Acquisition of engineering knowledge on design of industrial cleaning system through IDEFO activity model

Abstract

In order to provide an engineering supporting environment, it is necessary to define the activity of the target engineering. However, in general, engineering is experimental work and is carried out implicitly, so that it was difficult to grasp the neither engineering procedure nor necessary information. In this study, industrial cleaning system is concerned, and the purpose is to clarify its design activity. On the basis of systematization in chemical process design and operation, the object engineering knowledge is formulated into IDEFO activity model, and it is validated through the interview from the experienced engineers, who are member of Japan Industrial Conference on Cleaning. © Springer-Verlag 2001.