Research Article

A Design and Optimization Methodology for Liquid Metal Fast Reactors

Table 6

Domain of the search space.

Explanatory variableRange

Assembly pitch (cm)[16.1, 16.3]
Pitch-to-diameter ratio[1.1, 1.3]
Pin radius (cm)[0.6, 0.9]
Active fuel height (cm)[200, 350]
Inner core enrichment (%)[7.21, 11]
Middle core enrichment (%)[11, 12]
Outer core enrichment (%)[12, 15]