Shape optimization of axisymmetric cavitators in supercavitating flows, using the NSGA II algorithm

Applied Ocean Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 193-198

  Shafaghat, R ^a   Hosseinalipour, S M ^a   Lashgari, I ^a   Vahedgermi, A ^a  

^a BABOL NOSHIRVANI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Axisymmetric cavitator; Drag coefficient; Multi objective optimization; Supercavitation

Indexed keywords

AXISYMMETRIC; CAVITATORS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DRAG FORCES; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; HYDRODYNAMIC PROCESS; LINEAR REGRESSION METHODS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION PROBLEM; NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NSGA-II; NSGA-II ALGORITHM; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATING SPEED; OPTIMAL SHAPE; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PRESSURE DRAG; PROPULSION SYSTEM; SKIN-FRICTION DRAG; SUBMERGED BODIES; SUPERCAVITATING FLOWS; SUPERCAVITATION; WEIGHTED SUM METHOD;

ALGORITHMS; DRAG COEFFICIENT; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PROPULSION; SEAWATER; SKIN FRICTION;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

ALGORITHM; CAVITATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; DRAG COEFFICIENT; FLOW FIELD; FLOW MODELING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SUBMERGED BODY; SUBMERSIBLE;

EID: 79957892027     PISSN: 01411187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apor.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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