Posted on June 13, 2022
Researchers investigated the influence of clouds on concentrating solar power.
Posted on May 04, 2022
The Solar-Turbo Combined Heat and Power (CHP) project aims to produce a hybrid solar dish prototype to produce both heat and electricity, a goal particularly relevant to rural areas. Watch the video for more details on this exciting project.
Posted on April 29, 2022
Engineers are collaborating to better understand the complex aerodynamics of the albatross wing.
Posted on September 06, 2021
Prof Josua Meyer of the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria has co-authored the newly published textbook “The Art of Measuring in the Thermal Sciences” together with Prof Michel de Paepe, professor of Thermodynamics in the Faculty of...
Posted on August 20, 2021
Researchers in the University of Pretoria’s Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering have surprisingly needed to use the moon to help in their goals of improving solar energy.
Posted on June 04, 2021
Mechanical engineers from the University of Pretoria are using computational fluid dynamics to analyze wind patterns of Marion Island as part of a larger project to eradicate mice from the island.
Posted on April 30, 2021
Recent research as part of a collaboration between the University of Pretoria, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Imperial College London hopes to improve refrigeration equipment and reduce their impact on global warming through the use of nanostructures.
Posted on December 04, 2020
An engineering team at UP has pioneered an underground procedure which tests the performance of collision-avoidance systems in an effort to improve the safety of workers on mines by reducing unwanted interaction between vehicles and pedestrians.
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