Engineering Design and Mathematical Modelling : Concepts and Applications (Hardcover)

Introduction: Engineering design and mathematical modelling: Concepts and applications Nnamdi Nwulu and Mammo Muchie 1. Current state and trajectory of design engineering in Kenya Hailemichael Teshome Demissie 2. Student’s perception of engineering design for competitiveness in Africa: The case of Tanzania, East Africa Lawrence Joseph Kerefu and Juliana Zawadi Machuve 3. Barriers hindering biomimicry adoption and application in the construction industry Olusegun A. Oguntona and Clinton O. Aigbavboa 4. Inventory of kiln stacks emissions and health risk assessment: Case of a cement industry in Southwest Nigeria Solomon O. Giwa, Collins N. Nwaokocha and Abayomi T. Layeni 5. Modelling the effects of exposure to risk on junior faculty productivity incentives under the academic tenure system Ibrahim Niankara 6. Analyses of mathematical models for city population dynamics under heterogeneity O.C. Collins, T.S. Simelane and K.J. Duffy 7. Mathematical model showing how socioeconomic dynamics in African cities could widen or reduce inequality Obiora Cornelius Collins, Thokozani Silas Simelane and Kevin Jan Duffy 8. Exchange rate impact on output and inflation: A historical perspective from Zimbabwe Nyasha Mahonye and Tatenda Zengeni 9. A mathematical formulation of the joint economic and emission dispatch problem of a renewable energy-assisted prosumer microgrid Uyikumhe Damisa and Nnamdi I. Nwulu 10. A simplified control scheme for electric vehicle-power grid circuit with DC distribution and battery storage systems Kabeya Musasa, Musole Innocent Muheme, Nnamdi Ikechi Nwulu and Mammo Muchie 11. Temporal analysis of electricity consumption for prepaid metered low- and high-income households in Soweto, South Africa Njabulo Kambule, Kowiyou Yessoufou, Nnamdi Nwulu and Charles Mbohwa 12. A novel approach for the identification of critical nodes and transmission lines for mitigating voltage instability in power networks Akintunde Samson Alayande and Nnamdi Nwulu 13. Design, construction and mathematical modelling of the performance of a biogas digester for a family in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa Patrick Mukumba, Golden Makaka, Sampson Mamphweli and Peace-maker Masukume