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Browsing by Supervisor "Zhang, Lijun"
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Masaki, Mukalu Sandro
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
Multiple drive belt conveyors are being increasingly incorporated in mining plans worldwide because of their high economic performance and the ease of moving these installations around, especially in underground mines. A ...
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Bajany, Mpyana Danny
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
In the mining industry, methods to reduce the fuel consumed in the haulage operations are largely sought as a result of the growing energy demand, fuel cost increases and adverse environmental impacts due to the emission ...
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Lin, Dong
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Greenhouse cultivation can increase crop yield and alleviate the food shortage caused by population
growth and reduction of arable land. However, the greenhouse production process consumes lots of
energy and water. The ...
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Gildenhuys, Tiaan
(University of Pretoria, 2019-12)
Existing energy management problems for a multi-microgrid (MMG) system only minimise the operational cost. This study proposes a multi-objective operational cost and emissions minimisation (OCEM) problem for a grid-tied ...
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Kagiri, Charles Muiruri
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
The global growth in demand for transportation has been phenomenal, owing to an exponential
increase in population, industrialization and urbanization. This has led to a corresponding increase in
the number of motor vehicles ...
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Michael, Maria
(University of Pretoria, 2015)
This research study presents a multi-objective optimization model aimed at optimizing the
retrofitting costs, energy savings, water savings, pay-back period and points earned under the
Leadership in Energy and Environmental ...
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Masaki, Mukalu Sandro
(University of Pretoria, 2022)
With growing effects of global warming, batteries have a crucial role to play in supporting global effort to reach carbon neutrality. However, batteries remain prone to early failure. Operational causes of premature ...
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Kunatsa, Tawanda
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
The acceleration and integration of renewable energy technologies (RETs) is at the core of research
and development in a bid to deal with climate change issues as well as to ensure sufficient energy
access to all. The ...