A new approach to nuclear reactor design optimization using genetic algorithms and regression analysis

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 27-35

  Kumar, Akansha ^a   Tsvetkov, Pavel V ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Design; Genetic; Modular; Optimization; Reactor

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BRAYTON CYCLE; COOLANTS; DESIGN; ENERGY TRANSFER; FAST REACTORS; FUELS; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; HYDRAULICS; INLET FLOW; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTOR CORES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

GENETIC; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; MODULAR; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON MULTIPLICATION; NUCLEAR REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84928987064     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: 18732100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2015.04.028     Document Type: Article

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