Optimization of a straw ring-die briquetting process combined analytic hierarchy process and grey correlation analysis method

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 152, Issue , 2016, Pages 303-309

  Xia, Xianfei ^a,b   Sun, Yu ^a   Wu, Kai ^a   Jiang, Qinghai ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Briquetting; Energy consumption; Optimization; Productivity; Straw

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS; BRIQUETTING; CORRELATION METHODS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PELLETIZING; PRODUCTIVITY; ROLLERS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); STRAW;

DIE TEMPERATURES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; EXPERIMENTAL VERIFICATION; GREY CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GREY CORRELATION ANALYSIS METHODS; OPTIMIZATION VARIABLES; OPTIMUM PROCESS CONDITIONS; PRODUCT DENSITY;

DIES;

EID: 84979781333     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.06.018     Document Type: Article

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