An optimization method based on combination of cellular automata and simulated annealing for VVER-1000 NPP loading pattern

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 239, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2800-2808

  Fadaei, Amir Hosein ^a   Setayeshi, Saeed ^a   Kia, Shabnam ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMAN DISTRIBUTION; BUSHEHR; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DISPLACEMENT BASIS; FUEL ASSEMBLY; FUEL MANAGEMENT; INNOVATIVE DESIGN; LOADING PATTERNS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS; POWER PEAKING FACTOR; TRANSITION RULE;

CELLULAR AUTOMATA; FUELS; HOPFIELD NEURAL NETWORKS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTOR CORES; TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES);

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 70450222103     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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