Author:Kramers, AP; Butterworth, M; Biffi, M; Van Zyl, FJ; Meyer, J; Denys, N; Ramsden, RDate:Jan 2002The literature review and findings of the Tau Tona accident report (Department of
Minerals and Energy 1999), identified a single possible scenario whereby a HFC134a/lubricant/air mixture may become explosive. The mechanism involved the
escape ...Read more
Author:O'Brien, TMDate:Mar 2004This report covers work conducted to evaluate the effects of specimen length on the
breaking force, in an attempt to validate or refine the discard criteria of SABS 0293: 1996. Inter alia, this included an examination of the postulation of ...Read more
Author:Kononov, VADate:Sep 2000This report presents the results of a pre-feasibility study of Infrared (IR) Thermography/Radiometry for detection of loose rock in hard rock mines. The method is based on the temperature difference (gradient) between solid rock and the tip ...Read more