Recent advances in uncertainty quantification in structural response characterization and system identification

K Zhou, Z Wang, Q Gao, S Yuan, J Tang - Probabilistic Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Structural dynamics has numerous practical applications, such as structural analysis,
vibration control, energy harvesting, system identification, structural safety assessment, and …

Scalable inverse uncertainty quantification by hierarchical bayesian modeling and variational inference

C Wang, X Wu, Z Xie, T Kozlowski - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inverse Uncertainty Quantification (IUQ) has gained increasing attention in the field of
nuclear engineering, especially nuclear thermal-hydraulics (TH), where it serves as an …

SAM-ML: Integrating data-driven closure with nuclear system code SAM for improved modeling capability

Y Liu, R Hu, L Zou, D Nunez - Nuclear Engineering and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Advanced reactors often involve complicated thermal-fluid (TF) phenomena. Modeling such
phenomena with the traditional one-dimensional (1-D) system code is a challenging task …

Preliminary development of machine learning-based error correction model for low-fidelity reactor physics simulation

MR Oktavian, J Nistor, JT Gruenwald, Y Xu - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Better prediction capability in reactor simulation procedures can result in better fuel
planning, increased safety, and compliance with the Technical Specifications. Motivated by …

A comprehensive Bayesian framework for the development, validation and uncertainty quantification of thermal-hydraulic models

R Cocci, G Damblin, A Ghione, L Sargentini… - Annals of Nuclear …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development, validation and uncertainty quantification of closure laws used into thermal–
hydraulic system codes is a key issue before applying the BEPU (Best Estimate Plus …

Quantification of deep neural network prediction uncertainties for VVUQ of machine learning models

M Yaseen, X Wu - Nuclear Science and Engineering, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Recent performance breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML),
especially advances in deep learning, the availability of powerful and easy-to-use ML …

Extension of the CIRCE methodology to improve the Inverse Uncertainty Quantification of several combined thermal-hydraulic models

R Cocci, G Damblin, A Ghione, L Sargentini… - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Inverse Uncertainty Quantification (IUQ) of physical correlations used in
thermal-hydraulic system codes is a crucial issue in the BEPU (Best Estimate Plus …

ARTISANS—Artificial Intelligence for Simulation of Advanced Nuclear Systems for Nuclear Fission Technology

A Akins, A Furlong, L Kohler, J Clifford, C Brady… - … Engineering and Design, 2024 - Elsevier
The objective of this Technical Opinion Paper (TOP) is to provide an overview of the
research topics in the ARTISANS (Artificial Intelligence for Simulation of Advanced Nuclear …

Uncertainty Quantification for Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics Closure Relations with a Physics-Informed Bayesian Approach

Y Liu, N Dinh, X Sun, R Hu - Nuclear Technology, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Multiphase Computational Fluid Dynamics (MCFD) based on the two-fluid model is
considered a promising tool to model complex two-phase flow systems. MCFD simulation …

Bayesian optimized deep ensemble for uncertainty quantification of deep neural networks: a system safety case study on sodium fast reactor thermal stratification …

Z Abulawi, R Hu, P Balaprakash, Y Liu - arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.08776, 2024 - arxiv.org
Accurate predictions and uncertainty quantification (UQ) are essential for decision-making in
risk-sensitive fields such as system safety modeling. Deep ensembles (DEs) are efficient …