Trends in intelligent process control methods in the primary aluminum industry

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials, IPMM 1999

Volumn 2, Issue , 1999, Pages 749-754

  Bui, R T ^a   Tikasz, L G ^a   Perron, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM PLANTS; BRICKMAKING; MANUFACTURE;

ADVANCED CONTROL; CASTING FURNACE; PRIMARY ALUMINUM; PROCESS MODELING; PROGRESS REPORT;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0010573254     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPMM.1999.791481     Document Type: Conference Paper

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