Conceptual design of biomass-fired cogeneration plant through a knowledge-based system

Author(s)

Matelli, Jose Alexandre

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering; v. 38, n. 2, p. 535-549, FEB 2016.
• Web of Science Citations: 3

Abstract

Industries such as sugar/ethanol and paper/pulp generate large amount of biomass as by-products that must be properly handled to avoid environmental damage. A synergetic alternative to address this issue is to use the residual biomass as fuel in a cogeneration plant. In this work, it is presented the development of a knowledge-based system for conceptual design of biomass cogeneration plants. Elicitation from experts and technical literature provides knowledge for the base. A knowledge representation scheme composed of rules, object-oriented and semantic nets because it is flexible enough to cope with future knowledge base expansion. For rapid prototyping, a shell is used to implement the knowledge base. As a result, the system is able to quickly provide high quality conceptual solutions of biomass-fired cogeneration plants to support the designer in his/her decision making. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/12567-2 - Developing an expert system for conceptual design of biomass-fired cogeneration plants: knowledge elicitation and representation
• Grantee: Fernando Luz dos Santos
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 13/06907-8 - Graphic user interface (GUI) for an expert system for conceptual design of biomass-fired cogeneration plants
• Grantee: Bruno Robson Pinto
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 11/19099-1 - Development of an expert system for conceptual design of biomass-fired cogeneration plant
• Grantee: José Alexandre Matelli
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants