Vibration reduction optimum design of a steam-turbine rotor-bearing system using a hybrid genetic algorithm
This paper describes the vibration optimum design for the low-pressure steam-turbine rotor of a 1007-MW nuclear power plant by using a hybrid genetic algorithm (HGA) that combines a genetic algorithm and a local concentration search algorithm using a modified simplex method. This algorithm not only calculates the optimum solution faster and more accurately than the standard genetic algorithm but can also find the global and local optimum solutions. The objective function is to minimize the resonance response (Q-factor) of the second occurring mode in the excessive vibration. Under the constraints of shaft diameter, bearing length and clearance, these factors play a very important role in the design of a rotor-bearing system. In the present work, the shaft diameter, bearing length and clearance are chosen as the design variables. The results show that the HGA can reduce the excessive response at the critical speed and improve the stability.
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