Multidisciplinary optimization of a radial compressor for microgas turbine applications

Journal of Turbomachinery

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Verstraete, T ^a   Alsalihi, Z ^a   Van den, R A ^a  

^a Von Karman Institute for Fluids Dynamics   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CENTRIFUGAL STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; MAXIMUM VALUES; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICRO GAS TURBINES; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATIONS; NAVIER-STOKES SOLVER; RADIAL COMPRESSORS; SEQUENTIAL DESIGN; STRESS PREDICTION;

CENTRIFUGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; STRESSES;

CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS;

EID: 77955256770     PISSN: 0889504X     EISSN: 15288900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3144162     Document Type: Article

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