Artificial intelligence methods in process plant layout

The thesis describes "Plant Layout System" or PLS, an Expert System which automates all aspects of conceptual layout of chemical process plant, from sizing equipment using process data to deriving the equipment items' elevation and plan positions. PLS has been applied to a test proces...

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Main Author: McBrien, Andrew
Published: University of Nottingham 1994
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.239438