Dynamic structures in variance based data reconciliation adjustments for a chromite smelting furnace

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 15, Issue 11 SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 931-943

  Eksteen, J J ^a   Frank, S J ^a   Reuter, M A ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mass balancing; Modelling; Oxide ores; Process control; Pyrometallurgy; Reduction

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATERIALS BALANCE; PROCESS CONTROL; PYROMETALLURGY; RANDOM ERRORS; SMELTING;

CHROMITE SMELTING FURNACES;

CHROMITE;

EID: 0036865316     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(02)00131-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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