Froth collapse in column flotation: A prevention method using froth density estimation and fuzzy expert systems

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 495-504

  Chuk, O D ^a   Ciribeni, V ^a   Gutierrez, L V ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Column flotation; Expert systems; Process control

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; FUZZY CONTROL; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MULTILAYER NEURAL NETWORKS; MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

COLUMN FLOATATION; REAGENTS FLOWS; SOFT SENSORS; WASH WATER RATE;

SENSORS;

EID: 14844318098     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2004.08.013     Document Type: Article

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