In this paper, the optimization of gas chromatographic experimental pa
rameters is investigated using a three layer feed-forward neural netwo
rk with the back-propagating. The design, development, and testing of
the neural network are described in detail. The chosen structure is 4-
6-2 system with a learning rate eta of 0.6 and a momentum constant mu
of 0.4. The results of several simulations are very satisfactory. Netw
ork results are compared with the results obtained by the orthogonal m
ethod. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.