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Synthesis of system designs: III. Toward a process concept generator
Author(s) -
Siirola J. J.,
Powers G. J.,
Rudd D. F.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690170334
Subject(s) - process (computing) , computer science , equivalence (formal languages) , generator (circuit theory) , matching (statistics) , engineering drawing , artificial intelligence , engineering , programming language , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , discrete mathematics , quantum mechanics , statistics
Principles are developed for the computer‐aided generation of initial process flowsheets. The invention of a process concept is analogous to the proof of a multihypothesis/multiconclusion theorem, a mental activity which has been simulated on the computer. Techniques of artificial intelligence are combined with the concept of equivalence class matching and information flow logic to develop a working, computerized process synthesizer. This is part of a continuing project on the development of principles of process invention.