Multidisciplinary Optimization Technology Research on Typical Turbine Assembly Structure

A multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) method for turbine mortise assembly structure is presented. This method takes tenon and mortise as a whole to carry on the design optimization. With the adoption of Design of Experiment (DOE) method and Collaborative Optimization (CO) Strategy, this method has realized the coupling parallel optimization of the mortise assembly structure. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed method a typical fir-tree mortise structure design optimization is provided as an example. The results show that the mass and Von Mises Stress of the mortise assembly structure were reduced remarkably, which means that the proposed method has a significant role in enhancing structural performance.Copyright © 2014 by ASME