We look at the benefits of using a kind of quasi-random numbers to obtain more accurate results for a given number of simulation runs. We explore a sampling method with enhanced independence in multidimensional simulations by combining the ideas of stratified sampling and Latin Hypercube sampling. We test the new sampling method by comparing it with traditional stratified sampling and Latin Hyp...

Abstract Digital twin (DT) technology is currently gaining popularity in a variety of industrial applications. Recently, the China Institute Nuclear Power proposed data driven by nuclear reactor digital twin. The solves forward problem for physical field simulation and inverse parameter identification. can be viewed as black-box optimization where input parameters are identified Latin hypercube...

Various methods have been proposed to construct Latin hypercube designs with small correlations. Orthogonal arrays have been used to construct Latin hypercube designs with multidimensional stratification. To integrate these two ideas, we propose a method to construct Latin hypercube designs with both controlled correlations and multi-dimensional stratification. For numerical integration, the co...

The MELCOR code is a detailed system level computer code capable of performing integrated selfconsistent analyses of severe accident progression in commercial nuclear power plants, supporting level 2 probablilistic risk assessment (PRA) studies. Originally developed as a fast running tool with simplified models for performing probabilistic safety analyses and sensitivity studies, MELCOR now emp...

The Latin hypercube design is a popular choice of experimental design when computer simulation is used to study a physical process. These designs guarantee uniform samples for the marginal distribution of each single input. A number of methods have been proposed for extending the uniform sampling to higher dimensions. We show how to construct Latin hypercube designs in which all main effects ar...

To determine the distribution and sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), sixteen common PAHs were measured in various wetland components, including groundwater, surface water, sediments and soils collected from the Qinkenpao Wetland of Daqing City in Northeast China. High levels of PAHs were observed in the wetland due to the discharge of industrial wastewater including petrochemical...

Watershed scale hydrology and water quality models (DRAINMOD-DUFLOW, DRAINMODW, DRAINMOD-GIS and WATGIS) that describe the nitrogen loadings at the outlet of poorly drained watersheds were examined with respect to their accuracy and uncertainty in model predictions. Latin Hypercube Sampling (LHS) was applied to determine the impact of uncertainty in estimating field exports and decay coefficien...

In this paper, an approach for conducting a Reliability-Based Design Optimization (RBDO) of truss structures with linked-discrete design variables is proposed. The sections of the truss members are selected from the AISC standard tables and thus the design variables that represent the properties of each section are linked. Latin hypercube sampling is used in the evaluation of the structural rel...