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Title: The adaption and use of research codes for performance assessment

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OSTI ID:6051263

Models of real-world phenomena are developed for many reasons. The models are usually, if not always, implemented in the form of a computer code. The characteristics of a code are determined largely by its intended use. Realizations or implementations of detailed mathematical models of complex physical and/or chemical processes are often referred to as research or scientific (RS) codes. Research codes typically require large amounts of computing time. One example of an RS code is a finite-element code for solving complex systems of differential equations that describe mass transfer through some geologic medium. Considerable computing time is required because computations are done at many points in time and/or space. Codes used to evaluate the overall performance of real-world physical systems are called performance assessment (PA) codes. Performance assessment codes are used to conduct simulated experiments involving systems that cannot be directly observed. Thus, PA codes usually involve repeated simulations of system performance in situations that preclude the use of conventional experimental and statistical methods. 3 figs.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
6051263
Report Number(s):
PNL-SA-14592; CONF-861141-1; ON: DE88000552; TRN: 87-040313
Resource Relation:
Conference: 4. meeting of the Probabilistic Systems Assessment Codes User Group, London, UK, 10 Nov 1986; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English