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http://dx.doi.org/10.7234/composres.2022.35.1.031

Optimal Structural Design Framework of Composite Rotor Blades Using PSGA  

Ahn, Joon-Hyek (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University)
Bae, Jae-Seong (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University)
Jung, Sung Nam (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Konkuk University)
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Composites Research / v.35, no.1, 2022 , pp. 31-37 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, an optimal structural design framework has been developed for the structural design of composite helicopter blades. The optimal design framework is constructed using PSGA (Particle Swarm assisted Genetic Algorithm), which combines the genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimizer. The optimization process consists of a finite element (FE) modeling over the blade section, two-dimensional (2D) cross-sectional FE analysis, and 1D rotating blade analysis. In the design process, the geometric curves and surfaces are formed using the B-spline scheme while discretizing the sections via a FE mesh generation program Gmsh. The blade cross-sections are created in accordance with the design variables when performing the blade structural analysis. The proposed optimization design framework is applied to a modernization of the HART II (Higher-harmonic Aeroacoustics Rotor Test II) blades. It is demonstrated that an improved blade design is reached through the current optimization framework with the satisfaction of all design requirements set for the study.
Keywords
Rotor blade; Structural optimization; Genetic algorithm; Finite element model;
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