Optimizing Refiner Operation with Statistical Modelling

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-87

  Broderick, G ^a   Lanouette, R ^b   Valade, J L ^b  

^a Noranda Technology Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemimechanical pulp refining; Design of experiments; Energy reduction; Optimization; Pulp quality

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PULP; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PULP; OPTIMIZATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CHEMIMECHANICAL PULP; PLATE GAP; PULP QUALITY;

PULP REFINING;

EID: 0031073497     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450750114     Document Type: Article

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