, electro-optical engineers at the CSIR have developed the CoroCAM range of products for use in power line inspection. These powerful systems enable the visualisation of problems on faulty insulators and power line ...Read more
Author:Engelbrecht, AD; North, Brian C; Oboirien, BODate:31 Aug 2010South Africa has abundant resources of high-ash and other low-quality coals. The aim of this work is to investigate the possibility of using fluidised bed gasification technology to convert these coals into clean fuel gas. The fuel gas can ...Read more
Author:Napier, MarkDate:May 2007Contemporary and historical state interventions in South African cities and towns have distorted urban land markets affecting especially the poor. This has resulted in market failure for less wealthy individuals and households in their attempts ...Read more
Author:Johnson, David L; Mikeka, CDate:Sep 2016At Mulanje Secondary School, in Malawi’s verdant tea-growing district, something remarkable is happening: Students and teachers now have broadband access to the Internet for the first time, thanks to an over-the-air network that connects the ...Read more
Author:Claassen, Marius; Nortje, Karen; Le Roux, Wouter JDate:Sep 2018Over four days, workshop participants collaboratively identified opportunities to improve interagency cooperation, enhance the institutional framework, and strengthen capacity for public health emergency prevention and response in Malawi. ...Read more