Prediction of coal grindability based on petrography, proximate and ultimate analysis using multiple regression and artificial neural network models

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-20

  Chelgani, S Chehreh ^a   Hower, James C ^b   Jorjani, E ^a   Mesroghli, Sh ^a   Bagherieh, A H ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Coal petrography; Coal rank; Hardgrove grindability index; Ultimate and proximate analysis

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PETROGRAPHY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COAL PETROGRAPHY; COAL RANK; HARDGROVE GRINDABILITY INDEX; ULTIMATE AND PROXIMATE ANALYSIS;

COAL;

EID: 36749037942     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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