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Optimal location of suitable sites for wind farms using a GIS approach (case study of Garissa and Ijara)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Over the recent years, the country has experienced inadequacy in meeting the demands for power due to over reliance on hydro power which is affected by reduced rainfall. Due to this inadequacy, most of the population depends ... -
Optimal power flow for the Kenya power system using the steepest descent method
(1995)Economy and reliability of service are important considerations in power system operation and planning. The primary objective in power system planning and operation is to minimise the cost of meeting the power requirements ... -
Optimal sizing and analysis of a stand-alone hybrid solar PV – wind power system with storage
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Optimization of Ceramic Insulation of Cooking Stoves Using Carbonized Organic Waste
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Many households and small hotels in Kenya source their energy from biomass; mainly wood and charcoal. For the urban poor, their energy source is basically charcoal. With increasing population, rural urban migration, tough ... -
Optimization of Drilling of Volcanics Section in an Oil/gas Well.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The efficiency of the well drilling procedure is influenced by the drill bit, its characteristics, its hydraulics, and the downhole tools. During the well drilling at AMOSING 2, Block 10BB, the parameters selected in this ... -
Optimization of Evaporative Cooling Chamber using Computational Fluid Dynamics for Storage of Fruits and Vegetables
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The rise in global temperature is affecting almost all fabrics of our society, including food security. Increase in average temperature leads to a corresponding decrease in relative humidity that affects quality and shelf ... -
Optimization of Handover in Mobile System by Using Dynamic Guard Channel Method
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The telecommunications industry in Somali provides communication and information services such as, delivery of voice and data over different networks, including mobile networks. GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) ... -
Optimization of power plant dispatch and capacity expansion in Kenya
(Department of environmental and biosystems engineering, 2008)The need to study the Kenyan national power system with a VIew to minimising environmental emissions and energy production costs in the present and the long-term was identified. The overall objective ... -
Optimization of the angle of cut of a frog in a mouldboardPlough: case of a sandy clay soil
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The Mouldboard plough is a common tillage implement used in Kenya. The draught characteristics and ability to maintain desired depths and speed of operation at different frog angles is unknown. This study aimed at optimizing ... -
Optimization of the Electrolyte and Electrode Solid-solid Interface in a Solid-state Lithium Ion Battery: Application of Electrospray Technique.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Over time, the demand for thin film lithium ion batteries has grown due to technological developments that have led to the miniaturization of electronic devices which require smaller power sources. However, lithium ion ... -
Optimization of utilization of Eucalyptus Grandis tree species in tea factories in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Recent upward increase in global fuel oil prices has led a number of Tea factories to convert their boilers from fuel oil to wood fired. The conversion to wood fuel may also be necessitated by the need to reduce carbon ... -
Optimizing cellular phone coverage in dense urban environments using 3d geo-information: A case study of the Nairobi central business district, Kenya
(Department of Geospatial and Space Technology, 2009)Optimal signal coverage of a target area has always been a fundamental issue for cellular network operators. Other issues related to capacity, quality of service and cost efficiency are also rapidly gaining prominence. ... -
Organization structure of general construction firms in Kenya: a contingency approach
(Department of Building Economics and Management, University of Nairobi, 1992-08)The construction industry is under pressure to improve productivity, reduce wastage of re~6urces and to increase predictability of its performance. Construction projects implementing and contractors organizations should ... -
Packaging and packaging design in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Design, 1984)This work is an exploratory investigation in the field of Packaging Design. From the outset the two words are separately explained and later combined to form a comprehensive title of the thesis, Packaging and Packaging ... -
Partial isothermal sections of the copper-rich corner of the al-cu-zn system at 200ºc and 240ºc
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Al-Cu-Zn alloy system is well-used because it has demonstrated many useful properties. Currently, Al-Cu-Zn alloys are primarily used as shape memory alloys. Other applications are in catalysis, in electronics and in ... -
Participation of the private sector in power sub-sector in Kenya: a case study of Brooke Bond (k) Ltd in Kericho district, Kenya
(Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Nairobi, 2001)Recent discussion of approaches to power sub-sector improvement in the energy sect developing countries have tended to concentrate exclusively on privatization of the pt power utilities. There is need for substantive ... -
Patterns of Water Consumption in the Middle Income areas of Nairobi
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Pavement Evaluation of Mbagathi Road, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Civil and Construction Engineering, 2012)Mbagathi Road has been open to traffic for six years and yet various distress features have been observed despite the fact that most concrete roads are expected to operate for over twenty (20) years without any major ... -
Pedotransfer functions for saturated hydraulic conductivity for surface runoff modeling
(University of NairobiDepartment of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, 2013)The study involved development of pedotransfer functions (PTFs) for determining saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) used in surface flow prediction. This preceded evaluation of existing PTFs for Ks in flow simulation. ...