SAIMECHEWC2024: SAIMECHE WESTERN CAPE POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE 2024
PROGRAM
Friday, November 8th

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08:30-09:30 Session 1

Welcome and Keynote Address

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
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)
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)
09:30-11:00 Session 2B
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)
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
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)
12:10
Optimization of friction stir process parameters for AA5083-based composites (abstract)
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
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
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)
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)
16:00
Aerodynamic Optimisation of a Truck Bumper (abstract)
PRESENTER: Umar Ceres
14:00-15:30 Session 4B
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
16:20-16:30 Session 5

Closing Ceremony

Location: Plenary Room