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A numerical investigation of the impacts of the variations in lake victoria surface temperature on east African climate
(Department of Meteorology University of Nairobi, 2000)In this study the NCAR regional climate model version 2 (RegCM2) was successfully employed to investigate the impact of the variations in the Lake Victoria surface temperature on the seasonal climatic conditions of the ... -
Numerical Modelling of Physical Processes in Drying and Storage of Selected African Leafy Vegetables
(University of Nairobi, 2020) -
Numerical Simulation of Soil Resistance in Ripping: A case study of a Sandy Clay Soil
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In this study, a numerical model based on field experiments, laboratory experiments and simulation was developed to predict the soil resistance to ripping in a sandy clay soil. The study identified the soil and operational ... -
Numerical simulation of the impact of urbanization on the micro climate over Nairobi area
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi,, 2000)The present study investigated the effect of land-use/land-cover changes, including urbanization of the metro area (urban built-up area) and landscape changes (topography), on the microclimate over Cosmopolitan Nairobi ... -
Numerical simulation of the influence of mesoscale forcing on the large-scale flow and weather over Ethiopia
(Department of Meteorology University of Nairobi, 2003)The influence of large-scale monsoonal winds and thermally-induced mesoscale circulations on the diurnal weather pattern over Ethiopia was investigated in this study using a three-dimensional limited area model known as ... -
Numerical simulation of the influence of the large-scale Monsoon flow on the diurnal weather patterns over Kenya
(Department of Meteorology University of Nairobi, 1992)The influence of the large-scale monsoonal wind systems on the diurnal weather patterns over Kenya was investigated in this study using a three-dimensional limited-area model known as the Regional Atmospheric Modeling ... -
Numerical simulation of the influence of the sea surface temperature anomalies on the east African seasonal :rainfall
(1994)In this study, the relationship between the Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomaly patterns and the interannual variability of both the Long Rains (March to May) and the Short Rains (October to December) over East Africa ... -
Numerical simulation of the planetary boundary layer over Kenya using a meso-scale model
(Department of Meteorology University of Nairobi, 1992)A two dimensional dry meso-scale numerical model has been used to simulate the growth of the Planetary Boundary Layer (PBL) over Kenya. The model is primitive equation hydrostatic, uses a terrain following vertical ... -
Numerical simulation of weather over Kenya using the weather research and forecasting -environmental modeling system
(Department of meteorology School of physical sciences University of Nairobi, 2012)This study investigated the accuracy and skill of the Weather Research and Forecasting- Environmental Modelling System (WRF-EMS) to simulate weather over Kenya. The study period was March to May 2011, a long rain season. ... -
Numerical Solution for Hydromagnetic Steady Flow of Liquid Between Two Parallel Plates Under Applied Pressure Gradient When Upper Plate is Moving With Constant Velocity Under the in uence of Inclined Magnetic Field
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The current paper explores the steady laminar ow of viscous in compressible uid between two parallel in nite plates when a pressure gradient which is constant is imposed on the system and the top plate is also stimulating ... -
Numerical Solution for Hydromagnetic Steady Flow of Liquid Between Two Parallel Plates Under Applied Pressure Gradient When Upper Plate is Moving With Constant Velocity Under the in uence of Inclined Magnetic Field
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The outline of the thesis is as follows: Magneto hydrodynamics (MHD) is a very long word for a very old principle ,the same principle that derive all of of our electric motors and electric generators .E ectively when a ... -
The Numerical Solution for Laminar Boundary Layer Flow Over a Flat Plate
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Numerical Solution of One-Dimensional Incompressible Steady Flow Burgers’ equation Research Report in Mathematics, Number 04, 2018
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The aim of this project is to nd the numerical solution of one dimensional ,steady incompressible Burgers’ equation by using the Runge-Kutta method. We shall solve the equation by rst converting the non-linear Navier ... -
Numerical solution of schrodinger’s equation by lobatto quadrature method of sixth order
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)The one dimensional time independent Schrodinger’s equation is a second order boundary value problem without the first order term explicitly. In this current study, the solution of the time independent Schrodinger’s ... -
Numerical Solutions for Partial Differential Equations of Conservation Laws
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The goal of this project, is to come up with a su cient background so thatwe can approach the current literature of research possessing the necessary tools and detailed understanding. We will concern ourselves with ... -
Numerical Solutions for Pennes’ Bioheat Equations
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Numerical Solutions To Nonlinear Hyperbolic Systems Of Conservation Laws Applied To Traffic Flow Theory Research Report in Mathematics, Number 29, 2020
(university of Nairobi, 2020)In the recent past, the rapid growing number of vehicles on long crowded roads elicited rigorous scienti c research activities in the eld of tra c ow modeling. In this thesis we present and discuss some of the macroscopic ... -
Numerical stress characterization in cross-bored thick walled cylinders under internal pressure
(University of Nairobi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2002)The aim of the study was to establish and quantify the influence of cross bore entry geometry on the elastic-plastic stresses and their distributions in thick walled cylinders under internal pressure. The elastic and ... -
A numerical study of the effects of the roughness length on the meso-scale flow patterns over Kenya
(Department of Meteorology at the university of Nairobi,, 1992)A three-dimensional numerical model was used in this study to examine the effects of changes in the surface roughness length on the meso-scale flow patterns over Kenya. Three experiments were performed. The first ... -
Nupital Determinants of Fewrtility in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1983)