Optimizing advanced propeller designs by simultaneously updating flow variables and design parametersA scheme is developed for solving constrained optimization problems in which the objective function and the constraint function are dependent on the solution of the nonlinear flow equations. The scheme updates the design parameter iterative solutions and the flow variable iterative solutions simultaneously. It is applied to an advanced propeller design problem with the Euler equations used as the flow governing equations. The scheme's accuracy, efficiency and sensitivity to the computational parameters are tested.
Document ID
19880053491
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rizk, Magdi H. (Flow Research, Inc. Kent, WA, United States)