Essays about: "swapping"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 32 essays containing the word swapping.

  1. 16. Promoting a sharing economy in a small town : An empirical study assessing future potential and challenges in the town of Norrtälje

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Lisa Lundström; [2020]
    Keywords : sharing economy; collaborative consumption; sustainable consumption; sharing; consumption; small town; reuse; empirical; mixed method; delningsekonomi; delning; småstad;

    Abstract : The concept sharing economy (collaborative economy or collaborative consumption) has recently gained attention in several cities over the world, with its promotion offering a prospective new path to sustainable development. In current research, most scholars cover global initiatives or initiatives in larger cities, but very few to none of them seem to have investigated the situation and potential in smaller cities. READ MORE

  3. 17. Evaluation of a digitial displacement pump in a load haul dump application

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Fluida och mekatroniska system

    Author : Jayasurya Madhusudanan; [2019]
    Keywords : Digital displacement pump; mine loader; energy efficiency; backward simulation; forward simulation; pump losses;

    Abstract : Hydraulics has always been the first choice of actuation in off-road, construction and mining vehicles due to its power density, low cost, built in cooling and lubrication. However, the current state of our environment along with stricter regulations has brought light to newer technologies within hydraulics to improve the existing system. READ MORE

  4. 18. CFD and Experimental Study of Refuelling and Venting a Fuel System

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Mekanisk värmeteori och strömningslära

    Author : Aditya Naronikar; Anton Riström; [2019]
    Keywords : CFD; VOF; multiphase; refuelling; gasoline; ORVR; automotive; volvo;

    Abstract : In 1999, California Air Resources Board (CARB) implemented a regulation that required all gasoline cars sold in California be fitted with an Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery System (ORVR). The ORVR system is designed to prevent Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from escaping into the atmosphere during refuelling by storing the gas vapours in a carbon canister. READ MORE

  5. 19. Concreteness fading for teaching programming

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Gustav Johansson; [2019]
    Keywords : programming; serious games; concreteness fading; education;

    Abstract : This dissertation presents a study that explores a specific implementation of concreteness fading used in a serious game that teaches programming. Concreteness fading consists of first presenting concepts with concrete representations before swapping them gradually with their concrete, normal counterparts. READ MORE

  6. 20. Why do you share? An exploratory study on attitudes towards collaborative consumption among young adults in Malmö

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

    Author : Josefine Henman; [2019]
    Keywords : Collaborative consumption; attitudes and motivations; young adults; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Collaborative consumption – i.e. sharing, renting, trading and swapping things instead of owning them – has in previous years emerged as an alternative consumption mode, assumed by many to be less resource demanding and more sustainable than current consumption patterns. READ MORE