A hybrid expert-procedural system for the design of reverse-osmosis desalination plants

Voivontas, D; Papafotiou, K; Assimacopoulos, D; Mitsoulis, E

dc.contributor.author	Voivontas, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Papafotiou, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Assimacopoulos, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Mitsoulis, E	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:13:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:13:31Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	0008-4034	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12530
dc.subject	Computed-aided design	en
dc.subject	Expert systems	en
dc.subject	Plant design	en
dc.subject	Reverse osmois desalination	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.other	desalination	en
dc.subject.other	process design	en
dc.subject.other	desalination	en
dc.subject.other	membrane	en
dc.subject.other	reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	separation	en
dc.subject.other	wastewater	en
dc.title	A hybrid expert-procedural system for the design of reverse-osmosis desalination plants	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1002/cjce.5450760617	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cjce.5450760617	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	The problem of computer-aided design and synthesis of a reverse-osmosis desalination plant is presented. A hybrid expert-procedural system has been developed that deal with the synthesis problem at two levels of abstraction. The expert part of the system uses qualitative data, and through heuristics, makes decisions about the structure of the plant. The procedural part of the system uses the decisions of the expert part as a basis for detailed design and optimisation. The heuristics used in the expert part come from experienced designers and from proposals of membrane manufacturers. The detailed calculations are based on mass balance equations and correlations for the permeators. The system developed can be used to propose a reverse-osmosis plant structure and to perform detailed calculations for possible design scenarios envisaged by the user. A case study on such a plant is also given and shows how the expert system handles the design problem of a reverse osmosis desalination plant.	en
heal.publisher	CANADIAN SOC CHEMICAL ENGINEERING	en
heal.journalName	Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/cjce.5450760617	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000078145000017	en
dc.identifier.volume	76	en
dc.identifier.issue	6	en
dc.identifier.spage	1102	en
dc.identifier.epage	1109	en