An examination of Sandia`s phenomenological computer codes and the use of intelligent searching in risk assessments
Because many of the phenomenologically based codes used to support risk assessments require lone execution times, it is important to have a rationally based means for optimizing the choice of parameter values that are input to the code calculations. For this reason, we have developed a method for intelligently searching the space of parameter values to deduce, with as few computations as possible, the values that are most likely to lead to high risk. We have applied the method to a problem involving electrical initiation of an explosive due to the response of the system to fires. We have shown that our method can locate potential risk vulnerabilities with far fewer time-consuming physical response computations than would be necessary using standard sampling approaches.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 258059
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-96-1472C; CONF-960647-11; ON: DE96011711
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. international conference on probabilistic safety assessment and management, Crete (Greece), 24-28 Jun 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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