Optimization for a steam turbine stage efficiency using a genetic algorithm

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 2307-2316

  Qin, Xiaoyong ^a   Chen, Lingen ^a   Sun, Fengrui ^a   Wu, Chih ^b  

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Genetic algorithm; Optimization; Steam turbine; Through flow section

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AXIAL FLOW; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; THERMODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMIC PARAMETERS;

STEAM TURBINES;

EID: 0141929427     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(03)00213-8     Document Type: Article

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