A combination of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and adaptive neuro-fuzzy system (ANFIS) for prediction of the bubble column hydrodynamics

Powder Technology

Volumn 274, Issue , 2015, Pages 466-481

  Pourtousi, M ^a   Sahu, J N ^b   Ganesan, P ^a   Shamshirband, Shahaboddin ^a   Redzwan, Ghufran ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b FACULTY OF ENGINEERING   (Brunei Darussalam)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ANFIS; Bubble column reactor; CFD; Multiphase flow; Numerical method; Soft computing

Indexed keywords

AIR; BUBBLE COLUMNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; FUZZY INFERENCE; FUZZY SYSTEMS; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MULTIPHASE FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOFT COMPUTING;

ADAPTIVE NEURO FUZZY SYSTEM; ADAPTIVE NEURO-FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEM; ANFIS; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; CONVENTIONAL MEASUREMENTS; SOFTCOMPUTING TECHNIQUES; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BUBBLE COLUMN HYDRODYNAMICS; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FLOW KINETICS; FUZZY SYSTEM; GAS HOLD UP; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID VELOCITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY;

EID: 84922496550     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2015.01.038     Document Type: Article

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