Abstract

In this study, a multi-objective optimization of an axial compressor rotor blade has been performed through genetic algorithm with total pressure and adiabatic efficiency as objective functions. The non-dominated sorting of genetic algorithm-II has been implemented and confidence check has been performed at k-means clustered points among all the Pareto-optimal solutions. Reynolds-averaged Navier—Stokes equations are solved to obtain the objective function and flow field inside the compressor annulus. The objective functions are used to generate Pareto-optimal front. The design variables are selected from blade lean and thickness through the Bezier polynomial formulation. By this optimization, maximum efficiency and total pressure are increased by 1.76 and 0.41 per cent, respectively, when two extreme clustered points are considered as optimal designs.

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