The present paper describes an optimization methodology for aerodynamic design of turbomachinery combined with a rapid 3D blade and grid generator (RAPID3DGRID), a N.S. solver, a blade parameterization method (BPM), a gradient-based parameterization-analyzing method (GPAM), a response surface method (RSM) with zooming algorithm and a simple gradient method. By the use of blade parameterization method a transonic compressor rotor can be expressed by a set of polynomials, and then it enables us to transform coordinate-expressed blade data to parameter-expressed and then to reduce the number of parameters. With changing any one of the parameters and by applying grid generator and N.S. solver, we can obtain several groups of samples. Here only ten parameters were considered to search an optimized compressor rotor. As a result of optimization, the adiabatic efficiency was increased by 1.73%.
This paper describes a procedure for a rapid and accurate 3D aerodynamic optimization of high performance turbine blades. This procedure has been developed to account for the complicated geometrical aspects and the complex nature of the associated fluid flow, while remaining simple, practical and demanding less computing power. The focus has been placed on the blade geometrical representation using a set of simple algebraic equations (blade parameterization) and on the aerodynamic optimization methodology based on the numerical computations by a N.S. solver. The turbine blade, including thickness distribution and camber line for each section of the blade span and radial stacking line, has been defined by polynomials, allowing investigation of the influence of any single-parameter change on blade performance. An improved response surface method, by incorporating a simulated annealing algorithm (RS-SAM), has been found to improve the accuracy and to strengthen the optimum-searching ability. A multi-objective response surface method (MORSM) has also been included for testing. One example is given here to demonstrate the effectiveness of the procedure.
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