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Machine Learning for Hydraulic Francis Runner Design Optimization

Machine Learning for Hydraulic Francis Runner Design Optimization

Electricity generation through hydropower is a key option in the portfolio of clean, renewable energy, and at the heart of many of these systems lies the Francis runner....

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Machine Learning for Centrifugal Compressor Design

Machine Learning for Centrifugal Compressor Design

A huge amount of engineering and computational resources goes into the design of turbomachinery especially to meet multi-point, multi-objective, multi-disciplinary...

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Parametric Design of a Waterjet Pump by Means of Inverse Design, CFD Calculations and Experimental Analyses

Parametric Design of a Waterjet Pump by Means of Inverse Design, CFD Calculations and Experimental Analyses

The present paper describes the parametric design of a mixed-flow water-jet pump. The pump impeller and diffuser geometries were parameterized by means of an inverse...

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Optimization of a Mixed Flow Pump
3D Inverse Design Pumps

Optimization of a Mixed Flow Pump

In the first part of this article on the design and analysis of a high specific speed mixed flow pump, we showed that there is a complex trade-off...

Design of a Mixed Flow Pump
3D Inverse Design Pumps

Design of a Mixed Flow Pump

Mixed-flow pumps are widely used at drainage pumping stations, power plants and in water-jet applications. When the specific speed is high, the...

Sirocco Fan: Manual Redesign of Impeller Wheel and Volute
Fans & Blowers 3D Inverse Design

Sirocco Fan: Manual Redesign of Impeller Wheel and Volute

In the first part of this article on the design of a Sirocco fan stage, we showed that there is scope for improvement in the baseline impeller...

Sirocco Fan: Design of Baseline Stage
Fans & Blowers 3D Inverse Design

Sirocco Fan: Design of Baseline Stage

The fan design process generally starts with the chart shown in Figure 1 which provides the relationship between speed number and diameter number as...

Performance Analysis of Turbopumps
3D Inverse Design Pumps

Performance Analysis of Turbopumps

The first part of this article showed how to make use of the different options in TURBOdesign1 to rapidly generate three different turbopump...

Design of Turbopumps
3D Inverse Design Pumps

Design of Turbopumps

Turbopumps are mainly used in rocket engines and in low suction pressure situations in the industry. As Figure 1 shows, their suction specific speed...

Design of an Axial Turbine Rotor
3D Inverse Design Turbine

Design of an Axial Turbine Rotor

The first step in the design of any turbine is to identify the required specific speed regime of the turbine. This will dictate the meridional shape...

Automatic Optimization of an Axial Turbine Rotor
3D Inverse Design Turbine

Automatic Optimization of an Axial Turbine Rotor

In the first part of this article on the design of an axial turbine rotor, we showed that both aerodynamic and mechanical aspects of the baseline...

Automatic Optimization of a Radial Inflow Turbine Rotor
3D Inverse Design Turbine

Automatic Optimization of a Radial Inflow Turbine Rotor

In the first part of this article on the baseline design of a radial inflow turbine stage, we showed that there is a clear trade-off when it comes to...

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