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Analysis of Flow Estimation Methods for Small Hydropower Schemes in Bua River

Kasamba, Chisomo; Ndomba, Preksedis Marco; Kucel, Samuel Beker; Uamusse, Miguel M. (Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2015)

Any hydropower project requires an ample availability of stream flow data. Unfortunately, most of the hydropower projects especially small hydropower projects are conducted on ungauged river and consequently hydrologists ...
Development of a biocomposite based on green epoxy polymer and natural cellulose fabric (bark cloth) for automotive instrument panel applications

Rwawiire, Samson; Blanka, Tomkova; Jiri, Militky; Abdul, Jabbar; Bandu, Madhukar Kale (Elsevier, 2015)

Natural fiber reinforced composites have attracted interest due to their numerous advantages such as biodegradability, dermal non-toxicity and with promising mechanical strength. The desire to mitigate climate change due ...
Investigation of Sound Absorption Properties of Back Cloth Non woven Fabric and Composites

Rwawiire, Samson; Tomkova, Blanka; Gliscinska, Eulalia; Krucinska, Izabella; Michalak, Marina; Militky, Jiri; Jabbar, Abdul (De Gruyter Open, 2015)

The quest for sound-absorbing materials that are not only environmentally friendly, but also sustainable is the foremost reason for natural fibre-acoustic materials. Bark cloth is a natural non-woven fabric that is ...
Effect of enzyme and plasma treatments of bark cloth from Ficus natalensis:

Rwawiire, Samson; Tomkova, Blanka; Weiner, Jakub; Militky, Jiri (Taylor and Francis, 2015)

Bark cloth fabric has been in production in Uganda since the thirteenth century. In a move to preserve its cultural heritage, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed in ...
Morphological, Thermal, and Mechanical Characterization of Sansevieria trifasciata Fibers

Rwawiire, Samson; Tomkova, Blanka (2015)

Sansevieria trifasciata is a common perennial plant which freely grows and widely found in homes, parks, and woodlands. In this research, we studied the morphology using Scanning Electron Microscope and Fourier Transform ...
Thermal, Static, and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Bark Cloth (Ficus brachypoda) Laminar Epoxy Composites

Rwawire, Samson; Tomkova, Blanka (Society of Plastics Engineers, 2015)

Bark cloth is a natural nonwoven fibrous fabric produced in Uganda from three species of trees: Ficus natalensis, Ficus brachypoda, and Antiaris toxicaria.” The recently developed bark cloth composites has created a new ...
ICT Framework for Service Delivery in Uganda’s Local Governments

Ocen, Gilbert Gilibrays; Semwogerere, Twaibu (Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, 2015-12)

Information and Communication Technologies' (ICT) in this study was used in its broadest sense to refer to a variety of tools, all of which make it possible to improve the management of information and improve dialogue ...
Short-term creep of barkcloth reinforced laminar epoxy composites

Rwawiire, Samson; Tomkova, Blanka; Wiener, Jakub; Militky, Jiri; Kasedde, Allan; M. Kale, Bandu; Jabbar, Abdul (Elsesevier, 2016)

There is a global surge in the application of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in various in- dustries. Polymer reinforced composites are faced with dimensional instability during their service life, the ...
Modeling and analysis of the creep behavior of jute/green epoxy composites incorporated with chemically treated pulverized nano/micro jute fibers

Jabbar, Abdul; Militky, Jiri; Madhukar Kale, Bandu; Rwawiire, Samson; Nawabb, Yasir; Vijay Baheti, Vijay (Elsesevier, 2016)

This paper reports the creep behavior of alkali treated jute/green epoxy composites incorporated with various loadings (1, 5 and 10 wt%) of chemically treated pulverized jute fibers (PJF) at different envi- ronment ...
Dyeing and stiffness characteristics of cellulose-coated cotton fabric

Madhukar Kale, Bandu; Wiener, Jakub; Militky, Jiri; Rwawiire, Samson; Mishra, Rajesh; Jabbar, Abdul (Springer Science, 2016)

In this study, the effect of cellulose coating on dyeing and other properties of cotton fabric was investigated. Three different reactive dyes were used for dyeing coated cotton fabric. The effect of cellulose coating ...
Tensile, surface and thermal characterization of jute fibres after novel treatments

Jabbar, Abdul; Militký, Jiri; Wiener, Jakub (NISCAIR, 2016)

Jute fibres have been treated with enzymes, CO2 pulsed infra red laser, ozone and plasma to study the effect of these treatments on their tensile, surface and thermal properties. Surface characteristics of jute fibres ...
Crystal structure changes and weight kinetics of silicon-hexaboride under gamma irradiation dose

Rwawiire, Samson; Tomkova, Blanka; Militky, Jiri; Hes, Lubos; Madhukar Kale, Bandu (Elsesevier, 2016)

The desire to mitigate climate change due to greenhouse gas emissions has led to the exploration of plant fibers as alternative materials for various industrial applications, sound absorption inclusive. In this investigation, ...
Coating of cellulose-TiO2 nanoparticles on cotton fabric for durable photocatalytic self-cleaning and stiffness

Madhukar Kale, Bandu; Wiener, Jakub; Militkya, Jiri; Rwawire, Samson; Mishra, Rajesh; Jacob, Karl L.; Wang, Youjiang (Elsesevier, 2016)

A new route to make cotton fabric self-cleaning and permanently stiff by coating cellulose-TiO2 on its surface is demonstrated herein. Cellulose-TiO2 dispersion was used for coating and was prepared by mixing TiO2 ...
Coated tool inserts with crater-like surface topography last longer

Watmon, Titus Bitek; Xiao, David (IJSRIT ; Busitema University., 2016-02)

This paper presents the result of an investigation into the performance of Tungsten Carbide tool Grade –K inserts coated with titanium nitride (TiN). The TiN coating was done by physical vapour deposition process. Comparative ...
Performance of coated tool having undulating surface structures.

Watmon, Titus Bitek; Xiao, David; Kagimu, Tony (IJSRIT ; Busitema University., 2016-02)

This paper presents results of a study on the effects of both tool surface profile and friction coefficient on cutting tool during chip formation processes. The computational procedure for modelling in the study involved ...
Finite element analysis of orthogonal metal machining.

Watmon, Titus Bitek; Xiao, David; Peter, Okello-Obeli (IJSRIT ; Busitema University., 2016-02)

This paper presents simulation result of a study on the process of orthogonal metal machining with the finite element method using AdvantEdgeTM software. The software is a validated CAE software solution for the optimization ...
Static and dynamic mechanical properties of barkcloth (Ficus Natalensis)-reinforced epoxy composite

Rwawire, Samson; Tomkova, Blanka (Taylor and Francis, 2016-03-21)

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed in 2005 that Ugandan barkcloth largely produced from mutuba tree (Ficus natalensis) as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible ...
Role of ICT in Disaster Response and Management

Ocen, Gilbert Gilibrays; Mugeni, Gilbert Barasa; Matovu, Davis (International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2016-05)

Disasters are imminent everywhere and coupled with the impossibility to stop them means a new dynamic approach should be developed to respond to and manage the damages that come alongside, Information and Communication ...
Tensile, surface and thermal characterization of jute fibres after novel treatments

Abdul Jabbar; Militký, Jiri (NISCAIR, 2016-09)

Jute fibres have been treated with enzymes, CO2 pulsed infra red laser, ozone and plasma to study the effect of these treatments on their tensile, surface and thermal properties. Surface characteristics of jute fibres ...
Community Policing About Accidental Risks And Road Usuage In Uganda

Semwogerere, Twaibu; Ocen, Gilbert Gilibrays; Matovu, Davis (International Journal of Advances in Electronics and Computer Science, 2017-08)

The main objective for this study was to explore and coordinate the various reactions by all road stake holders. These included all road users from pedestrians to motorists; the road administrators like Uganda National ...

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