The optimization of turbine blades is crucial in improving the efficiency of wind energy systems and developing clean energy production models.This paper presented a novel approach to the structural design of smallsca...The optimization of turbine blades is crucial in improving the efficiency of wind energy systems and developing clean energy production models.This paper presented a novel approach to the structural design of smallscale turbine blades using the Artificial Bee Colony(ABC)Algorithm based on the stochastic method to optimize both mass and cost(objective functions).The study used computational fluid dynamics(CFD)and structural analysis to consider the fluid-structure interaction.The optimization algorithm defined several variables:structural constraints,the type of composite material,and the number of composite layers to form a mathematical model.The numerical modeling was performed using the Ansys Fluent software and its Fluid-Structure Interaction(FSI)module.The ANSYS Composite PrePost(ACP)advanced composite modeling method was utilized in the structural design of composite materials.This study showed that the structurally optimized small-scale turbine blades provided a sustainable solution with improved efficiency compared to traditional designs.Furthermore,using CFD,structural analysis,and material characterization techniques first considered in this study highlights the importance of considering structural behavior when optimizing turbine blade designs.展开更多
The contribution deals with the experimental and numerical investigation of compressible flow through the tip-section turbine blade cascade with the blade 54″ long. Experimental investigations by means of optical(int...The contribution deals with the experimental and numerical investigation of compressible flow through the tip-section turbine blade cascade with the blade 54″ long. Experimental investigations by means of optical(interferometry and schlieren method) and pneumatic measurements provide more information about the behaviour and nature of basic phenomena occurring in the profile cascade flow field. The numerical simulation was carried out by means of the EARSM turbulence model according to Hellsten [5] completed by the bypass transition model with the algebraic equation for the intermittency coefficient proposed by Straka and P?íhoda [6] and implemented into the in-house numerical code. The investigation was focused particularly on the effect of shock waves on the shear layer development including the laminar/turbulent transition. Interactions of shock waves with shear layers on both sides of the blade result usually in the transition in attached and/ or separated flow and so to the considerable impact to the flow structure and energy losses in the blade cascade.展开更多
基金Scientific Research Projects Unit of Erciyes University under the contract numbers:FDK-2019-8616 and FDK-2025-14774(https://bap.erciyes.edu.tr/,accessed on 12 October 2025)The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey(TUB˙ITAK)for the Doctoral Scholarship for Priority Areas 2211/C for Ramazan OZKAN(https://tubitak.gov.tr,accessed on 12 October 2025).
文摘The optimization of turbine blades is crucial in improving the efficiency of wind energy systems and developing clean energy production models.This paper presented a novel approach to the structural design of smallscale turbine blades using the Artificial Bee Colony(ABC)Algorithm based on the stochastic method to optimize both mass and cost(objective functions).The study used computational fluid dynamics(CFD)and structural analysis to consider the fluid-structure interaction.The optimization algorithm defined several variables:structural constraints,the type of composite material,and the number of composite layers to form a mathematical model.The numerical modeling was performed using the Ansys Fluent software and its Fluid-Structure Interaction(FSI)module.The ANSYS Composite PrePost(ACP)advanced composite modeling method was utilized in the structural design of composite materials.This study showed that the structurally optimized small-scale turbine blades provided a sustainable solution with improved efficiency compared to traditional designs.Furthermore,using CFD,structural analysis,and material characterization techniques first considered in this study highlights the importance of considering structural behavior when optimizing turbine blade designs.
基金supported by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic under the grant TA03020277by the Czech Science Foundation under grant P101/12/1271
文摘The contribution deals with the experimental and numerical investigation of compressible flow through the tip-section turbine blade cascade with the blade 54″ long. Experimental investigations by means of optical(interferometry and schlieren method) and pneumatic measurements provide more information about the behaviour and nature of basic phenomena occurring in the profile cascade flow field. The numerical simulation was carried out by means of the EARSM turbulence model according to Hellsten [5] completed by the bypass transition model with the algebraic equation for the intermittency coefficient proposed by Straka and P?íhoda [6] and implemented into the in-house numerical code. The investigation was focused particularly on the effect of shock waves on the shear layer development including the laminar/turbulent transition. Interactions of shock waves with shear layers on both sides of the blade result usually in the transition in attached and/ or separated flow and so to the considerable impact to the flow structure and energy losses in the blade cascade.
