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Model Algorithmic Control for Paper Mills Using Neural Networks

  • Park Jong Ho;Yeo Yeong Koo;Park See Han;Sohn Chang Man
    • Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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    • v.36 no.5 s.108
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    • pp.11-20
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    • 2004
  • In this work the Model Algorithmic Control (MAC) method is applied to control the grade change operations in paper mills. The neural network model for the grade change operations is identified first and the impulse model is extracted from the neural network model. Results of simulations for MAC control of grade change operations are compared with plant operation data. The major contribution of the present work is the application of MAC in the industrial plants based on the identification of neural network models. We can confirm that the proposed MAC method exhibits faster responses and less oscillatory behavior compared to the plant operation data in the grade change operations.

Conceptual Development of the Plant Operations Regulator for Nuclear Power Plant Operating Flexibility (원전 운전 유연성 향상을 위한 운전 조정기 개념의 개발)

  • Park, Jung-In;Lee, Myeong-Hoon;Song, In-Ho;Oh, Soo-Youl;Hah, Yung-Joon
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.285-296
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    • 1992
  • The conceptual design of the Plant Operations Regulator (POR) is presented for the pressurized water reactor plants. The POR is a digital supervisory limitation control system The POR assures that the plant does not exceed the operating limits by regulating the plant operations through monitoring the operating margins of the critical parameters. The POR is aimed at increasing the operating flexibility which allows the nuclear plant to meet the grid demand in very efficient manner. It responds to the grid demand without penalizing plant availability by limiting the load demand or by modifying the plant control schemes when the operating limits are approached or violated. The POR design concepts were tested using simulation responses of the 1000 MWe pressurized water reactors, Yonggwang Units 3 & 4. The simulation results illustrate that the POR can be used to improve operating flexibility.

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Improvement of System for Grain Drying, Storing , and Processing in Rural Area (농촌의 주곡 건조.저장.가공 작업체계 개선확립)

  • 서상용;이승규;김용환
    • Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.33-46
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    • 1978
  • To get the goal of self-supply of food grain, improvement of post-harvest grain operations in rural area is under consideration as an important task of agriculture in Korea. This is study is focused on elimination of losses and deteriorations of grain and reduction of labour requirements and funds for post-harvest grain operations. The purpose of this study are presentation of basic data referring to conventional post-harvest grain operations in rural area and suggestion of improving methods for the operations, and also finding out reasonable operating processes of the operations. The result of this study are follows; 1. Grain drying in-the-filed which is performed before threshing has major factors of grain loss during drying, and so should be restrained as possible. Combine harvesting system is recommended among other king of mechanized harvesting systems for restraining in-the-field drying and securing available labors for drying. 2. It is predicted that mechanical grain drying could be prevalent when combine harvesting is taken place. Recommended grain drier for pre-combine harvesting system and for combine harvesting system is batch-type drier and circulating -type drier, respectively. 3. As existing farm storages for grain have insufficient spaces and offer poor conditions for grain storing , it is greatly needed to build up new storage which store only grains. And it is concluded that storing grain in community common storages in desirable. 4. Power supplying system for milling machinery in local milling plants, that a large capacity prime mover supplies power to 4 to 6 kinds of milling machinery simultaeously, should be converted to a system of several small capacity prime movers supplying power to each machiner y for the purpose of reducing extra consumption of energy. 5. Governmental grain, of which Korean farms produced, should be milled and stored in the local milling plant successively for the purpose of reducing transportation fee and stroing facilities. 6. Furture post-havest grain operations-drying, storing and milling should be periormed successively in he community common plant. And average optimum processing capacity of the plant is estimated about 300 metric ton of grain every year.

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A study on improvement of nuclear power plant main control room environment - focus on lighting (원자력 발전소 주제어실(MCR) 환경 개선에 관한 연구 - 조명환경을 중심으로)

  • Ryu, Je-Hyeok;Byeon, Seung-Nam
    • Proceedings of the Korean Operations and Management Science Society Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.664-667
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    • 2004
  • In nuclear power plant, the main control room(MCR) plays a leading and important role, so it is the core to have its design well operater-centered, both physically and cognitively. This paper especially analyzes focusing on lighting MCR environment and shows alternatives. It will lead to improve work efficiency and to care operator's sight. In conclusion, reducing operator's stress, fatigue and increasing safety, comfort.

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A Fuzzy Set Theoretic Approach for the Multigoal Plant Layout Planning

  • 홍관수
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.215-215
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    • 1988
  • This paper presents a fuzzy set theory based formulation and heuristic which will allow plant layout problems to be solved for more than two input goals with different weights. The heuristic combines a construction and improvement procedure to generate a good layout from the formulation. To test the effectiveness of the heuristic, a set of examples previously used by various authors is solved and the results are compared to those from other known heuristics. The comparison indicates that the proposed method performs well for each of seventeen classical test problems.

A Model and Simulated Annealing Algorithm for the Multi-factor Plant Layout Problem (다수요인을 가진 설비배치문제를 위한 모형과 simulated annealing 알고리즘)

  • 홍관수
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.63-81
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    • 1995
  • This paper presents a model and algorithm for solving the multi-factor plant layout problem. The model can incorporate more than two factors that may be either quantitative or qualitative. The algorithm is based on simulated annealing, which has been successfully applied for the solution of combinatorial problems. A set of problems previously used by various authors is solved to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods. The results indicate that the proposed methods can yield good quality for each of eleven test problems.

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The Effects of the Scope of Plant Layout Conversion on Manufacturing Cell Design Processes and Outcomes

  • Choi, Moon-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.159-177
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    • 1993
  • One of major research issues in cellular manufacturing is studing factors that are fovorable or detrimental to the conversion of traditional functional layouts to GT cellular layouts. Among many factors, this paper explored plausible relationships between the scope of plant conversion and the manufacturing cell design processes and outcomes. The cell design practices of 28 U. S. plants were surveyed through a mail questionaire. While most relationships were not statistically significant, some interesting findings and insights could be drawn. With this researhc, we can better understand a part of relationships between the company's conversion strategy and the cell design strategies and outcomes.

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A Model for Material Handling is an Elevator System

  • Kim, Seung-Nam
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.105-130
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    • 1993
  • This study deals with finding a schedule for the movement of a material handling device (elevator) in a manufacturing plant. Two different algorithm (Traveling Salesman Technique and Greedy Algorithm) are used in the scheduling of the elevators using a simulation technique to determine the proper method of scheduling the elevator movement. Based on the simulation analysis, we have found that the Greedy algorithm serves better than the algorithm based on Traveling Salesman technique for scheduling the movement of a material handling device in the manufacturing plant.

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