Optimization of the transition piece applying genetic algorithms

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3214-3225

  Gallegos Munoz A ^a   Ayala Ramirez V ^a   Alfaro Ayala, J A ^a   Toledo Acosta, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Gas turbine transition piece; Genetic algorithms

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM ANALYSIS; AVERAGE VELOCITY; CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION; CIRCUMFERENTIAL VELOCITY; COMBUSTION GAS; COUPLED SOLVER; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; GEOMETRIC OPTIMIZATION; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; PEAK VALUES; RADIAL DIRECTION; SECOND ORDERS; STEADY STATE; STRUCTURED GRID; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE; UNIFORM TEMPERATURE; UP-WIND SCHEME; VELOCITY CONTOURS; VELOCITY PROFILES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GAS TURBINES; GEOMETRY; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTROL; VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 80052034762     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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