A neuro-fuzzy framework for predicting ash properties in combustion processes

  • Authors:
  • G. Castellano;C. Castiello;A. M. Fanelli;M. Giovannini

  • Affiliations:
  • Dipartimento di Informatica, Università degli Studi di Bari, via E. Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy;Dipartimento di Informatica, Università degli Studi di Bari, via E. Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy;Dipartimento di Informatica, Università degli Studi di Bari, via E. Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy;ENEL Produzione Ricerca - Brindisi, Località Cerano, 72020 Tuturano (BR), Italy

  • Venue:
  • Neural, Parallel & Scientific Computations - Special issue: Advances in intelligent systems and applications
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

This paper describes a neuro-fuzzy modeling framework for predicting the properties of ashes originated from combustion processes for electric generation. The prediction problem is tackled by means of a neuro-fuzzy system in which a neural network and a fuzzy system are combined in a fused architecture, so that the structure and the parameters of the fuzzy rule base are determined via a two-phase learning of the neural network. The modeling framework is composed of two modeling strategies that enable development of both MIMO and MISO neuro-fuzzy models. Experimental results demonstrate that models derived by the proposed framework delivered satisfactory results in spite of the significant complexity of the considered problem.