Evaluation of surrogate models in optimization of wire-wrapped fuel assembly

Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 819-822

  Raza, Wasim ^a   Kim, Kwang Yong ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Krigging; Liquid metal reactor; Radial basis neural network; RANS analysis; Response surface approximation; Shape optimization; Surrogate model; Wire spacer; Wire wrapped fuel assembly

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; HEAT TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REYNOLDS EQUATION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

FRICTION LOSS; KRIGGING (KRG); LIQUID METAL REACTOR; RESPONSE SURFACE APPROXIMATION; SURROGATE MODELS; WIRE-WRAPPED FUEL ASSEMBLY;

FUEL ADDITIVES;

EID: 34547244651     PISSN: 00223131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/18811248.2007.9711319     Document Type: Article

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