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Neural net-based redesign of transonic turbines for improved unsteady aerodynamic performance
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Rai, Man Mohan Madavan, Nateri K. Huber, Frank W. |
| Copyright Year | 1998 |
| Description | A recently developed neural net-based aerodynamic design procedure is used in the redesign of a transonic turbine stage to improve its unsteady aerodynamic performance. The redesign procedure used incorporates the advantages of both traditional response surface methodology (RSM) and neural networks by employing a strategy called parameter-based partitioning of the design space. Starting from the reference design, a sequence of response surfaces based on both neural networks and polynomial fits are constructed to traverse the design space in search of an optimal solution that exhibits improved unsteady performance. The procedure combines the power of neural networks and the economy of low-order polynomials (in terms of number of simulations required and network training requirements). A time-accurate, two-dimensional, Navier-Stokes solver is used to evaluate the various intermediate designs and provide inputs to the optimization procedure. The optimization procedure yields a modified design that improves the aerodynamic performance through small changes to the reference design geometry. The computed results demonstrate the capabilities of the neural net-based design procedure, and also show the tremendous advantages that can be gained by including high-fidelity unsteady simulations that capture the relevant flow physics in the design optimization process. |
| File Size | 1224529 |
| Page Count | 20 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19990008889 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t00052v16 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1998-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Propulsion And Power Navier-stokes Equation Fluid Dynamics Neural Nets Simulation Supersonic Turbines Unsteady Aerodynamics Aerodynamics Polynomials Design Analysis Aerodynamic Characteristics Optimization Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
