%0 Journal Article
%T Multiobjective Optimization Design for Skew and Sweep Parameters of Two-Stage Blades of Axial Fan
%A Wen-hui Yue
%A Yong-ping Jin
%A Ze-jun Wen
%J ISRN Mechanical Engineering
%D 2013
%R 10.1155/2013/274135
%X Computer aided design and numerical simulation have been widely applied in optimization design of fan blades. In this paper, skew and sweep parameters of two-stage blades of an axial fan are optimized by using the particle swarm optimization algorithm. First, the skew and sweep parameters of two-stage blades of an axial fan are defined. Second, response surface methodology is used to study the relationship between the skew and sweep parameters of two-stage blades and the total pressure and the efficiency of the axial fan. The response surface model that describes the relationship between the skew and sweep of two-stage blades and the total pressure and the efficiency of the axial fan is established. Finally, with the skew and sweep of two-stage blades being design variables and the total pressure and the efficiency being the objectives, a particle swarm optimization algorithm is developed to solve this complex multiobjective optimization problem. The optimal result shows that the total pressure increases by 49.1£¿Pa and the efficiency increases by 1.55%. In addition, the aerodynamic performance of the axial fan is improved. This research has significance to optimization design of the axial fan. 1. Introduction With the rapid development of computer technology, computer aided design and numerical simulation have been widely used in optimization design of fan blades. The total pressure which includes dynamic pressure and static pressure, the efficiency, and the aerodynamics performance of an axial fan may be improved by changing blades shape properly through optimization design. Benini [1], Yang et al. [2, 3], Samad and Kim [4], and Lei et al. [5] used the artificial neural network genetic algorithm to optimize stacking lines of blades. The optimal results show that a proper match of skew and sweep in a fan design can effectively increase the total pressure and the efficiency of an axial fan, improve the flow status of the suction surface of a blade, and decrease the secondary flow. Jin et al. [6] used the response surface methodology to optimize skew and sweep parameters of two-stage blades of an axial fan. But this research focused on the single stage blade parameters optimization design and the optimization objective is only for the efficiency of a fan. It should be mentioned that there is rare research for the multiobjective optimization design of skew and sweep parameters of two-stage blades in an axial fan. In the optimization of an aerodynamic performance of an axial fan, it is very important that the total pressure and efficiency of the fan need to
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