Author:Robbins, SL; Heyns, PS; Heyns, Johan ADate:May 2020The majority of condition monitoring techniques employed today consider the acquisitioning and analysis of structural responses as a means of profiling machine condition and performing fault detection. Modern research and newer technologies ...Read more
Author:Jamison, Kevin A; Naidoo, Purusha; Ramotsabi, KatlehoDate:Nov 2022The South African government is investing in the use of hydrogen fuel as a pathway towards decarbonising transport sectors. Hydrogen is likely to be a viable option for decarbonising air transport and it is being investigated intensively ...Read more
Author:Meyers, Bronwyn C; Grobler, Jan-Hendrik; Snedden, GCDate:Sep 2022A combustor was designed for a 200N micro-gas turbine for the model aircraft industry using the NREC design method. Multiple designs resulted which varied in terms of annular area split configuration, hole area splits and relative hole ...Read more
Author:Jamison, Kevin A; Roux, Jeanne M; Zwane, LindokuhleDate:Sep 2021A development of an existing munition aimed at an entirely new target set was planned. A trade study was performed to identify the key design features and employment concepts that generate the optimum outcomes in a demanding operational ...Read more
Author:Ndebele, Bright B; Gledhill, IMADate:Sep 2023The dynamics of two-dimensional vortex shedding from a rotating cluster of three cylinders was investigated using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD). The cluster was formed from three circles with equal ...Read more
Author:Morelli, Mauro FDate:Nov 2022This item is the John Weston Memorial Lecture and comprises a conference presentation providing details on a career involving wind tunnel testing (1990-2022).Read more