Browsing by Author "Lawal, Abiodun Ismail"

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Investigating the Effects of Feeding Properties on Rock Breakage by Jaw Crusher Using Response Surface Method and Gene Expression Programming
(Elsevier, 2021) Koken, Ekin; Lawal, Abiodun Ismail
The present study investigates the effects of feeding properties on rock comminution by a laboratory-scale jaw crusher. For this purpose, detailed crushability tests were carried out on four different rock types to assess their degree of rock crushability (DRC). Various feeding sizes (9.5 - 19 mm) and quantities (500 - 1500 g) were adopted to reveal the choke feeding intensity during crushing actions. The efficiency of feeding properties was investigated through the response surface methodology (RSM). The RSM results demonstrated that the characterized feeding size (F-80, mm) dominates the general size reduction, whereas the feeding quantity (m(f), g) is associated with the crushing energy consumption and product flakiness. Therefore, the choke feeding intensity has a direct relation to the m(f) and F-80. In addition, novel gene expression programming (GEP) models were employed to generate empirical formulations to predict the DRC parameters. The established GEP models have a satisfactory estimation capability. Therefore, the DRC of the investigated rocks can be optimized through the proposed GEP models based on the coupling variables of m(f) and F-80. (C) 2021 The Society of Powder Technology Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. and The Society of Powder Technology Japan. All rights reserved.
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Citation - Scopus: 24
Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Coal From Non-Destructive Properties: A Comparative Application of MARS, ANN, and GA
(Springer, 2021) Lawal, Abiodun Ismail; Oniyide, Gafar O.; Kwon, Sangki; Onifade, Moshood; Koken, Ekin; Ogunsola, Nafiu O.
Rock properties are useful for safe operation and design of both surface and underground mines including civil engineering projects. However, the cost and time required to perform detailed assessments of rock properties are high. In addition, rock properties are required in numerical modeling. Different models have been proposed for quick and easy assessments of rock properties but majority of these models are regression-based, which are incapable of capturing inherent variabilities in rock properties. Therefore, this study proposed three different soft computing models (i.e., double input-single output ANN, multivariate adaptive regression spline, genetic algorithm) for accurate prediction of several mechanical properties of coal and coal-like rocks. The performances of the proposed models were statistically evaluated using various indices and they were found to predict rock properties suitably with very strong statistical indices. The proposed models were validated further using external datasets aside from those used in the model development to test the generalization potential of the models. The Pearson's correlation coefficients for the validation were close to 1, indicating that the proposed models can be used to assess geo-mechanical properties of coal, shale, and coal-bearing rocks.
Citation - WoS: 10
Citation - Scopus: 9
A Comparative Study on Power Calculation Methods for Conveyor Belts in Mining Industry
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2022) Koken, Ekin; Lawal, Abiodun Ismail; Onifade, Moshood; Ozarslan, Ahmet
This paper covers different methods to evaluate the power consumption of several conveyor belt systems (CBSs) used in the Turkish Mining Industry (TMI). Based on each CBS's operational features, the power consumption (P-c, kW) was measured directly on motorised head-pulleys. The P-c was investigated through several conventional, statistical, and machine learning methods. This study shows that the DIN 22,101 could be the most convenient conventional method for the investigated CBSs. On the other hand, based on the nonlinear regression (NLR) and genetic expression programming (GEP) models, two new approaches were suggested for the design and optimisation of the P-c.