Continuous firefly algorithm applied to PWR core pattern enhancement

Nuclear Engineering and Design

Volumn 258, Issue , 2013, Pages 107-115

  Poursalehi, N ^a   Zolfaghari, A ^a   Minuchehr, A ^a   Moghaddam, H K ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS VARIABLES; META-HEURISTIC OPTIMIZATIONS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE FITNESS FUNCTION; MULTIPLICATION FACTOR; NODAL EXPANSION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION PROGRAMS; PATTERN ENHANCEMENTS; POWER PEAKING FACTOR;

ALGORITHMS; BIOLUMINESCENCE; FUELS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS;

LOADING;

EID: 84874837530     PISSN: 00295493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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