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An expert system for selecting a vapour‐liquid contactor
Author(s) -
Chuang K. T.,
Chen G. X.,
Rao M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.5450700425
Subject(s) - contactor , expert system , sieve (category theory) , tray , process (computing) , computer science , process engineering , bubble , computation , engineering , mechanical engineering , algorithm , artificial intelligence , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , combinatorics , parallel computing , operating system
An expert system for selecting a vapour‐liquid contactor (SVLC) is described in this article. The objectives of this study are to investigate the potential application of expert systems to chemical process design, and to capture and codify human design expertise into computer programs. The SVLC is constructed by combining numerical computations with symbolic reasoning processes based on human expertise and available separation technology. It can help design engineers select a vapour‐liquid contactor by following existing rules. Six most commonly used contactors (sieve, valve, bubble cap and dual flow tray as well as random and structured packing) were considered. The results show that the final selections are consistent with those practised in industry.