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OPTMZNG A CYCLE
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GasTurb 12 Main Window
Select the
engine model
First we run a
single cycle
Starting Point of the Optimization
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Optimization Task:
Find the Compressor Pressure Ratio for Minimum SFC
A parametric study
with Pressure Ratio as
the only parameter
yields
pressure ratio 65
The optimization
feature allows finding
the SFC minimum
without doing a
parametric study.
Selecting Optimization
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Now we go for
Optimize.
Optimization Input Window
variables.
First we run a
single cycle
Starting Point of the Optimization
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There
are five
and three
optimization
Constraints.
variables
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Optimization Status
Status
Status at at
thethe end of of
begining thethe
optimization
T45 <=1300K
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Do all of these
constraints really
apply to Cruise
conditions?
No !
the LPT Inlet Temperature T45 Limit must not be
exceeded during a hot day Take-Off.
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T45 is not
constrained at
the cycle design
point
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T45 <=1300K
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