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Indexed by: Conference Paper

Date of Publication: 2016-06-13

Included Journals: CPCI-S、EI

Volume: 2C-2016

Abstract: With the development of aero-engine technology, the demand for fan blade with light weight and better structural performances is urgent. This paper focuses on the weight optimization of a hollow fan blade through changing the thickness and distribution of the inner triangular reinforcing ribs under the constraints of equivalent stress, displacement, bending and torsional frequencies. A fmite element analysis process was established in the paper, considering the load of centrifugal force and gas pressure. In the CAD-based model parameterization, to avoid possible interference problems brought by design parameters, the relative locations of control points are applied to determine the locations of control points on the vane profile curves. A metamodel-based global optimization scheme is employed for improving the optimization efficiency. An optimal design with about 13.7% weight reduction is finally obtained by the above optimization procedure. The triangular reinforcing ribs of hollow fan blade were rearranged with the constraints of the stress, displacement and natural frequencies satisfied.