Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence And Expert Systems
(AI/EX)
Corus Consulting Limited, Teesside Technology
Centre, P.O. Box 11, Grangetown,
Middlesbrough, Teesside TS6 6UB U.K. Telephone
44 (0)1642 467144 Fax [phone]
460321 E-mail paul.marsden_at_corusgroup.com

• Increasing environmental legislation and
  regulation require companies to be capable of
  monitoring and controlling an ever growing list
  of emissions more stringently. Work undertaken
  within Corus is aimed at developing and driving
  forward the use of Artificial Intelligence and
  Expert Systems (AI/EX Systems) for
  environmental process control.
• AI/EX systems use information about a process to
  develop rules in the form of mathematical and
  heuristic statements. These rules form the
  systems knowledge base, which can then be used
  to monitor pollution control processes, identify
  and diagnose abnormal operating conditions, and
  ultimately provide supervisory control of
  emissions and general plant functions.
• Corus have the expertise and experience to design
  and manufacture AI/EX systems for a variety of
  different processes and applications. By applying
  this knowledge, Corus Consulting can offer the
  following services -
• Specification, development and installation of
  PC-based data monitoring and SCADA systems for a
  variety of processes, specialising in wastewater
  treatment and primary steelmaking
• Specification, development and installation of
  AI/EX systems for automated control of critical
  process parameters and optimisation of overall
  process performance
• Development of internet-based training and
  best practice documents, based on the
  complexity and content of the process knowledge
  base       

• Upgrading and redevelopment of previously
  installed AI/EX systems where the processes in
  question may have been changed or redesigned
• Comprehensive advice relating to the design and
  development of AI/EX systems for environmental
  process control.

BAGFIL FUME EXTRACTION PLANT EXPERT SYSTEM

• The success of AI/EX systems is continuously
  being demonstrated through the growing portfolio
  of applications.
• The Benefits of using AI/EX Systems are
• Significant improvements to process
  environmental performance
• Improved treatment of waste, leading to
  compliance with consent limits set by regulatory
  authorities
• Improved process and environmental
  sustainability
• Financial savings from potential reductions in
  raw materials, energy, maintenance and manpower
  requirements
• The provision of a method for managing and
  maintaining expertise and knowledge in specific
  process areas
• Development of a management tool for the
  continuous process optimisation, resulting in
  improvements to environmental control performance.

KNOWATER KNOWLEDGE-BASED WASTEWATER TREATMENT
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