Neural net-based redesign of a gas generator turbine for improved unsteady aerodynamic performance

35th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Madavan, Nateri K ^a   Rai, Man Mohan ^a   Huber, Frank W ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Riverbend Design Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; GAS GENERATORS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POLYNOMIALS; PROPULSION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRANSONIC FLOW;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; LOW-ORDER POLYNOMIALS; NAVIER-STOKES SOLVER; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS; UNSTEADY PERFORMANCE; UNSTEADY SIMULATIONS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 84963829861     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-2522     Document Type: Conference Paper

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