Title
An expert system framework for the preliminary design of process flowsheets
Abstract
Process design is a complex and ill-defined activity whose structure has largely been unexplored. An information processing analysis of process design suggests two distinct problem spaces called Design Conception and Design Refinement. Within each, several generically defined design tasks that transform design inputs into desired products can be identified. Integration of the tasks gives rise to a supervisory framework that has the necessary functionality for carrying out the information processing in process design. The framework has been illustrated in the paper using an industrial standard design problem for producing ethanol using molasses and bio-reactions. Using the framework as a basis, an architecture for a design expert system is developed.
Year
DOI
Venue
1989
10.1007/BFb0018371
KBCS '89 Proceedings of the international conference on Knowledge based computer systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
preliminary design,expert system framework,process flowsheets,information processing,process design,expert system
Design–Expert,Architecture,Information processing,Systems engineering,Computer science,Work in process,Expert system,Fractionating column,Process design
Conference
Volume
ISBN
Citations 
444
0-387-52850-4
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.41
3
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
M. S. Gandikota110.75
J. F. Davis2141.69