On Line Estimation of Matte Grade in a Copper Smelter

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 993-1003

  Cain, Shelley L ^a   Budman, Hector M ^a   Pritzker, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive estimation; Copper; Inferential control; On line estimation; Smelter control

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; CONTROL SYSTEMS; COPPER; DYNAMICS; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADAPTIVE ESTIMATION; INFERENTIAL CONTROL; MATTE GRADE; ON LINE ESTIMATION; PROCESS MEASUREMENT; SMELTER CONTROL;

COPPER SMELTING;

EID: 0030406441     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450740624     Document Type: Article

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