Abstract An expansion–deflection nozzle (EDN) is an altitude-compensated nozzle that can accommodate a wide range of nozzle pressure ratio (NPR) variations. An EDN design with good thrust performance under both high- and low-NPR conditions can effectively improve the launch capability of the vehicle. In this study, a multi-objective aerodynamic optimization design is developed considering the performance of the EDN in both open and closed wake modes. The design method of the outer wall and pintle of the EDN is developed using B-spline curves. The design variables are the coordinates of the control points of the curves, and the objective functions are the thrust efficiencies of the EDN at NPRs of 30 and 400. The nozzle thrust is obtained using a Reynolds Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) equation solver and validated by experimental results. A radial basis function neural network and a non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) are used to construct the surrogate model and search for the Pareto front, respectively. The relationship between the nozzle contour geometry and the nozzle thrust characteristics of the four optimised individuals on the Pareto front is discussed and analysed. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the multi-objective optimization design for an EDN. One of the optimized designs improved the thrust efficiency at NPR = 30 by 3.5 % while improving the thrust efficiency at NPR = 400 by 0.6 %. Moreover, to ensure superior performance of the EDN in both operating modes, the nozzle length and pintle ending angle must be designed as a compromise, whereas a larger nozzle exit angle is favoured for both conditions. This study demonstrates the potential of the B-spline method for nozzle optimization design.


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    Title :

    Multi-objective aerodynamic optimization of expansion–deflection nozzle based on B-spline curves


    Contributors:
    Wang, Yong (author) / Eri, Qitai (author) / Huang, Jifeng (author) / Kong, Bo (author)


    Publication date :

    2024-02-23




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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