Degasification system selection for US longwall mines using an expert classification system

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 515-526

  Ozgen Karacan C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Classification; Coal seam degasification; Longwall mining; Principal component analysis; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; BOREHOLES; COAL DEPOSITS; LONGWALL MINING; METHANE; MINES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SITE SELECTION; VENTILATION;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS; CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS; COAL SEAM DEGASIFICATION; COALBED; CONTROL MEASURES; DECISION TOOLS; FACE AREAS; FRACTURED FORMATIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; LONGWALL OPERATIONS; METHANE EMISSIONS; MULTI-LAYER PERCEPTRON; NUMERICAL - TECHNIQUES; SCREENING TOOLS; SYSTEM SELECTIONS; WELL BORES;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COAL SEAM; LONGWALL MINING; METHANE; NUMERICAL METHOD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60249099173     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2008.02.029     Document Type: Article

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