Feedforward quality control methodology for reactors using thermodynamics and system identification techniques

Erzmetall: Journal for Exploration, Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 472-483

  Reuter, Markus A ^a,b,c   Moolman, Derick W ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d Crusader Systems (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; FEEDFORWARD NEURAL NETWORKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; QUALITY CONTROL; THERMODYNAMICS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

METALLURGICAL MEMORY; RULE INDUCTION;

METALLURGICAL FURNACES;

EID: 0033360015     PISSN: 00442658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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