A Study on Improvement of Aerodynamic Performance for 100HP Axial Fan Blade and Guide Vane Using Response Surface Method

Author(s):  
Young-Seok Choi ◽  
Yong-In Kim ◽  
Sung Kim ◽  
Seul-Gi Lee ◽  
Hyeon-Mo Yang ◽  
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Abstract This paper describes the numerical optimization of an axial fan focused on the blade and guide vane (GV). For numerical analysis, three-dimensional (3D) steady-state Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with the shear stress transport (SST) turbulence model are discretized by the finite volume method (FVM). The objective function is enhancement of aerodynamic performance with specified total pressure. To select the design variables which have main effect to the objective function, 2k factorial design is employed as a method for design of experiment (DOE). In addition, response surface method (RSM) based on the central composite design applied to carry out the single-objective optimization. Effects on the components such as bell mouth and hub cap are considered with previous analysis. The internal flow characteristics between base and optimized model are analyzed and discussed.

Author(s):  
Shengli Xu ◽  
Shaowei Zhong ◽  
Haixin Zhao

This paper studies the optimization method of pump hydraulic performance based on the response surface method. A parametric model of impeller and diffuser is established. Three-dimensional optimization is carried out on the basis of the initial model obtained by one-dimensional design method. We select the pump hydraulic efficiency and the head as objective function and constraint function. Response surface models are constructed to analyze the relationship between the objectives and the design variables, and the global optimization of hydraulic performance is realized. According to the internal flow characteristics of pump, this paper proposes the strategy of two steps optimization, which aims at meridional plane and blade shape, respectively, to solve the problem of large numbers of design parameters and computational cost. The optimization results show that the hydraulic efficiency of pump increased by 3.7%, and the head is nearly the same.


Author(s):  
Xiao Tang ◽  
Jiaqi Luo ◽  
Feng Liu

An adjoint-response surface method is developed to give global representation of cost function in a parametrized design space for turbomachinery blades. Radial basis function (RBF) based and quadratic polynomial (QP) based response surface models are constructed using both the values of cost function and its adjoint gradients with respect to geometry control parameters. The method is tested on a quasi-three dimensional NACA0012 blade row, then applied to the transonic Rotor 67. In preliminary design optimization stage, when the number of undetermined control parameters is large, the QP based model can provide a global image of the cost function in high dimensional design space with a small amount of sample points. In two-parameter fine optimization stage, high resolution can be achieved with the RBF based models. This gradient-enhanced response surface method is useful in guiding designers to discover the global optimum which may be missed by local gradient methods in a complicated design space. It may also be used as substitute of CFD flow solver in time consuming iterative design and optimization.


2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 1047-1053
Author(s):  
Zhi Gang Liu ◽  
Xiang Jun Fang ◽  
Si Yong Liu ◽  
Ping Wang ◽  
Zhao Yin

A highly loaded high-pressure turbine with a supersonic nozzle guide vane and a transonic rotor for a Variable Cycle Engine (VCE) has been investigated. Film cooling strategies were designed for the whole stage, during which the positions, injection orientations and arrangements of cooling holes were confirmed. Three-dimensional steady numerical simulations have been performed in the two operation modes of low and high bypass ratio with different thermodynamic cycle parameters according to the VCE and the coolant injections have been simulated by means of additional source term method. The influences of coolant injections in the fully cooled turbine stage on aerodynamic performance and flow characteristics have been analyzed. The results indicate that, the supersonic nozzle guide vane, over-expansion degree of main flows, fluctuations of static pressure and intensity of corner vortex are lessened or alleviated. In the transonic rotor, expansion and doing work capabilities in the mixed fluid are strengthened. Proper coolants injections are beneficial to the flow characteristics in the blade passage.


Author(s):  
Choon-Man Jang ◽  
Sang-Yoon Lee ◽  
Sang-Ho Yang

Shape optimization in the design of turbomachinery based on the three-dimensional flow analysis has been developed remarkably in recent years with the rapid enhancement of computational power. In the present study, optimal design of a centrifugal fan installed in refuse collecting system has been performed using response surface method and three-dimensional Navier-Stokes analysis to increase fan efficiency. The centrifugal fan is used to increase suction pressure for the moving of a waste through the pipe line of the system. Two design variables, which are used to define the shape of an inlet guide, are introduced to increase the efficiency of the fan. In the shape optimization using the response surface method, data points for response evaluations are selected, and linear programming method is used for an optimization on a response surface. To analyze three-dimensional flow field in the centrifugal fan, general analysis code, CFX, is employed in the present work: SST turbulence model is employed to estimate the eddy viscosity. Unstructured grids are used to represent a composite grid system including blade, casing and inlet guide. Throughout the shape optimization of a centrifugal fan, the fan efficiency is successfully increased by decreasing local losses in the blade passage. The result of shape optimization shows that the efficiency of the optimized shape at the design flow condition is enhanced by 1.42% based on the reference fan. It is found that recirculation flow region of optimum one is relatively small compared to the reference one. The reduction of recirculation region can be decreased the shaft power of an impeller, thus it can be increased the efficiency of the fan.


2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 354-368
Author(s):  
Ding-bang Zhang ◽  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Zheng Shen ◽  
Tao Cheng ◽  
Yongtao Bai

This paper aims to evaluate the working parameters and try to make an optimized use of the parameters which affect the measurement accuracy of airborne scanner. First, based on response surface method, three levels of configuration values of each parameter are selected, respectively, and 53 response surface experiments are designed. Second, three-dimensional coordinate errors of the scan points in each response surface experiment are calculated by comparing the coordinates measured by airborne scanner and common measuring apparatus. Third, by analyzing the experimental error through response surface method, the optimum configuration values of the parameters are determined. Meanwhile, the configuration characteristics and change laws of each parameter on three-dimensional coordinate errors are also realized. Results show that the most influencing parameters are flight height, flight speed, ground feature, aspect angle, scan frequency, and course angle. The optimum values for these parameters are found to be 46.14 m/s for flight speed, type 2 for ground feature, 88 Hz for scan frequency, 54.4° for course angle, 24.12° for aspect angle, and 215.92 m for flight height. The verification experiments showed that the predicted values from the response surface method are quite close to the experimental values, which validate the proposed approach.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 2201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Yusuf Ismail ◽  
Gangta Na ◽  
Bonyong Koo

This paper presents an application of topology optimization and response surface method to optimize the geometry of a bicycle crank arm and the experimental validation of it. This is purposely to reduce the crank arm mass and create a preliminary design of a lightweight structure necessary for the high-performance bicycle development. A three-dimensional bike crank arm model was made in the SpaceClaim software followed by a static finite element analysis using ANSYS Workbench 2019 R1. A multiple cycling load was applied simultaneously in seven crank angles of 30, 45, 60, 90, 120, 135, and 150° relative to the horizontal position to create the multiple loads to the crank. From there, topology optimization was then conducted to investigate the effect of mass constraint, stress constraint, angle of cycling, and crank materials on the topological pattern result. To minimize stress concentration at corners, a shape optimization using the response surface method was conducted and obtained the final geometry. From the result, it is shown that both optimization methods not only successfully reduce the crank arm mass and provide several optimum design options but also are able to reduce the maximum stress in the crank arm up to 20% after the optimization process. The experimental validation using a newly developed wireless measurement system shows a considerable agreement to the numerical results.


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