Neural networks in process life cycle profit modelling

Authors:
Teemu Räsänen;Risto Soukka;Sami Kokki;Yrjö Hiltunen
Affiliations:
Department of Environmental Science, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211, Kuopio, Finland;Department of Energy and Environmental Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, FIN-53851, Lappeenranta, Finland;Department of Energy and Environmental Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, P.O. Box 20, FIN-53851, Lappeenranta, Finland;Department of Environmental Science, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, FIN-70211, Kuopio, Finland
Venue:
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Year:
2008

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Abstract

Changes in operational environment of the process industry such as decreasing selling prices, increased competition between companies and new legislation, set requirements for performance and effectiveness of the industrial production lines and processes. For the basis of this study, a life cycle profit (LCP) model of a pulp process was constructed using different kind of process information including chemical consumptions and production levels of material and energy flows in unit processes. However, all the information needed in the creation of relevant LCP model was not directly provided by information systems of the plant. In this study, neural networks was used to model pulp bleaching process and fill out missing information and furthermore to create estimators for the alkaline chemical consumption. A data-based modelling approach was applied using an example, where factors affecting the sodium hydroxide consumption in the bleaching stage were solved. The results showed that raw process data can be refined into new valuable information using computational methods and moreover to improve the accuracy of life cycle profit models.