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6 Numerical <strong>Optimization</strong> for Advanced Turbomachinery Design 185<br />

Fig. 6.30 von Mises stresses due to centrifugal loading in the baseline<br />

Fig. 6.31 von Mises stresses due to centrifugal loading in iteration 25<br />

• the reduced blade height at the leading edge, resulting in lower centrifugal<br />

forces at the leading edge hub;<br />

• the increase <strong>of</strong> blade thickness at the hub;<br />

• the modified blade curvature.<br />

The latter two result in a decrease <strong>of</strong> the bending stresses.

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