Search Results - "Nyembwe, K."
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SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT OF THERMAL AND MECHANICAL RECLAMATION OF FOUNDRY CHROMITE SAND
Published in South African journal of industrial engineering (01-11-2022)“…After usage, foundry chromite sand is recycled to reduce production costs and comply with environmental regulations. Thermal and mechanical reclamation are the…”
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ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL CHROMITE SAND AS ‘GREEN’ REFRACTORY RAW MATERIALS FOR SAND CASTING APPLICATIONS IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
Published in South African journal of industrial engineering (01-11-2021)“…In a post-pandemic world, health and environmental safety will become a more important issue than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. Several fields of…”
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Characterization of Foundry Waste Sand Streams for Recycling Applications in Construction Industry
Published in Waste and biomass valorization (01-09-2018)“…The local South African foundry industry discharges large volumes of waste sand each year, with estimates for silica and chromite sands of 250,000 and 25,000…”
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Annealer curve characteristics of electrolytically refined tough pitch copper (Cu-ETP) and oxygen free up-cast copper (Cu-OF) for electrical cable wires
Published in Results in materials (01-12-2020)“…Annealing is a critical step during the wire drawing of copper to produce wires with the required ductility and conductivity for electrical applications. In…”
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Improvement on the fabrication of SiC materials: Processing, reinforcing phase, fabricating route—A review
Published in International Journal of Lightweight Materials and Manufacture (01-06-2023)“…The ceaseless exploration for the improvement of ceramic materials has created a lot of techniques, all aimed at producing ceramic materials that can withstand…”
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MECHANICAL RECLAMATION OF WASTE SAND PRODUCED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
Published in South African journal of industrial engineering (01-11-2022)“…Metal casting manufacturers are increasingly adopting three-dimensional printing in their workflows as a way to remain competitive. Despite all the innovative…”
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Assessment of Foundry Chromite Sand Crushability under Thermal-Mechanical Loading
Published in Archives of foundry engineering (01-01-2023)“…When used for sand casting, foundry sand is stressed in several ways. These stresses, thermal and mechanical, compromise the grain integrity, resulting in size…”
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Effects of South African Silica Sand Properties on the Strength Development and Collapsibility of Single Component Sodium Silicate Binders
Published in Archives of foundry engineering (01-09-2017)“…This study shows the results of the investigation of the strength performance, and residual strength of a single component inorganic binder system Cast Clean…”
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OPTIMISATION OF A RESIN-COATED CHROMITE SAND FOR RAPID SAND CASTING APPLICATIONS
Published in South African journal of industrial engineering (01-11-2021)“…Applications of three-dimensional printing (3DP) to sand casting have been well-established in the last two decades. The preferred raw material is silica…”
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF SAND PARTS PRODUCED USING A VOXELJET VX1000 THREE- DIMENSIONAL PRINTER
Published in South African journal of industrial engineering (01-11-2016)“…Successful case studies of metal casting applications using sand moulds and cores produced by additive manufacturing (AM) processes have been widely reported…”
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SUITABILITY OF A SOUTH AFRICAN SILICA SAND FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING OF FOUNDRY MOULDS AND CORES
Published in South African journal of industrial engineering (01-11-2016)“…Applications of three-dimensional printing (3DP) to metal casting include, among other things, the direct manufacturing of foundry moulds and cores in…”
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Influence of Fe3O4 on redox changes during Cu dissolution from CuFeS2 in acidified ferric sulfate
Published in Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (01-06-2024)“…Chalcopyrite (CuFeS2) leaching under oxidizing conditions is generally characterized by slow dissolution rates due to the formation of passivation layers. The…”
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ASSESSMENT OF SURFACE FINISH AND DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY OF TOOLS MANUFACTURED BY METAL CASTING IN RAPID PROTOTYPING SAND MOULDS
Published in South African journal of industrial engineering (01-11-2012)“…In this paper, an initial assessment of the quality parameters of the surface finish and dimensional accuracy of tools made by metal casting in rapid…”
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Concurrent leaching of copper and cobalt from a copper–cobalt ore using sulfuric and organic acids
Published in Minerals engineering (15-09-2024)“…•Higher temperatures and H₂O₂ concentrations improved Cu and Co leaching efficiencies.•Citric acid and oxalic acid increased Cu and Co leaching efficiencies…”
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