Biodiesel production control using PNN and Coriolis flowmeter

Neural Computing and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1275-1282

  Torrisi, Nunzio Marco ^a   Sabino, Maycon ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digital computer applications; Fuel control; Industrial production systems; Intelligent control; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHODS; FUEL CONTROL; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; OFF-LINE VERIFICATIONS; ON-LINE APPLICATIONS; RESULT VERIFICATIONS; TRANSESTERIFICATION PROCESS; TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; DIGITAL COMPUTERS; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; JOB ANALYSIS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; TRANSESTERIFICATION; VISCOSITY;

BIODIESEL;

EID: 84884812826     PISSN: 09410643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00521-012-1070-7     Document Type: Article

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