Date of Award
12-1987
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Chemical and Paper Engineering
First Advisor
Mr. Reid Miner
Second Advisor
Dr. Richard Valley
Third Advisor
Dr. Micheal Stoline
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
A steady-state probabilistic model is chosen to simulate the brownstock washing system's uncertainty which arises from unpredictable process fluctuations and measurement noise. Distribution sampling is used to construct multiple mass balances of a washing system. Included in this model is a linear relationship describing the correlation between dilution and displacement which allows displacement ratio to be generated based on dilution factor. This is an improvement over a similar, earlier model which considers all variables to be independent. There is no statistical difference between the mean output of the simulation and the means of data sets collected at two different mills. Additional work is required to determine whether the observed variability in variance estimates is within expected bounds.
Recommended Citation
Pease, Jacqueline K., "A Computer Simulation of the Rotary Drum Brownstock Washer System Using the Monte Carlo Method of Distribution Sampling" (1987). Masters Theses. 1248.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1248