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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"shipping container"”.
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Design and Optimization of Shipping Container for Package-Less Units
Package-less shipping aims to deliver units without company X’s added packaging. This requires the fulfillment systems and processes to have gentler handling. Part of this change involves the design and implementation of a container that will carry units from a distribution center to a delivery …
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A 3-Dimensional Computer Simulation Model for Temperature Distribution Prediction in a Seafood Shipping Container
… on temperature distribution within a seafood shipping container and packaging cost. A three-dimensional transient heat transfer model was developed to predict the temperature distribution in a fish shipping container. The finite element method was used to develop the model. An eight-noded …
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Local public space, global spectacle : a case study on South Africa's first shipping container shopping center
This thesis is the explication of a journey to reconcile Johannesburg's aspiration to become a 'spatially just world class African city' through the lens of the under-performing 27 Boxes, a globally inspired yet locally contested retail center in the popular Johannesburg suburb of Melville. By …
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Predicting Risk and Optimizing Resilience of Digital and Physical Supply Chains
… domains of cybersecurity and the global shipping industry. Chapter 2 and 3 are motivated by the increasing prevalence of supply-chain related cyber breach incidents such as the SolarWinds breach in 2020. Chapter 2 develops the first predictive model for cyber risk that relies on …
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Steel boxes of the everyday: in search of the (extra) ordinary
… experience which stands out is the image of the shipping containers at the container terminal. When seen as individual objects, the shipping containers appear quite ordinary - a corrugated steel box. However, when combined and stacked vertically and positioned side by side, the multitude of …
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Application of computational fluid dynamics techniques to the analysis of building fires
… in the cone calorimeter and in a steel shipping container. Numerical predictions are analysed and the conclusions about adaptability of the software for modelling fire-related processes are made. CFD techniques are applied both to assess possible CFD methodologies and to predict the …
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Design of a Low Power Cargo Security Device Using a Micropower Ultra-Wideband Impulse Radar
<p>Each year, thousands of cargo containers are broken into during shipping, costing billions of dollars in lost and damaged goods. In addition to removing its contents, intruders can also add unwanted and dangerous materials to a container, posing a threat to National Security. The possibilities …
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Green-LIT: Shipping Containers in Your Backyard
… build the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT) shipping container port facility and yard in Violet, LA (down river from New Orleans in St. Bernard Parish) despite a great deal of local opposition. The Save Our St. Bernard (SOStbernard.org) local preservation movement, largely funded by prominent …
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Modeling air transportation of fresh seafood
Several factors related to the proper shipping of fresh seafood by airplane were studied in this thesis. These included precooling, gel pack effectiveness, external temperatures encountered by shipping containers, and coolant placement in a shipping container. Experiments were conducted to …
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Life, Living, & Space
The thesis is an attempt to define and design a house by utilizing modernized construction technologies. From a single cell, a man grows up into a complex creature with an independent life. A livable space for a person starts from the mother's womb, then moves on to a crib, a full-size bed, a room, …
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Micro-climate modelling and engineering design for a horticultural grow-cell prototype
… the prototype based on a 12 m × 2.4 m × 2.5 m shipping container. Research contributions are made in respect to: (i) the design of a novel conveyor-irrigation system for mechanical movement of plants; (ii) tuning of the artificial light intensity; and (iii) investigations into the environmental …