Soft-sensor for industrial sugar crystallization: On-line mass of crystals, concentration and purity measurement

Control Engineering Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 839-844

  Damour, Cédric ^a   Benne, Michel ^a   Grondin Perez, Brigitte ^a   Chabriat, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

Author keywords

Industrial sugar crystallization.; Mass of crystals; On line monitoring; Purity; Soft sensor; Sucrose concentration

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL SUGAR CRYSTALLIZATION.; MASS OF CRYSTALS; ONLINE MONITORING; SOFT SENSORS; SUCROSE CONCENTRATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CRYSTALLIZATION; DISSOLUTION; INDUSTRY; PROCESS MONITORING; SUGAR (SUCROSE); VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

SENSORS;

EID: 77955095291     PISSN: 09670661     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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