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A New Paradigm for 3D Turbomachinery Design: Generative Diffusion Model Based Framework with Direct Geometry Encoding
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A solar energy research paper on A New Paradigm for 3D Turbomachinery Design: Generative Diffusion Model Based Framework with Direct Geometry Encoding.
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The aerodynamic design of turbomachinery is critical to the performance of the overall energy system, yet it is challenging due to the complex non-linear flow physics and the presence of multiple-target design compromises. Denoising diffusion model, as one of the leading approaches in generative machine learning, has shown its advantages of high design solution accuracy and diversity in many engineering applications. In this study, we bring it to the 3D inverse design problem of turbomachinery, using centrifugal compressors as a classic representative, to demonstrate the new methodology for complex geometry designs. A diffusion model-centred design framework has been developed in this study. By specifying the desired design condition (mass flow rate and rotational speed) and targeted performance (pressure ratio and efficiency), the trained diffusion model returns directly the 3D compressor geometry that satisfies the condition inputs. Compared to traditional deterministic forward design approaches, the proposed method not only generates accurate geometry solutions to inverse design problems, but also enables effective exploration of the entire design space, providing a diverse set of candidate solutions. In addition, this paper presents the first study to directly train on 3D blade geometry coordinates rather than parametrised representations, demonstrating the feasibility of coordinate-based learning while enabling a highly flexible framework applicable to a wide range of designs. The trained diffusion model achieves excellent design capability, with solution accuracy up to 99% and unfeasible designs less than 1%. Furthermore, the solution diversity of the trained diffusion model is also quantitatively verified by means of comparing the distribution of the solution sets generated from the diffusion model and from direct sampling of physical parameters.
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