A comparative study of optimization algorithms for low NOx combustion modification at a coal-fired utility boiler

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 2 PART 2, 2009, Pages 2780-2793

  Zheng, Li Gang ^a   Zhou, Hao ^a   Cen, Ke Fa ^a   Wang, Chun Lin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ant colony optimization; Combustion optimization; GA; PSO; Support vector regression

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; COAL FIRED BOILERS; GALLIUM; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); PULVERIZED FUEL FIRED BOILERS;

ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION (ACO); COAL FIRED UTILITY BOILERS; COMBUSTION OPTIMIZATION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION (SVR); SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

ANT COLONY OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 56349155992     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2008.01.088     Document Type: Article

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