A hybrid, knowledge-based system as a process control 'tool' for improved energy efficiency in alumina calcining furnaces

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 8-10, 1997, Pages 935-945

  Kontopoulos, A ^a   Krallis, K ^a   Koukourakis, E ^a   Denaxas, N ^b   Kostis, N ^b   Broussaud, A ^c   Guyot, O ^c  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Aluminium de Grece SA   (Greece)

^c Control International SA ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Alumina calcination; Energy savings; Expert control systems

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CALCINATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; SCADA SYSTEMS;

ALUMINA CALCINING FURNACES;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0031199162     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1359-4311(96)00078-6     Document Type: Article

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