The n^th-Order Comprehensive Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis Methodology for Response-Coupled Forward/Adjoint Linear Systems (n^th-CASAM-L): II. Illustrative Application

Author(s)

Dan Gabriel Cacuci, University of South CarolinaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This work illustrates the application of the n^th-order comprehensive adjoint sensitivity analysis methodology for response-coupled forward/adjoint linear systems (abbreviated as “n^th-CASAM-L”) to a paradigm model that describes the transmission of particles (neutrons and/or photons) through homogenized materials, as encountered in radiation protection and shielding. The first-, second-, and third-order sensitivities of responses that depend on both the forward and adjoint particle fluxes are obtained exactly, in closed-form, underscoring the principles and methodology underlying the n^th-CASAM-L. The results presented in this work underscore the fundamentally important role of the n^th-CASAM-L in the quest to overcome the “curse of dimensionality” in sensitivity analysis, uncertainty quantification and predictive modeling.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248315

Publication Info

Energies, Volume 14, Issue 24, 2021, pages 8315-.

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© 2022 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/).

APA Citation

Cacuci, D. (2021). The nth-Order Comprehensive Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis Methodology for Response-Coupled Forward/Adjoint Linear Systems (nth-CASAM-L): II. Illustrative Application. Energies, 14(24), 8315. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248315