Multi-level structural optimization of composite rotor blades

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 9, Issue , 2005, Pages 5947-5956

  Volovoi, Vitali V ^a,b,c   Li, Leihong ^a,b   Ku, Jieun ^a,b,c   Hodges, Dewey H ^a,c,d,e  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b School of Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d AHS ^*

^e ASME

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROTORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

DESIGN VARIABLES; MULTILEVEL OPTIMIZATION; ROTOR BLADES; STRESS CONSTRAINTS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 28844457021     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-2282     Document Type: Conference Paper

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