Shape optimization of wire-wrapped fuel assembly using Kriging metamodeling technique

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1332-1341

  Raza, Wasim ^a   Kim, Kwang Yong ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; HEAT TRANSFER; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WIRE;

FRICTION LOSS; FUEL ASSEMBLY; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (SQP); WEIGHING FACTOR;

LIQUID METAL COOLED REACTORS;

EID: 42449115342     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2007.10.018     Document Type: Article

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