Performance and noise optimization of a propeller using the vortex lattice method and a genetic algorithm

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

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 2192-2212

  Burger, Christoph ^a   Hartfield, Roy ^a   Burkhalter, John ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRY; NOISE ABATEMENT; PROPELLERS;

KULFAN; MULTIPOINT OPTIMIZATION; UNIVERSAL PARAMETRIC GEOMETRY REPRESENTATION METHOD; VORTEX LATTICE METHOD;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34547496883     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-1883     Document Type: Conference Paper

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