The Classification of Non-Asbestos Gasket Formulation Using Clustering Method

Abstract:

At present, study on the non-asbestos gasket materials is the hotspot research in static sealing field. The non-asbestos sealing gaskets research and development has made great strides into the practical phase. Formula is an important factor of material, which determines performance of material. In order to obtain well performance, it is needed to optimization formula to get optimal formula that not only improve performance of non-asbestos gasket, but also reduce development time accordingly reduce cost of non-asbestos gasket. Classification of raw materials can be transformed into a mathematical clustering problem. It means that according to some algorithm, there will be some sort of input values of similar links together. Many neural networks were widely used in the classification of different materials. A method of classification by using neural network to the known 15 kinds of the non-asbestos gaskets of formula data was proposed in this paper. By using the PNN (probabilistic neural network), LVQ(Learning Vector Quantization) neural network and SOM (Self-Organizing Feature Map) neural network respectively to classify the non-asbestos gaskets to find a suitable method in the classification of non-asbestos gaskets formula. The results indicated that PNN neural network and LVQ neural network method based on the data that provided in the paper both can effectively classify, while SOM neural network can not classify them ideally, thus it provides a new theoretical basis for the classification of the non-asbestos gaskets.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 233)
• Pages: 388-391
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.233.388
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Mei Hong Liu, Zhen Hua Li, Yu Xian Li, Jun Ruo Chen
• Keywords: Classification, LVQ Network, Non-Asbestos Gaskets Formula, PNN Network, SOM Network

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