Theoretical and experimental studies on the optimization of finger seal

Yanchao Zhang, Minghu Yin, Quanren Zeng, Rui Wang, Tong Zhao

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Abstract

For the finger seal, the impact of structural parameters on its performance is complicated, and it is difficult and contradictory to lower its leakage and wear synchronously. Therefore, the problems relating to decision-making of optimal results and selection of reference variables still confuse the optimization of finger seal. In this paper, the performance (leakage and wear) of finger seal are calculated with finite element simulation, and a sensitivity analysis is carried out based on grey correlation method to obtain the influence degrees of structural parameters on the performance of finger seal; then a multi-objective optimization model is proposed by the combination of genetic algorithm, BP neural network and Nash equilibrium game theory; finally, the experiments of finger seals with various optimal structures are carried out to verify the theory and method established in this paper. The theoretical and experimental results indicate that the finger seal optimized with the model proposed in this paper has a better synthetical performance, which proves its feasibility. The theory and method established in this paper can be applied to enhance the synthetical performance of finger seals effectively.
Original languageEnglish
Article numberJAMDSM0107
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing
Volume14
Issue number7
Early online date10 Nov 2020
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 10 Nov 2020

Keywords

  • Finger seal
  • Leakage
  • Optimization
  • Sensitivity analysis
  • Wear

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