In Zimbabwe, the access to electricity is significantly low, especially in rural areas. This inhibits the economic and social development of the country. In order to tackle energy poverty, the government aims at Continue reading
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The Fundamentals to Fuel the Future
The following report is a comparison study of the alternative for the future automobile sector, where the fuels in focus are bio-ethanol, bio gas, electrical vehicles and hydrogen gas. Through this comparison one or Continue reading
Modelling and Simulation of a Power Take-off in Connection with Multiple Wave Energy Converters
The objective of this project is to develop a model that will integrate multiple buoys to a power take-off hub. The model will be derived using a time domain analysis and will consider the hydraulic coupling of the buoys and the power take-off. The derived model is Continue reading
Design of a Double Cantilever Beam Test Specimen and Fixture for Kink Band Formation in Unidirectional Fibre Reinforced Composites.
Composite materials are widely used in demanding applications in aerospace and other industries. In order to understand the complex behaviour of the composite materials and their components, standardised test methods are used. One example is the double cantilever beam (DCB) test in which the Continue reading
Drag Estimations on Experimental Aircraft Using CFD
The drag approximations done in the initial design phase needed to be verified. A model of the aircraft has been analyzed with Continue reading
Securing the Just-in-time Delivery for the After-market: Study at Volvo Car Customer Service
This project has been performed at Volvo Car Customer Service in Gothenburg, Sweden. The output from the study will support Volvo to secure the Just-In-Time delivery of referrals for the after-market. The scope was limited to referrals from pre-planned orders, which occurs when Continue reading
Implementation of UAV Design Into CAD
This work has been focused on implementing, into CAD (Solid Works), a UAV-design by Enebog. The design has been given to the author on meetings and mail. A “living” document with Continue reading
Self-Aligning Solar Panel: Construction of a Self-Aligning Platform for Solar Panels
The purpose of this project is to create a self-aligning platform for solar panels for better utilization of the renewable solar energy source that is available. The difference between present self-aligning solutions and the proposed one Continue reading
Solar Drying Systems for Farmers in Cameroon
Imagine being a farmer having your livelyhood endangered by heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms due to global warming (Habiba Gitay 2002), when what you really need is sun to dry your maize, coffee or cocoa harvest. Such is the Continue reading
Detection of Frazil Ice at Water Intakes at Träbena Power Station
Frazil ice is a phenomenon that takes place in cold regions when the water of rivers, lakes or oceans is cooled under 0ºC. Several times during winter, frazil ice can appear at Continue reading
Structural Analysis of a Washing Machine Through Its Loading Cases: Redesign of the Tripod and the Front Cover
This project was developed in collaboration with the mechanical department at University of Skövde, and it is focused in the determination of different loading cases and the application of their results to Continue reading