A new hybrid method for multi-objective fuel management optimization using parallel PSO-SA

Progress in Nuclear Energy

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 112-121

  Khoshahval, F ^a   Zolfaghari, A ^a   Minuchehr, H ^a   Abbasi, M R ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Fuel management; Optimization; PSO; SA

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FUELS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

FITNESS FUNCTIONS; FUEL MANAGEMENT; MULTIPLICATION FACTOR; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PARALLEL OPTIMIZATION; POWER PEAKING FACTOR; PSO; SA;

LOADING;

EID: 84902245288     PISSN: 01491970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnucene.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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