Adaptive Response Surface Method for Thermal Optimization: Application to Aircraft Engine Cooling System
D. Wang, G.F. Naterer, Guanyu Wang · 8th AIAA/ASME Joint Thermophysics and Heat Transfer Conference · 2002
In this paper, an optimization technique based on the Adaptive Response Surface Method (ARSM) is combined with a finite element solution of heat conduction to investigate an aircraft engine cooling problem. The overall purpose of this optimization is to improve the thermal effectiveness of an aircraft deicing strategy. The finite element procedure uses a two-dimensional discretization of an engine intake surface with quadrilateral, isoparametric elements. Based on a comparison between the ARSM predicted results and the plotted objective function, it is observed that the combined techniques provide an effective method for thermal optimization.