Process modelling is an essential element in the development of advanced (model-based) process control systems, accounting for up to 80% of the cost of development. Often, models based on historic process data are the only ...

This paper describes the development and use of a process simulator to optimize gypsum recovery at Afmine, a small plant near Yzerfontein on the South African West Coast The simulator consisted of models of the major plant ...

Plant data are collected in ever-increasing volumes in modern process industries and play an essential role in monitoring of product quality, control and continuous process improvement. In this paper a modern methodology ...