Hybrid System for fouling control in biomass boilers

Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 915-925

  Romeo, Luis M ^a   Gareta, Raquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; Boiler fouling; Hybrid system

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOMASS; BOILERS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HYBRID COMPUTERS; NEURAL NETWORKS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BOILER FOULING; COAL POWER BOILERS; EMISSION REDUCTION; HYBRID SYSTEM;

FOULING;

EID: 33751058457     PISSN: 09521976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2006.01.019     Document Type: Article

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