Research Article

Application of Nontraditional Optimization Techniques for Airfoil Shape Optimization

Table 1

Optimization objectives and constraints.

Angle of attack5.0 deg
Flow constraintSubsonic and incompressible
Geometric constraintMax thickness must be less than 10% chord length
and the airfoil is zero
Aerodynamic constraintLift not less than the original one
ObjectiveMaximize coefficient of lift