Genetic algorithms applied to turbine extraction optimization of a pressurized - water reactor

Applied Energy

Volumn 73, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 217-222

  Sacco, Wagner F ^a   Pereira, Claudio M N A ^a,b   Soares, Pius P M ^a   Schirru, Roberto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Efficiency optimization; Genetic algorithms; Nuclear power plants

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MASS TRANSFER; TURBINES;

MASS FRACTION;

PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

GENETIC ALGORITHM; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR; TURBINE;

EID: 0036868842     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(02)00122-8     Document Type: Article

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