Application of a neural network based feedwater controller to helical steam generators

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1056-1065

  Shen, Hengliang ^a   Doster, J Michael ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT GENERATIONS; DYNAMIC SIGNALS; ENGINEERING SIMULATIONS; FEED FLOWS; FEED WATERS; FEEDWATER; FEEDWATER CONTROLS; GENERATOR DESIGNS; LOW-POWER; MASS INVENTORIES; NEURAL CONTROLS; NON-LINEAR PROBLEMS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PLANT RESPONSE; PRESSURIZED WATERS; REACTOR CONCEPTS; TRANSIENT CONDITIONS;

DESCALING; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; STEAM; STEAM GENERATORS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 67349205624     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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