PROGRAM
Friday, November 8th
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08:30-09:30 Session 1
Welcome and Keynote Address
Chair:
Location: Plenary Room
| 08:30 | Introduction of SAIMechE PG Conference |
| 08:35 | Welcome Address from SAIMechE President |
| 08:45 | Keynote Address: The digital SA Agulhas II Flagship for vessel 4.0 |
09:15-09:30Coffee Break
09:30-11:00 Session 2A
Chair:
Location: Plenary Room
| 09:30 | Continuum kinematics-inspired peridynamics in Julia: A computational perspective (abstract) PRESENTER: Johan Stadler |
| 09:50 | Evaluating water ingress in Nomex honeycomb panels under varying panel orientation (abstract) PRESENTER: Cletus Magoda |
| 10:10 | Design, build and test of a novel X-shaped, tilt-wing quadcopter (abstract) PRESENTER: Dewald van Deventer |
| 10:30 | Automated Water Treatment System for Residential Boreholes (abstract) PRESENTER: Frank Muland |
| 10:50 | Fracture behaviour of laser-powder bed fusion produced nickel superalloy (abstract) PRESENTER: Francois Giliomee |
09:30-11:00 Session 2B
Chair:
Location: Breakaway Room 1
| 09:30 | Dynamic FEA to investigate damage to a substrate due to sliding contact (abstract) PRESENTER: Simphiwe Nqabisa |
| 09:50 | A Novel Micron-Accurate Sub-press for Cortical Bone Testing: Calibration, Commissioning and Modulus Measurement for Small Specimens (abstract) PRESENTER: Lia Carstens |
| 10:10 | Articulating Drop Foot Orthosis Device Testing Rig (abstract) PRESENTER: Karl Zapke |
| 10:30 | An Ilizarov frame study: influence of loading on pretensioned Kirschner wires (abstract) PRESENTER: Claudia van der Westhuizen |
| 10:50 | Evaluating Digital Image Correlation Speckle Pattern Quality Using Finite Element Based Displacement Fields (abstract) PRESENTER: Noko Phukubye |
11:10-11:30Coffee Break
11:30-13:00 Session 3A
Chair:
Location: Plenary Room
| 11:30 | Development of a finite volume 1D thermofluid network modelling methodology for the human cardiovascular system (abstract) PRESENTER: Nicola Cilliers |
| 11:50 | 3D thermal modelling in a low-cost naturally ventilated greenhouse using CFD (abstract) PRESENTER: Ellen Letsogile Thipe |
| 12:10 | Optimization of friction stir process parameters for AA5083-based composites (abstract) PRESENTER: Oritonda Muribwathoho |
| 12:30 | Designing Citrus Precooling Laboratory Tunnels Towards Reducing Commercial Chilling Injury (abstract) PRESENTER: Eugene Sadie |
| 12:50 | Analysis of the impact of ply count on the failure behaviour of UD-CFRP using continuum shell elements in Ansys Mechanical Composite PrepPost (abstract) PRESENTER: Pitso Taele |
11:30-13:00 Session 3B
Chair:
Location: Breakaway Room 1
| 11:30 | The effect of Eppler E423 airfoil wings pitching on motorcycle aerodynamics (abstract) |
| 11:50 | Development of a 2D wagon-track multi-body simulation (abstract) PRESENTER: Michael Perumal |
| 12:10 | Hyperelastic and Viscoelastic Characterization and Modelling of Silicone Rubber (abstract) PRESENTER: Kamogelo Malatsi |
| 12:30 | FEA simulation of combined loads to establish the impact of inclusions in steel on fatigue life (abstract) PRESENTER: Wilhelm Augustyn |
| 12:50 | Experimental correlation between the preset speed and the actual speed in friction stir welding AA6082-T651 (abstract) PRESENTER: Vuyani Moni |
13:10-14:00Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 Session 4A
Chair:
Location: Plenary Room
| 14:00 | A comparative study of cuboid vs. spherical PE4 explosive charges in free air (abstract) PRESENTER: Tumelo Selialia |
| 14:20 | Quasi-static flexural behaviour of PVC foam core sandwich composite structures (abstract) PRESENTER: Tendai Chipanga |
| 14:40 | Influence of electric conversion on the rollover safety of a large passenger vehicle (abstract) PRESENTER: Daniel Raats |
| 15:00 | Modelling of the Rapid Sand Casting (abstract) PRESENTER: Jonathan Kabasele |
| 15:20 | Qualification of Rapid Sand Casting (abstract) PRESENTER: Samson Oguntuyi |
| 15:40 | Diagnosing and investigating mitigation of blockages in inkjet printheads using NDT & CFD (abstract) PRESENTER: Zamavundle Bokveld |
| 16:00 | Aerodynamic Optimisation of a Truck Bumper (abstract) PRESENTER: Umar Ceres |
14:00-15:30 Session 4B
Chair:
Location: Breakaway Room 1
| 14:00 | Multi-objective optimisation of formula student car electric drivetrain (abstract) PRESENTER: Dominic Preuss |
| 14:20 | Effect of selected laser-powder bed fusion parameters on the as-built properties of INCONEL 718 (abstract) PRESENTER: Carla Steyn |
| 14:40 | Work-Integrated Learning in Mechanical Engineering: Gaining Essential Skills through the Design and Manufacture of a Walkway Platform (abstract) PRESENTER: Pitso Tebele |
| 15:00 | Design and Evaluation of a Single Sensor Coordinate Measuring Machine (abstract) |
| 15:20 | Refinement of planar biaxial testing apparatus and methodology for mechanical characterization of myocardium (abstract) |
| 15:40 | Two-Way Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of PEG Hydrogel Flow in Infarcted Myocardium: A Computational Study (abstract) PRESENTER: Absalom Maluleke |