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Growth of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fingerlings fed on varying proportions of alfalfa meal and fishmeal
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
The study was conducted to evaluate growth performance and feed utilisation of catfish fingerlings (average initial weight 0.07 ± 0.02 g) fed on five different iso-energetic and iso-nitrogenous (40% CP) feed types for a ...
Modeling and simulation of heat transfer in a packed bed furnace
(Makerere University, 2018-05)
This research contains the development and simulation of a mathematical model for the heat transfer in a bed of sand particles. The research was carried out at HIMA Cement Limited, Kasese Uganda on a hot gas generator that ...
Prevalence and patterns of injuries among swimmers at Sir Apollo Kaggwa schools
(Makerere University, 2018-11-13)
The study sought to assess the prevalence and patterns of injuries among swimmers at Sir Apollo Kaggwa Schools. The following objectives guided the study: to find out the common swimming injuries sustained by the swimmers, ...
Sizing of a centrifugal pump, at crown beverages Uganda, Pepsi cola Nakawa, Kampala
(Makerere University, 2018-05)
This research contains centrifugal pump sizing which involved determining the total dynamic head through which a cooling medium (propylene glycol) would be pumped and obtaining a suitable flow rate at the heat exchanger ...
Fish eating birds at Busega fille market in Lubaga division.
(Makerere University, 2018-06)
Busega Fille Market is the main market in Kampala which handles fish by products (fish skins, fish carcasses, fish red meat and fish intestines) from fish processing industries in Kampala and Wakiso. The fact that a lot ...
Co-digestion of cow-dung with kitchen waste for biogas production
(Makerere University, 2018-11)
Kitchen waste, cow dung and a mixture of kitchen waste and cow dung were anaerobically digested. The performance of a single substrate and co-digestion of kitchen waste with cow dung were compared. The samples containing ...
Competitiveness of farmed and wild caught fish in designated markets of Kawempe division
(Makerere University, 2018-09)
Fish farming is growing at a faster rate. For continuity, marketing of farmed fish should be
prioritized for profitability. The main objective of the study was to investigate consumer
knowledge and marketing of farmed ...
Optimization of boiler efficiency through stack gas heat recovery using an economizer. at Century Bottling Company (Mbarara branch)
(Makerere University, 2018-06)
This report contains an overview of designing a heat exchanger used as an economizer used to
recover heat from hot flue gas to pre-heat boiler feed water at Century Bottling Company, Mbarara.
In order to achieve a good ...
Minimizing carbon dioxide gas emissions from the water tube boiler by co firing using natural gas at Rene pharmaceutical industry
(Makerere University, 2018-07)
Steam is used in granulation section for drying the granules in the fluidized dryer and also in the steam kettle for boiling the paste. During its production, diesel is burnt to heat the water in the boiler to form steam. ...
The performance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fingerlings at varying salinity levels
(Makerere University, 2018-11)
Nearly 70 percent of the world is occupied by water but only 2.5 percent of it is fresh and the rest is saline. Only 1 percent of the fresh water is accessible to man and the rest is held in glaciers and snowfields (EPA ...