A novel optimization method, Effective Discrete Firefly Algorithm, for fuel reload design of nuclear reactors

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 263-275

  Poursalehi, N ^a   Zolfaghari, A ^a   Minuchehr, A ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

EDFA; Fuel arrangement optimization; Nodal expansion code

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIRE PROTECTION; FUELS; ITERATIVE METHODS; LOADING; NUCLEAR REACTORS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ARRANGEMENT OPTIMIZATIONS; BETTER PERFORMANCE; FIREFLY ALGORITHMS; GLOBAL BEST POSITIONS; NODAL EXPANSION CODE; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; POWER PEAKING FACTOR;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84939976244     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: 18732100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2015.02.047     Document Type: Article

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