AN INTEGRATED DESIGN SYSTEM FOR FANS, COMPRESSORS AND TURBINES PART 2 - INTERACTIVE INTERFACE

摘要

A new, comprehensive, flexible, integrated design system for the aerodynamic design of fans, compressors, and turbines was developed during the past decade. It operates in both batch and interactive modes. The system contains a flow path generator, a through-flow solver, a stacked airfoil geometry generator, and a flank-milled airfoil geometry generator. This paper describes the interactive interface in more detail. In particular, it describes the design considerations, appearance, and functionality of the interactive interface. Top level requirements were established before the interface was designed. These requirements are explained and some of the key reasoning that drove the high level design of the interface is discussed. The four principal windows in the interface are described in detail. The interactive interface that was developed has significantly increased the productivity of fan, compressor and turbine aero designers.