Online monitoring of steel casting processes using multivariate statistical technologies: From continuous to transitional operations

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 819-829

  Zhang, Yale ^a   Dudzic, Michael S ^a  

^a DOFASCO INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuous caster; Multivariate statistics; Process monitoring; Transitional operation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MAINTENANCE; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CONTINUOUS CASTER; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS; PROCESS MONITORING; TRANSITIONAL OPERATION;

STEEL CASTINGS;

EID: 33746005625     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprocont.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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