Title :
Qualitative modeling of a semi-autogenous grinding circuit at Highland Valley Copper (HVC) mine
Author :
Cifuentes, Edgardo I. ; Meech, John A. ; Mular, Andrew L. ; Raabe, Hans ; Mitchell, John
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Min. & Miner. Process Eng., British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
This paper describes the fundamentals of qualitative model construction and implementation within ProcessVision, a real-time intelligent SCADA software package. Details of the application of the system to assist in interpreting the operation of a semiautogenous grinding circuit at Highland Valley Copper mine are given
Keywords :
SCADA systems; distributed control; grinding; intelligent control; knowledge representation; mineral processing industry; mining; Highland Valley Copper mine; ProcessVision; qualitative modeling; real-time intelligent SCADA software package; semi-autogenous grinding circuit; Ball milling; Circuits; Control systems; Copper; Cyclones; Feeds; Lakes; Milling machines; Minerals; Software packages;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 1995. Intelligent Systems for the 21st Century., IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2559-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1995.538009
