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Smooth Curvature of Airfoils Meanline for a General Turbomachinery Geometry Generator

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The blade geometry design process is integral to the development and advancement of compressors and turbines in gas turbines or aeroengines. An airfoil section design feature has been added to a previously developed open source parametric 3D blade design tool. The second derivative of the mean-line (related to the curvature) is controlled using B-splines to create the airfoils. This is analytically integrated twice to obtain the mean-line. A smooth thickness distribution is then added to the airfoil with two options either the Wennerstrom distribution or a quartic B-spline thickness distribution. B-splines have also been implemented to achieve customized airfoil leading and trailing edges. Geometry for a turbine, compressor, and transonic fan are presented along with a demonstration of the importance of airfoil smoothness.

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10.21608/asat.2015.23012

Keywords

Meanline, Curvature, Geometry, Turbomachinery

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Ahmed

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Nemnem

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F.

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Aircraft and Aerospace Department, Military Technical College, Cairo, Egypt.

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Mark

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Turner

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G.

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School of Aerospace Systems, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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16

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AEROSPACE SCIENCES & AVIATION TECHNOLOGY, ASAT - 16 – May 26 - 28, 2015

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4316

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2015-05-01

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2018-12-27

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2015-05-01

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1

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31

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2090-0678

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2636-364X

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737

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International Conference on Aerospace Sciences and Aviation Technology

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Smooth Curvature of Airfoils Meanline for a General Turbomachinery Geometry Generator

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22 Jan 2023