Crystallization Process Optimization via a Revised Machine Learning Methodology

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1448-1457

  Sheikh, Ahmad Y ^a   Jones, Alan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FLOWCHARTING; LEARNING SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CASE BASED REASONING; INCREMENTAL ALGORITHMS;

CRYSTALLIZATION;

EID: 0031163972     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690430608     Document Type: Article

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