Optimal fuel core loading pattern design in PWR nuclear power reactors using genetic algorithms and fuzzy nonlinear programming

Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-93

  Boroushaki, Mehrdad ^a   Ghofrani, Mohammad B ^a   Lucas, Caro ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINATORIAL MATHEMATICS; FUZZY SETS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EFFECTIVE MULTIPLICATION FACTORS; FUEL RELOADING;

NUCLEAR FUELS;

EID: 1842682654     PISSN: 10641246     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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