Reducing the number of size classes in a cumulative rates model used for process control of a grinding mill circuit

Powder Technology

Volumn 246, Issue , 2013, Pages 169-181

  Le Roux, J D ^a   Craig, I K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Comminution; Grinding; Model reduction; Modeling

Indexed keywords

MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROLLERS; MODEL REDUCTION; PLANT DESIGNS; PROCESS VARIABLES; REDUCED SIZE; SCALE-UP; SIZE CLASS;

COMMINUTION; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); GRINDING (MACHINING); MODELS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; GRINDING; GRINDING MILL CIRCUIT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; SCALE UP; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 84878939677     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.05.018     Document Type: Article

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