A practical optimization procedure for radial BWR fuel lattice design using tabu search with a multiobjective function

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1213-1229

  Francois J L ^a   Martin del Campo C ^a   Francois R ^b   Morales, L B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Centro Universitario Anglo Mexicano   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONTROL RODS; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

TABU SEARCH (TS) METHODS;

BOILING WATER REACTORS;

EID: 0038217082     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(03)00055-0     Document Type: Article

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