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Genetic Optimization of Twin-Web Turbine Disc Cavities in Aeroengines

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  • Yueteng Guo

    (College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Suofang Wang

    (College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

  • Wenjie Shen

    (College of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China)

Abstract

Twin-web turbine discs have been the subject of research recently in an effort to lighten weight and boost aeroengine efficiency. In the past, the cooling design of turbine discs was generally constrained to optimizing a single structural parameter, which hindered the enhancement of the optimization impact. Therefore, this article proposes a twin-web turbine disc system with a high radius pre-swirl. Driven by the database produced through the numerical simulation, a backpropagation network surrogate model is constructed, and the angles of the pre-swirl nozzles and receiver holes are optimized by a genetic algorithm to enhance the cooling efficiency of the turbine disc. Evaluation was based on the highest disc temperature, disc temperature uniformity, and Nusselt number. The results demonstrate that the suggested surrogate model effectively optimizes the structural characteristics of the twin-web turbine disc by aiming for the specified cooling performance indexes. The cooling effect of the turbine disc is significantly improved in different operating environments. Specifically, the optimized model produces the largest temperature drop in the disc rim temperature. Both axial and radial temperature uniformity have led to a notable enhancement. The alteration in coolant flow within the cavity results in a notable decrease in the area with low heat transfer efficiency and a substantial increase in the Nusselt number.

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  • Yueteng Guo & Suofang Wang & Wenjie Shen, 2024. "Genetic Optimization of Twin-Web Turbine Disc Cavities in Aeroengines," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-17, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:17:p:4346-:d:1467578
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