Optimization of a nuclear fuel spacer grid spring using homology constraints

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 238, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2624-2634

  Shin, M K ^a   Lee, H A ^a   Lee, J J ^a   Song, K N ^b   Park, G J ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRETTING CORROSION; FUELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR FUELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS ENGINEERING; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

AXIOMATIC DESIGN; DEFORMED SHAPE; DESIGN MATRICES; DESIGN PROCESSES; DETAILED DESIGN; FRETTING-WEAR; FUEL ASSEMBLIES; FUEL RODS; GEOMETRICAL RELATIONSHIP; INDEPENDENCE AXIOM; LOCAL PLASTIC DEFORMATION; MAXIMUM STRESS; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTION; OPTIMIZ ATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION PROCESSES; SPACER GRIDS; STRUCTURAL POINTS;

PROCESS DESIGN;

EID: 49849086913     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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