trace-simexp

A python module with utilities to assist in carrying out simulation experiment with TRACE code.

The general flow chart of the processes involved in trace_simexp package is

Features

• Complete separation of the processes in 3 different steps: prepro, exec, and postpro.
• Three modes of parameter perturbation are supported: additive, multiplicative, and substitutive
• Four categories of TRACE variables in the input deck can be perturbed: spacer grid, material properties, sensitivity coefficient, and components
• For TRACE components, five are supported: PIPE, VESSEL, POWER, FILL, BREAK
• Specification of the computer experiment by the users is done throug a set of input files (list of parameters file, design matrix file, and list of graphic variables)
• Iso-probabilistic transformation of the normalized design matrix is available for uniform, discrete, and log-uniform

Complete log of changes can be found in CHANGELOG.

Requirements

The module was developed and tested using the Anaconda Python distribution of Python v3.5. No additional package except the base installation of the distribution is required.

Installation

trace-simexp is hosted on GitHub.

after cloning the source:

git clone git@github.com:damar-wicaksono/trace-simexp.git

the installation can be done easily from the local source directory:

pip install -e .

This will make the following available in the path:

• The python module trace_simexp
• trace_simexp_prepro executable
• trace_simexp_execute executable
• trace_simexp_postpro executable
• trace_simexp_reset executable

Further Documentation

Documentation of trace-simexp is an on-going process. The current version can be found in the /docs folder and can be built with the following make command (given that sphinx has been installed):

make html

to build the html version of the documentation. Note that the html documentation used rtd theme which can be installed via pip:

pip install sphinx-rtd-theme

The index file can then be found in:

./docs/build/html/index.html

Currently, a bare minimum set of documentations is available for trace-simexp. The user's guide can be found in the Usage section while the contributor's guide can be found in the Implementation section. The latest version of the documentation is hosted on readthedocs.

License

The project is licensed under the MIT License.