Essays about: "Engineers without borders"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words Engineers without borders.
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11. Investigation of groundwater resources - A case study in north-west Tanzania using remote sensing analysis and groundwater simulation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : Globally 884 million people depend on unsafe drinking water, of which 159 million depend on untreated surface water (WHO, 2017). In Tanzania 44% of the popula- tion lack access to safe drinking water (WaterAid, 2017). READ MORE
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12. Solar Drying Systems for farmers in Cameroon
University essay from KTH/EnergiteknikAbstract : Imagine being a farmer having your livelyhood endangered by heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms due to global warming (Habiba Gitay 2002), when what you really need is sun to dry your maize, coffee or cocoa harvest. Such is the case for the farmers in Cameroon. READ MORE
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13. Water purification with a biosand filter in Tanzania : A minor field study - Karagwe District, Tanzania
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära; Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : In Karagwe district in northwest Tanzania, the non-governmental organisation Mavuno is working with water scarcity and drinking-water quality issues within the local community. Mavuno started a boarding school for girls in Chonyonyo village in the district in January 2016. READ MORE
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14. Electricity Supply Solutions for an Educational Center in Tanzania
University essay from Energi och miljöteknikAbstract : The aim of this study was to investigate electricity supply solutions for an educationalcenter that is being built in Chonyonyo Tanzania. Off-grid power generation solutions andfurther optimization possibilities were studied for the case.The study was done for Engineers Without Borders in Sweden. READ MORE
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15. Theoretical analysis of the performance of a small wind energy converter
University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för energi- och maskinteknik; Institutionen för teknik och byggd miljöAbstract : Abstract This thesis has been done in Barcelona, Spain, in cooperation with the University of Gävle (HiG) and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). At UPC there is a project carried out where the goal is to analyze the characteristics and performance of the wind turbine IT-100, with an intention to optimize it. READ MORE