TY - GEN
T1 - Multidisciplinary optimization of propeller blades
T2 - 17th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference 2011 (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference)
AU - Marinus, B. G.
AU - Roger, M.
AU - Van den Braembussche, R. A.
AU - Bosschaerts, W.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Concurrent aerodynamic, aeroacoustic and aeroelastic optimization of transonic propeller blades is performed with a Multi-Objective Differential Evolution technique. The optimization process relies on a metamodel to deliver performance estimates as well as on recurrent Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Hybrid Aeroacoustics and Computational Structural Mechanics simulations in order to safeguard the accuracy. The innovative design parameters for the radial distributions of sweep, twist, chord and thickness as well as for the shape of the two airfoil sections used to manufacture the blade, consist in the control points of a b-spline parameterization of these curves. The optimization results are discussed in terms of aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performances with a limited discussion of the aeroelastic behavior.
AB - Concurrent aerodynamic, aeroacoustic and aeroelastic optimization of transonic propeller blades is performed with a Multi-Objective Differential Evolution technique. The optimization process relies on a metamodel to deliver performance estimates as well as on recurrent Computational Fluid Dynamics, Computational Hybrid Aeroacoustics and Computational Structural Mechanics simulations in order to safeguard the accuracy. The innovative design parameters for the radial distributions of sweep, twist, chord and thickness as well as for the shape of the two airfoil sections used to manufacture the blade, consist in the control points of a b-spline parameterization of these curves. The optimization results are discussed in terms of aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performances with a limited discussion of the aeroelastic behavior.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85082655728&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2514/6.2011-2801
DO - 10.2514/6.2011-2801
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85082655728
SN - 9781600869433
T3 - 17th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference 2011 (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference)
BT - 17th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference 2011 (32nd AIAA Aeroacoustics Conference)
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc
Y2 - 5 June 2011 through 8 June 2011
ER -