Shape Factor Optimization of Multi Stage Compressor Blade Profiles

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop a searchable, expandable database of compressor blade profiles optimized over a range of inlet flow angles for a desired outlet flow angle and to build a selection tool to interpolate new profiles from the database without performing the entire optimization process. Two optimization parameters were analyzed: boundary layer shape factor and blade surface pressure gradient. MATLAB, a matrix-based programming language, was used to perform the geometry generation, flow analysis, and optimization, and ANSYS CFX, a computational fluid dynamics program, was used to perform the fluid flow simulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1185089

Entities

People

  • Matthew H Pinney

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Compressor Blades
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Language
  • Mass Flow
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Programming Languages
  • Stagnation Point
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Boundary Layer
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation