Dynamic modelling and advanced multivariable control of conventional flotation circuits

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-346

  Perez Correa R ^a   Gonzalez G ^b   Casali, A ^b   Cipriano, A ^a   Barrera, R ^b   Zavala, E ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Expert systems; Flotation machines; Modelling; Process control; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; COPPER ORE TREATMENT; EXPERT SYSTEMS; MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL;

FLOTATION MACHINES; NONLINEAR DYNAMIC MODEL;

FLOTATION;

EID: 0032041429     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(98)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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