Optimization and nondeterministic analysis with large simulation models: Issues and directions

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 357, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 329-336

  Romero, Vicente J ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FIRES; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT RADIATION; HEATING; OPTIMIZATION; ORDNANCE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

GENERIC WEAPON SAFING DEVICE; NONDETERMINISTIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL RESPONSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0031640533     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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