A prototype expert system for the conceptual synthesis of thermal processes

Application of fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and linear goal programing for selection of best available techniques of the cold rolled coil manufacturing processes: A case study in Binh Duong, Vietnam

“…These studies were divided into 26 sectors and three fields of application: (1) Execution of process planning activities, (2) Manufacturing planning, and (3) Diverse applications. Within this line of research, there were a number of studies focusing on thermal technology selection (Katayama et al., 2004; Melli & Sciubba, 1997), thermal process design and equipment selection (Jaluria, 2008), and drying process selection (Do et al., 2014; Kemp, 2007; Lababidi & Baker, 2003; Weres et al., 2010). However, it was found that most multi‐criteria decision support applications in manufacturing used traditional economic or financial indicators that were not true measures of sustainability.…”

An expert system prototype for designing natural gas cogeneration plants

“…An expert system for marine power plant design was developed by Akagi, Fujita, and Kubonish (1988), where knowledge is described in the form of an object-oriented representation. Melli and Sciubba (1997) presented a prototype expert system called Colombo for the conceptual synthesis of thermal processes. Colombo works backwards, considering the design goal as an effect, and trying to find its causes.…”

Conceptual design of biomass-fired cogeneration plant through a knowledge-based system

“…This kind of problem can be well approached through an artificial intelligence technique known as knowledge-based system. 1 Knowledge-based systems (KBS) have been successfully applied to different engineering designs [5][6][7] and energy system designs [8][9][10][11]. This technique is also suited for analytic tasks, such as diagnostics [12].…”