Optimization of an artificial neural network topology for predicting drying kinetics of carrot cubes using combined response surface and genetic algorithm

Drying Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 770-779

  Aghbashlo, Mortaza ^a   Kianmehr, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Nazghelichi, Tayyeb ^a   Rafiee, Shahin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Carrot cubes; Convective drying; Genetic algorithm; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

AIR VELOCITIES; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK TOPOLOGY; CARROT CUBES; CONTOUR PLOT; CONVECTIVE DRYING; DRYING AIR; DRYING KINETIC; DRYING TIME; EXOGENOUS INPUT; FEED-FORWARD; INTEGRATED RESPONSE; MOISTURE RATIOS; MOMENTUM COEFFICIENT; OPTIMUM TOPOLOGIES; RESPONSE SURFACE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; RESPONSE SURFACE MODELS; SECOND-ORDER POLYNOMIAL; STEP SIZE; TRAINING EPOCHS;

BACKPROPAGATION ALGORITHMS; DRYING; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRY; HEAT CONVECTION; KINETICS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOPOLOGY;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 79956090984     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2010.538819     Document Type: Article

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