10-2. Turbine blade multidisciplinary design optimization
A combination of parameterized blade plus coolant duct geometries with turbine flow design, analysis of structure, heat transport, internal coolant flow.
Development of optimization strategies to arrive at shapes with improved turbine component performance
PARSEC blade shape variation guided by transonic design methods |
Meandering duct for coolant flow within blade |
Software for thermal and structural Finite Element Analysis |
Optimized blade study: temperature distribution |
