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Batch Anaerobic Digestion of Banana Plant Residues for Methane Production
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Agriculture is one of Kenyans’ main economic activities and among the fruit grown is the banana.
Kenya produces about one million tons of bananas yearly, of which the banana plant produces the
fruits once in a lifetime ...
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 ...
Investigation of Feed Dynamics Using the Radiotracer Residence Time Distribution Method and Metastable Techenetium-99: a Case Study of Clinker Milling at National Cement Company, Athi River
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
In Kenya, cement is a key ingredient in the built and construction industry and in 2017, its production contributed to 5.8% of GDP. In general, cement production is energy intensive and costly. Currently, National Cement ...
Assessment of Non-motorized Transport & Its Implications on Urban Land Uses. A Case Study of Kitengela Township
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Non-motorized transport (NMT) is a mode of transport that offers efficient, cheap, safe
and convenient mobility. Encouraging use of NMT reduces reliance on use of vehicles
thus reducing challenges facing the world through ...
Trends and Impacts of Traffic Loading on the Northern Corridor Athi River – City Cabanas Highway Section, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Deterioration of roads is among the major challenges facing Kenya's infrastructure sector. Pavement deterioration is mainly caused by traffic overloading and erratic climatic conditions. The Mombasa-Nairobi Highway known ...
Suitability of Plastic Paving Blocks for Construction of Non-Motorised Transport Facilities
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Walking remains the oldest and most common mode of transport making up a portion if not most or all of our daily commute. However, there is inadequate infrastructure within our urban centres to cater for the pedestrian ...
Performance Analysis of a Novel SSK Sequence Modulation
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
This thesis is concerned with developing a novel way of transmitting information using nonmodulated
symbols in sequence. In this scheme, which is named Space Shift Keying-Sequence
Modulation (SSK-SqM), multiple time-slots ...
The Potential of Generative Design in Standardization of Interior Components for Production of Affordable Housing Units.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The focus of this research is on the potential of the generative design in the
standardization of interior components in the building of Affordable Housing
programme (AHP) by the jua kali sectors in Kenya.Generative ...
Design Strategies for Wall Mounted Thermal Chimneys in the Tropical Uplands Climate- a Case of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Mapping Change Detection of Informal Settlements Using Remote Sensing and Gis: Case Study-kawangware, Nairobi (2000-2020)
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
The first stage in planning and developing cities in underdeveloped countries is to detect informal settlements and their changes. High spatial resolution satellite imageries are popular in the carrying out the changes in ...