Neural Networks In Bioprocessing And Chemical Engineering

Neural networks have received a great deal of attention among scientists and engineers. In chemical engineering, neural computing has moved from pioneering projects toward mainstream industrial applications. This book introduces the fundamental principles of neural computing, and is the first to focus on its practical applications in bioprocessing and chemical engineering. Examples, problems, and 10 detailed case studies demonstrate how to develop, train, and apply neural networks. A disk containing input data files for all illustrative examples, case studies, and practice problems provides the opportunity for hands-on experience. An important goal of the book is to help the student or practitioner learn and implement neural networks quickly and inexpensively using commercially available, PC-based software tools. Detailed network specifications and training procedures are included for all neural network examples discussed in the book. Each chapter contains an introduction, chapter summary, references to further reading, practice problems, and a section on nomenclature Includes a PC-compatible disk containing input data files for examples, case studies, and practice problems Presents 10 detailed case studies Contains an extensive glossary, explaining terminology used in neural network applications in science and engineering Provides examples, problems, and ten detailed case studies of neural computing applications, including: Process fault-diagnosis of a chemical reactor Leonard Kramer fault-classification problem Process fault-diagnosis for an unsteady-state continuous stirred-tank reactor system Classification of protein secondary-structure categories Quantitative prediction and regression analysis of complex chemical kinetics Software-based sensors for quantitative predictions of product compositions from flourescent spectra in bioprocessing Quality control and optimization of an autoclave curing process for manufacturing composite materials Predictive modeling of an experimental batch fermentation process Supervisory control of the Tennessee Eastman plantwide control problem Predictive modeling and optimal design of extractive bioseparation in aqueous two-phase systems

Hardbound. Although neural and connectionist models have been known for decades, their first appearance in chemical engineering was as late as 1988. This book is an attempt to expedite a cautious intake of neural networks into chemical engineering.Besides core chemical engineering, it includes applications in process engineering, biochemical engineering, and metallurgical engineering. Of the 27 chapters, six cover theoretical issues and the remaining 21 cover applications.

This book introduces readers to the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Hybrid Neural (HN) models: two effective tools, which can be exploited to design and control industrial processes. Different topics including modeling, simulation and process design are covered. More efficient analyses and descriptions of real case studies, ranging from membrane technology to the obtaining of second-generation biofuels are also provided. One of the major advantages of the described techniques is represented by the possibility of obtaining accurate predictions of complex systems, whose behaviors might be difficult to describe by conventional first-principle models. One of the major impacts of the present book is to show the true interactions and interconnectivities among different topics belonging to chemical, bio-chemical engineering, energy, bio-processes and bio-technique research fields. Some of the main goals are here are to provide a deep and detailed knowledge about the main features of both ANN and HN models, and to iterate possible topologies to integrate in these ANN and mechanistic models; to cover a wide spectrum of different problems as well as innovative and unconventional modeling techniques; to show how various kinds of advanced models can be exploited either to predict the behavior or to optimize the performance of real processes.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the part of computer science concerned with designing intelligent computer systems (systems that exhibit characteristics we associate with intelligence in human behavior). This book is the first published textbook of AI in chemical engineering, and provides broad and in-depth coverage of AI programming, AI principles, expert systems, and neural networks in chemical engineering. This book introduces the computational means and methodologies that are used to enable computers to perform intelligent engineering tasks. A key goal is to move beyond the principles of AI into its applications in chemical engineering. After reading this book, a chemical engineer will have a firm grounding in AI, know what chemical engineering applications of AI exist today, and understand the current challenges facing AI in engineering. Allows the reader to learn AI quickly using inexpensive personal computers Contains a large number of illustrative examples, simple exercises, and complex practice problems and solutions Includes a computer diskette for an illustrated case study Demonstrates an expert system for separation synthesis (EXSEP) Presents a detailed review of published literature on expert systems and neural networks in chemical engineering

This current book provides new research on artificial neural networks (ANNs). Topics discussed include the application of ANNs in chemistry and chemical engineering fields; the application of ANNs in the prediction of biodiesel fuel properties from fatty acid constituents; the use of ANNs for solar radiation estimation; the use of in silico methods to design and evaluate skin UV filters; a practical model based on the multilayer perceptron neural network (MLP) approach to predict the milling tool flank wear in a regular cut, as well as entry cut and exit cut, of a milling tool; parameter extraction of small-signal and noise models of microwave transistors based on ANNs; and the application of ANNs to deep-learning and predictive analysis in semantic TCM telemedicine systems.

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