A knowledge-based master model approach exemplified with jet engine structural design
Journal article, 2017

Successful product development requires the consideration of multiple engineering disciplines and the quantification of tradeoffs among conflicting objectives from the very early design phases. The single-largest challenge to do so is the lack of detailed design information. A possible remedy of this issue is knowledge-based engineering. This paper presents a knowledge-based master model approach that enables the management of concurrent design and analysis models within different engineering disciplines in relation to the same governing product definition. The approach is exemplified on an early phase structural design of a turbo-fan jet engine. The model allows geometric-, structural mechanics- and rotor-dynamic- models to be concurrently integrated into a multi-disciplinary design and optimization loop. © 2016 Elsevier B.V.

Jet engine

Knowledge-based engineering

Master model

Multidisciplinary analysis and design

Author

Marcus Sandberg

Luleå University of Technology

Ilya Tyapin

University of Agder

Michael Kokkolaras

McGill University

Anders Lundbladh

GKN Aerospace Services

Ola Isaksson

Chalmers, Product and Production Development, Product Development

Computers in Industry

0166-3615 (ISSN)

Vol. 85 31-38

Subject Categories

Mechanical Engineering

Areas of Advance

Production

DOI

10.1016/j.compind.2016.12.003

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