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A comprehensive validation methodology for sparse experimental data
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Norman, Ryan B. Blattnig, Steve R. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | A comprehensive program of verification and validation has been undertaken to assess the applicability of models to space radiation shielding applications and to track progress as models are developed over time. The models are placed under configuration control, and automated validation tests are used so that comparisons can readily be made as models are improved. Though direct comparisons between theoretical results and experimental data are desired for validation purposes, such comparisons are not always possible due to lack of data. In this work, two uncertainty metrics are introduced that are suitable for validating theoretical models against sparse experimental databases. The nuclear physics models, NUCFRG2 and QMSFRG, are compared to an experimental database consisting of over 3600 experimental cross sections to demonstrate the applicability of the metrics. A cumulative uncertainty metric is applied to the question of overall model accuracy, while a metric based on the median uncertainty is used to analyze the models from the perspective of model development by analyzing subsets of the model parameter space. |
| File Size | 310566 |
| Page Count | 34 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100009531 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t91888v59 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Radiation Radiation Shielding Models Mathematical Models Extraterrestrial Radiation Nuclear Physics Data Bases Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
