Multi-objective optimization of the centrifugal compressor impeller in 130 kW PEMFC through coupling SVM with NSGA -III algorithms

Abstract

ABSTRACT Centrifugal compressor is a typical air compressor, which is an important subcomponent of the air supply system in fuel cell system. Optimizing the designing structure of centrifugal compressor plays significant influence on the output performance of fuel cell systems. However, existing experimental and numerical methods suffer from much economic and time cost and are inadequate for designing optimized centrifugal compressor. Thus, we develop a novel artificial intelligence (AI) framework integrated the data-driven surrogate model and stochastic optimization algorithm to achieve multi-objective optimization of the centrifugal compressor impeller. With the database obtained from the constructed three-dimensional (3D) steady-state centrifugal compressor model, the data-driven surrogate model based on Support Vector Machine (SVM) is trained. Then, the surrogate model coupled with a non-dominated sorting Genetic Algorithm (NSGA-III) is used to obtain the optimal solution of structural parameters. Compared with the original compressor design based on the established 3D model, the optimized compressor is comprehensively verified. Within the working range of the centrifugal compressor, the pressure ratio and isentropic efficiency of the optimized compressor have been significantly improved. The proposed optimized method is effective for the performance improved in fuel cell centrifugal compressor.