Aero-Engine Rotor Assembly Process Optimization Based on Improved Harris Hawk Algorithm

• Published in: Aerospace 2023-01, Vol.10 (1), p.28
• Main Authors: Zhang, Bin, Lu, Hongyi, Liu, Shun, Yang, Yucheng, Sang, Doudou
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: aero-engine rotor; Aerospace engines; Algorithms; Assembly; blade sequencing optimization; Design optimization; Engines; Experiments; Genetic algorithms; Harris hawk optimization; Manufacturing industry; Mutation; Optimization algorithms; Particle swarm optimization; Planning; Rotors; unbalance; Vibration; whale optimization
• ISSN: 2226-4310; 2226-4310
• DOI: 10.3390/aerospace10010028

Multi-stage disc rotor assembly is an important part of the aero-engine rotor manufacturing process. To solve the problem that excessive unbalance of assembly affects the vibration of the whole machine, this paper presents an optimization method for aero-engine rotor assembly balance based on an improved Harris Hawk algorithm. Firstly, the assembly sequence model of the single-stage disc blade and the phase assembly model of a multi-stage disc of the engine rotor is established. Secondly, by using the initial population generation based on dynamic opposing learning and the escape energy function of the non-linear logarithmic convergence factor, the search mechanism of the whale optimization algorithm is introduced in the global exploration, and the adaptive weight strategy and mutation strategy of the genetic algorithm is introduced in the development to improve the algorithm. Then, the effectiveness of the algorithm is verified by experiments and compared with particle swarm optimization, genetic algorithm, and Harris Hawk algorithm, the unbalance of the optimal blade assembly sequence is reduced by 91.75%, 99.82%, and 83.39%, respectively. The algorithm comparison and analysis are carried out for all disc-blade assembly optimization of the rotor. The optimal unbalance of the improved Harris Hawk optimization algorithm is reduced by 79.71%, 99.48%, and 54.92% on average. The unbalance of the algorithm in this paper is the best. Finally, the improved Harris Hawk algorithm is used to find the best assembly phase, and the optimized unbalanced force and moment are reduced by 84.22% and 98.05%, respectively. The results of this study prove that the improved Harris Hawk algorithm for aero-engine rotor assembly balance optimization can effectively reduce the unbalance of rotor disc blade assembly and rotor unbalance and provide a powerful solution for solving engine vibration.