Using genetic algorithms to improve the thermodynamic efficiency of gas turbines designed by traditional methods

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3627-3635

  Chaquet, Jose M ^a   Carmona, Enrique J ^b   Corral, Roque ^a  

^a Industria de TurboPropulsores SA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gas turbine; Genetic algorithm; Number of airfoils; Thermodynamic efficiency; Throughflow

Indexed keywords

AERONAUTICAL GAS TURBINES; CLASSICAL METHODS; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; DESIGN STEPS; EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; LOW-PRESSURE TURBINES; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; STRONG CORRELATION; THERMODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY; THROUGHFLOW; TURBINE EFFICIENCY;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; EFFICIENCY; GAS TURBINES; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBINE COMPONENTS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84865861774     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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