An expert system based on hybrid ICA-ANN technique to estimate macerals contents of Indian coals

• Main Authors: Khandelwal, M., Mahdiyar, A., Armaghani, D. J., Singh, T. N., Fahimifar, A., Faradonbeh, R. S.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76144/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020487062&doi=10.1007%2fs12665-017-6726-2&partnerID=40&md5=8e7850f5df1d59a62ba9f89d00c2c829

Coal, as an initial source of energy, requires a detailed investigation in terms of ultimate analysis, proximate analysis, and its biological constituents (macerals). The rank and calorific value of each type of coal are managed by the mentioned properties. In contrast to ultimate and proximate anal...