Automatic optimisation of pre-swirl nozzle design

Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo

Volumn 3 PART B, Issue , 2006, Pages 1345-1354

  Ciampoli, Fabio ^a   Shahpar, Shahrokh ^b   Chew, John W ^a   Willocq, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION; CFD MESHING; DIRECT HILL CLIMBING (DHC); RESPONSE SURFACE MODEL (RSM);

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; COOLING SYSTEMS; COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

NOZZLES;

EID: 33750808188     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/GT2006-90249     Document Type: Conference Paper

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