VHTR Core Shuffling Algorithm Using Particle Swarm Optimization ReloPSO-3D

Improving core performance by reshuffling/reloading the fuel blocks within the core is one of the in-core fuel management methods with two major benefits: a possibility to improve core life and increase core safety. VHTR is a hexagonal annular core reactor with reflectors in the center and outside t...

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Main Author: Lakshmipathy, Sathish Kumar
Other Authors: Tsvetkov, Pavel V.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-05-11188