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WESTERN CAPE BRANCH ENGINEERING BULLETIN - 2003 EDITIONS

February 2003

  1. Wine tank fatality. Carbon dioxide in wine tank ............

  2. Project management Part 4.

  3. Examination model answers. Legal knowledge- Nov 2002
    (a) Define an ‘electrical installation’ as given in the Electrical Installation Regulations.
    (b) A factory is supplied with electricity from the supplier's substation 800 m away via an 11 kV cable connected to the user's transformer through his 11 kV main switchgear, 50 m inside the boundary of the premises. In terms of the Electrical Installation Regulations:
    (i) Where does the electrical installation start?

  4. Examination model answers. Plant engineering-Nov 2002
    A sinusoidal alternating current supply has a maximum voltage of 311 V and a periodic time of 25 milliseconds.
    Calculate:
    (i) the root mean square value of the voltage
    (ii) the average value of the voltage
    (iii) the frequency
    (iv) the instantaneous value of the voltage 5 milliseconds after the commencement of the cycle.


April 2003

  1. Never say die to an old boiler ........................

  2. Infra red surveys .........................................

  3. Project management Part 5

  4. Examination model answers. Plant engineering-June 2002.
    1) Define: angular momentum.
    2) State the functions of a receiver tank for a reciprocating air compressor.

  5. Examination model answers. Legal knowledge-Nov 2002
    (a) Define the following terms as given in the Act:
    (i) Inspection authority
    (ii) Medical surveillance (7)
    (b) An inspector has notified an employer of the date of a formal inquiry into an accident which has occurred at his/her factory and which resulted in the death of one and the injury of three employees.
    (i) List FOUR categories of persons who may have an interest in the inquiry.
    (ii) Who must be informed by the employer about this inquiry?
    (c) List the functions that a Health and Safety Committee has to perform.


June 2003

  1. Malfunction of press. ....two joints of three middle fingers were amputated....

  2. Project management Part 6

  3. Examination model answers. Plant engineering-June 2003
    Define and give the units for: 1) Luminous Flux 2) Luminous Intensity