Published 1997 | Version v1
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Throughflow design using an automatic optimisation strategy

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A procedure has been developed to optimise the design of an axial turbine stage. A standard, streamline curvature throughflow code, with standard loss correlations, was combined with a simple paxameterisation of the geometry and a standard, constrained minimisation routine. An analytic differentiaticm of the loss correlations VAS also carried out to provide insight into the influence of each of the flow variables on the stage performance. The complete procedure has been demonstrated on a single high pressure axial steam turbine stage. The initial and optimised configurations for the stage were then analysed using a 3D Nat-Stokes solver. The results confirm the improved performance and give some additional insight into the origin of the benefits.

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May 13, 2023
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December 1, 2023