OPTIMAL REDUNDANCY ALLOCATION OF A PWR COOLING LOOP USING A MULTISTAGE MONTE-CARLO METHOD

Authors
ANAND S CHIDAMBARAM M
Citation
S. Anand et M. Chidambaram, OPTIMAL REDUNDANCY ALLOCATION OF A PWR COOLING LOOP USING A MULTISTAGE MONTE-CARLO METHOD, Microelectronics and reliability, 34(4), 1994, pp. 741-745
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Microelectronics and reliability → ACNP
ISSN journal
00262714
Volume
34
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
741 - 745
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-2714(1994)34:4<741:ORAOAP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Two random search techniques are applied to a constrained nonlinear op timization problem arising in reliability optimization of a complex pr essurized water reactor (PWR) cooling loop system. The component redun dancy allocation is obtained for minimal cost, subject to the system r eliability constraint. The efficiencies of these two random search tec hniques are compared.