Author:Monk, John SDate:Nov 2008The presentation provides a brief history of the UAV developments at the CSIR, which dates back from the early 80’s. It covers the UAV facilities at the CSIR and the CSIR’s role in UAV-related research. Future research areas in the UAV field ...Read more
Author:Cronje, JM; Heyns, PS; Theron, NJ; Loveday, Philip WDate:Mar 2005In this paper we report on the development of a variable stiffness and damping Liquid Inertia Vibration Eliminator (LIVE) vibration isolator. The result is the ability to shift the isolation frequency of the isolator and also to change the ...Read more
Author:Roux, Michael P; Lotter, S; Nordengen, Paul ADate:Jul 2016In an effort to improve the effectiveness of overload control the Malawi Directorate of Road Transport and Safety Services (DRTSS) appointed two Short Term Experts from the CSIR to assist with the updating of the DRTSS’s 2005 Axle Load Control ...Read more
Author:Rossouw, Marius; Luger, Stephen A; Kuipers, Jan J; Patel `, SDate:Jul 2005The Port of Cape Town is located in Table Bay on the south-west coast of South Africa. Since the port experiences advese weather conditions, especially during the winter period, the monitoring of marine weather and wave conditions forms an ...Read more
Author:Oberholster, Paul J; McMillan, P; Durgapersad, K; Botha, AM; De Klerk, Arno RDate:Feb 2014The Wetland Classification and Risk Assessment Index (WCRAI) is based on manifestations of ecological processes in natural wetland ecosystems. The index is hierarchical in structure and is designed to allow identification and rapid assessment ...Read more
Author:Phillips, HR; Gouws, MJDate:Jan 1995The objective of this research project was to review methods of overcoming the disorientation of underground mine workers following an explosion or severe fire. The results of this project indicate that different strategies may be required ...Read more
Author:Mo, L; Avci, B; James, D; Simpson, B; Van Wyngaardt, WM; Cessna, JT; Baldock, CDate:Aug 200590Y is a therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals used in the treatment of liver cancer following implantation via a catheter in the hepatic artery, 90Y microspheres are embolised in the microvasculature of liver cancer where they irradiate the tumour ...Read more
Author:Dollar, LH; Dollar, ESJ; Moolman, JDate:Jul 2006This paper presents an automated desktop procedure for delineating river longitudinal profiles into macro-reaches for use in Ecological Reserve assessments and to aid freshwater ecosystem conservation planning. The procedure was developed for ...Read more
Author:Bergh, J; Snedden, Glen C; Reddy, DDate:Sep 2019Secondary flows are a well-known source of loss in turbomachinery flows, contributing up to 30% of the total aerodynamic blade row loss. With the increase in pressure on aero-engine manufacturers to produce lighter, more powerful and increasingly ...Read more
Author:Bergh, J; Snedden, Glen C; Reddy, DDate:Jan 2020Non-axisymmetric endwall contouring is a mechanism which attempts to reduce the negative effects of secondary ows in compressor and turbine blade rows by allowing the otherwise cylindrical turbine endwalls to take on threedimensional (and ...Read more
Author:Smith, S; Steele, AWDT; du Toit, J; Conning, MDate:Nov 2015This work addresses the need for the development of skills and interest in mathematics, particularly for students in the early years of primary school where core mathematical knowledge is formed. The development and implementation of Maths ...Read more
Author:Acheampong, E; Jager, AJ; Roberts, MKC; Habeck, H; Ismail, A; Frangakis, T; Wells, A; Rowe, ADate:Mar 2002This report is an interim report of a two-year project, the first phase of which ended at the end of March 2002. The report therefore highlights progress made to date only.In SIMRAC project GAP708, eleven innovative means of reducing the ...Read more
Author:Ottermann, RW; Burger, NDL; Von Wielligh, AJ; Handley, MFDate:Feb 2003During this project both lightweight pinchbar and Mechanical jaws concepts were developed to a tested prototype. An experimental development model was first designed, built and tested, after which design reviews were held and prototypes built. ...Read more
Author:Walters, Laticha EM; Scott, RE; Mars, MDate:Dec 2017The objectives of South Africa's (SA) ehealth strategy recognise the value proposition that telemedicine holds for rural and urban referrals, but a lack of accepted and formalized scale-up implementation and financial planning has impeded ...Read more
Author:Hulsman, A; Swartz, CDDate:1993The challenges facing the design and operation of small community wastewater treatment plants are discussed. The package plant concept is considered and the consequent development of a compact intermittently aerated activated sludge package ...Read more
Author:Oyesola, MO; Mpofu, K; Mathe, Ntombizodwa R; Danisyam, IDate:May 2019Additive manufacturing (AM) has risen to be a substantial part of modern manufacturing due to its unique capabilities and has already been fondly adopted in various fields especially in the aerospace. In order to fully harness the benefits ...Read more
Author:Ramatlo, Dineo AM; Wilke, DN; Loveday, Philip WDate:Apr 2018Ultrasonic transducers have demonstrated the ability to effectively excite guided waves that can propagate over long distances and are thus employed in monitoring systems. An ultrasonic piezoelectric transducer that strongly excites a mode ...Read more
Author:Nordengen, Paul A; Coetzee, S; Roux, Michael P; Adolehoume, APDate:Sep 2006The Republic of Senegal has approximately 15 000 km of roads of which 4 300 km are paved. Senegal’s road network is considered to be one of the best in West Africa. One of the threats to the Senegal road network is overloaded heavy vehicles, ...Read more
Author:Barnard, A; Msomi, S; Moolman, S; Naidoo, KerschDate:31 Aug 2010The current key development focus in organ preservation for transplant purposes is preservation of organs at normothermic or subnormothermic temperatures (i.e at or slightly below physiological temperature) as opposed to cold storage. The ...Read more