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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Applicants:
David Joseph Kropaczek, Wilmington, NC (US);
Atul Arun Karve, Wilmington, NC (US);
Angelo Peter Chopelas, Wilmington, NC (US);
Brian Moore, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
David Joseph Kropaczek, Wilmington, NC (US);
Atul Arun Karve, Wilmington, NC (US);
Angelo Peter Chopelas, Wilmington, NC (US);
Brian Moore, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Global Nuclear Fuels-Americas, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/48 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G21C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of and a system for evaluating constraint functions for improving nuclear reactor performance involve generating an operational solution for a nuclear reactor using a constraint to account for a problem with the operation of the nuclear reactor. The problem is based at least in part on channel deformation criteria.