Author:Fuel Research InstituteDate:1958This paper covers washing data on Douglas Baum washed duff, raw duff from Transvaal Navigation Colliery, and contains analytical and other data on blend constituents and coke from blends containing Douglas swelling coal.Read more
Author:Cowling, RM; Roux, PWDate:1987This volume is the second in a series of syntheses of existing knowledge of the karoo biome. The first volume summarized what is currently known on the physical environment of the biome namely geology, soils, climate, hydrology, geohydrology ...Read more
Author:Cowling, RM; Roux, PWDate:1987The karoo biome comprises the arid and semi-arid dwarf shrub lands and open grassland of South Africa. In comparison to other South African biomes, ecological patterns and processes in this biom are poorly understood, despite its size and ...Read more
Author:Cowling, RM; Roux, PW; Pieterse, AJHDate:1986This report, the first of three volumes, forms part of the Karoo Biome Project. One of the aims is to synthesize existing knowledge of the Karoo biome and so provide a foundation for further research in areas where it is considered necessary. ...Read more
Author:Duvenage, IR; Morant, PDDate:Oct 1984In this report available historical information on the Keurbooms/Bitou and Piesang Estuaries is presented. It entails information on marine ecology, river catchment, abiotics and biotics characteristics found in the estuaries. The Keurbooms, ...Read more
Author:De Decker, HPDate:Oct 1989This report provides historical overview on river catchment, ecology, biotic and abiotic characteristics and available information on the Klein estuary. Kleinriviersvlei is popularly known as "Hermanus Lagoon". In some of the accounts of ...Read more
Author:Robinson, GADate:Apr 1974Knit-de-knit body blanks were produced in various stitch length from approximately 67/33 polyester/ cotton blend yarns, and a ratio equal to finish stitch length for various tex yarns as calculated.Read more
Author:Robinson, GA; Cawood, MP; Dobson, DADate:Apr 1976The knittability of a range of yarn linear densities was determined from knittability curves of tightness factor versus the number of yarn breakages, during the knitting of plain single jersey fabrics.Read more
Author:Robinson, GA; Cawood, MP; Dobson, DADate:Jul 1977The knitting of short staple wool blend yarns on a 28 gauge single jersey knitting machine was investigated.Read more
Author:Grindley, JRDate:Mar 1985The report entails available historical information on Knysna estuary and abiotic and biotic characteristics found in the estuary are presented. The Knysna system is commonly referred to as a lagoon but it may also correctly be called an ...Read more
Author:Estuarine and Coastal Research Unit, ECRUDate:Jun 1982A detailed account of the history of the Kowie estuary and the attempts to develop a harbour at the mouth of the river are given in the “Basket Work Harbour”. (Turpin, 1964). As far as could be ascertained, the river has always been known as ...Read more
Author:Bickerton, IB; Pierce, SMDate:Apr 1988This report provides historical overview on river catchment, ecology, biotic and abiotic characteristics and available information on three estuaries of the Cape namely: Krom, Seekoei and Kabeljous Estuaries. The estuaries and catchment areas ...Read more
Author:Horn, REDate:Mar 1977Samples of phenol-formaldehyde resin finished cotton fabric when acetylated were found to be less discoloured than unacetylated fabric.Read more
Author:Van Rensburg, NJJDate:Jun 1975Some factors affecting the shrinkresist treatment of wool by chlorination followed by a treatment with a polyamide epichlorohydrin (PAE)-polyacrylate dispersion were studied.Read more
Author:Du Plessis, JAKDate:1965During the long history of research on methane and coal dust explosions in the coal mining countries, test procedures and equipment for evaluating the explosibility of dusts were developed that can be regarded as "standard" today.Read more
Author:Botha, C; Roberts, MBDate:Aug 1975A relatively simple technique has been devised whereby wool may be satisfactorily dyed with reactive dyes from an aqueous charged perchloroethylene system.Read more
Author:Mozes, TE; Van Rensburg, NJJ; Turpie, DWFDate:Dec 1981A laboratory study of the use of twenty nonionic detergents for scouring of raw wool showed that scouring efficiency decreased with an increase in the detergent partition coefficient obtained by centrifuging of artificial creams prepared with ...Read more
Author:Kazadi, P; Van Rooyen, Corney; Burger, HDate:Mar 2006Laser refurbishment capabilities were demonstrated and promising results were obtained for repair of distance sleeves, foot rolls, descaler cassette, idler rolls. Based on the cost projections and the results of the in-situ testing, components ...Read more
Author:Rosman, Benjamin SDate:Jun 2014Recent trends in robotics have seen more general purpose robots being deployed in unstructured environments for prolonged periods of time. Such robots are expected to adapt to different environmental conditions, and ultimately take on a broader ...Read more