Fuzzy inference system for evaluating and improving nuclear power plant operating performance

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-322

  Guimarães, Antonio César F ^a   Lapa, Celso Marcelo Franklin ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA NUCLEAR   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUZZY SETS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FUZZY INFERENCE SYSTEMS (FIS);

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 17744410571     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4549(03)00224-X     Document Type: Article

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