shape optimization of a labyrinth seal applying the simulated annealing method形状优化的迷宫式密封应用模拟退火方法.pdfVIP

International Journal of Rotating Machinery , 10(5): 365–371, 2004 c Copyright Taylor Francis Inc. ISSN: 1023-621X print / 1542-3034 online DOI: 10.1080/10236210490474485 Shape Optimization of a Labyrinth Seal Applying the Simulated Annealing Method V. Schramm, J. Denecke, S. Kim, and S. Wittig ¨ ¨ ¨ Lehrstuhl und Institut fur Thermische Stromungsmaschinen, Universitat Karlsruhe (TH), Karlsruhe, Germany 2001). The current available computer performance allows con- In the present work, an environment for the shape opti- ducting CFD calculations for a high number of different seal mization of a labyrinth seal is described. A program for a geometries within a tolerable computing time. This allows the parameterized, automated grid generation is coupled with use of CFD for automated shape optimization of labyrinth seals, a commercial Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) flow like it was frequently done to determine optimal shaped airfoils solver and an optimization algorithm. Standard optimiza- and diffusers. (Cholaseuk et al., 1999; Shahpar, 2000). tion strategies, like gradient-based methods, mostly are As a manual approach, Rhode et al. (1994) systematically var- trapped to local optima. Therefore, the simulated anneal- ied the knife pitch (KP), fin width (FW), step height (SH), and ing method is applied. It allows the finding of global minima clearance (C) of a stepped labyrinth seal. In all cases the step was or maxima of arbitrary functions. positioned at the same relative axial position at SD/KP = 0.6. The presented optimization method is used to minimize Fo