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A HYBRID KNOWLEDGE-BASED/ALGORITHMIC APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Citation:
Rossman, L. A HYBRID KNOWLEDGE-BASED/ALGORITHMIC APPROACH TO THE DESIGN OF WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/D-89/096 (NTIS PB89222806).
Description:
Synthesizing a wastewater treatment system design involves selecting the combination, arrangement, and sizing of unit treatment processes that will meet all treatment objectives. A computer based method for the initial phase of treatment system design is developed. It identifies arrangements of alternative unit processes whose overall performance index falls within a specified limit. The problem is approached using the AI paradigm of algorithmic state space search guided by knowledge based heuristics. An experimental PROLOG program illustrates how the method may be implemented for a wide variety of wastewater treatment design problems.