David Kropaczek

2023 journal article

MOOGLE: A Multi-Objective Optimization tool for three-dimensional nuclear fuel assembly design

PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR ENERGY, 155.

By: B. Andersen & D. Kropaczek

author keywords: Genetic algorithm; Fuel assembly design; Multi-Objective Optimization; Fuel lattices
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 20, 2023

2019 journal article

A new fuel modeling capability, CTFFuel, with a case study on the fuel thermal conductivity degradation

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 341, 248–258.

By: A. Toptan, R. Salko*, M. Avramova, K. Clarno & D. Kropaczek

author keywords: CTFFuel; Thermal conductivity degradation; CTF; SQA; Verification
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 31, 2018

2019 journal article

Constraint Annealing Method for Solution of Multiconstrained Nuclear Fuel Cycle Optimization Problems

NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 193(5), 506–522.

By: D. Kropaczek & R. Walden n

author keywords: Nuclear fuel management; fuel cycle; optimization
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 24, 2019

2019 journal article

Gap conductance modeling I: Theoretical considerations for single- and multi-component gases in curvilinear coordinates

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 353.

By: A. Toptan, D. Kropaczek & M. Avramova

author keywords: Gap conductance; Temperature jump distance; Thermal accommodation coefficient; Static load; Mixture
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 21, 2019

2019 journal article

Gap conductance modeling II: Optimized model for UO2-Zircaloy interfaces

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 355.

By: A. Toptan, D. Kropaczek & M. Avramova

author keywords: Gap conductance; Continuum; Ross-Stoute; Nuclear fuel performance; Uncertainty; Doppler temperature
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 18, 2019

2019 journal article

Large-Scale Application of the Constraint Annealing Method for Pressurized Water Reactor Core Design Optimization

NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, 193(5), 523–536.

By: D. Kropaczek & R. Walden n

author keywords: Pressurized water reactor; core design; optimization
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 24, 2019

2019 journal article

On the validity of the dilute gas assumption for gap conductance calculations in nuclear fuel performance codes

NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, 350, 1–8.

By: A. Toptan, D. Kropaczek & M. Avramova

author keywords: Fill gas thermal conductivity; Gap conductance; Fuel performance; Doppler; Mixture thermal conductivity; Rod internal pressure; Dilute; Dense
Source: Web Of Science
Added: June 24, 2019