Application of an automated grid deformation tool for divertor shape optimization in SOLPS‐ITER
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DOI: 10.1002/ctpp.202300134
Abstract: An optimized divertor design is crucial to maximize the lifetime of plasma‐facing components and reduce costs of future fusion power plants. Numerical shape optimization could be a powerful tool to obtain improved designs in an… read more here.
Keywords: deformation tool; grid deformation; shape optimization; shape ... See more keywords
Compactness and dichotomy in nonlocal shape optimization
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DOI: 10.1002/mana.201800234
Abstract: We prove a general result about the behaviour of minimizing sequences for nonlocal shape functionals satisfying suitable structural assumptions. Typical examples include functions of the eigenvalues of the fractional Laplacian under homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions.… read more here.
Keywords: shape; shape optimization; dichotomy nonlocal; compactness dichotomy ... See more keywords
On structural shape optimization using an embedding domain discretization technique
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DOI: 10.1002/nme.5326
Abstract: Summary This contribution presents a novel approach to structural shape optimization that relies on an embedding domain discretization technique. The evolving shape design is embedded within a uniform finite element background mesh which is then… read more here.
Keywords: shape optimization; shape; embedding domain; domain discretization ... See more keywords
Efficient aerodynamic shape optimization of transonic wings using a parallel infilling strategy and surrogate models
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DOI: 10.1007/s00158-016-1546-7
Abstract: Surrogate models are used to dramatically improve the design efficiency of numerical aerodynamic shape optimization, where high-fidelity, expensive computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is often employed. Traditionally, in adaptation, only one single sample point is chosen… read more here.
Keywords: shape optimization; optimization transonic; surrogate; optimization ... See more keywords
Structural shape optimization using Cartesian grids and automatic h-adaptive mesh projection
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DOI: 10.1007/s00158-017-1875-1
Abstract: We present a novel approach to 3D structural shape optimization that leans on an Immersed Boundary Method. A boundary tracking strategy based on evaluating the intersections between a fixed Cartesian grid and the evolving geometry… read more here.
Keywords: shape optimization; shape; optimization using; using cartesian ... See more keywords
A simplified shape optimization strategy for blended-wing-body underwater gliders
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DOI: 10.1007/s00158-018-2005-4
Abstract: This paper presents a simplified shape optimization (SSO) strategy for blended-wing-body underwater gliders (BWBUGs). In this strategy, the 3-D shape optimization of the BWBUG is approximately simplified into three 2-D airfoil design problems. The three… read more here.
Keywords: shape optimization; strategy blended; shape; optimization ... See more keywords
On dual dynamic programming in shape optimization of coupled models
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DOI: 10.1007/s00158-018-2057-5
Abstract: We propose a new method for analysis of shape optimization of coupled models. The framework of the dual dynamic programming is introduced for a solution of the problems. The shape optimization of coupled model is… read more here.
Keywords: shape optimization; optimization coupled; coupled models; optimization ... See more keywords
Adjoint-based shape optimization for compressible flow based on volume penalization method
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DOI: 10.1007/s00366-024-02058-z
Abstract: Reducing the resistance of compressible flow around a blunt body is of great interest in engineering applications, while an efficient shape optimization method for compressible flows remains far from well established, especially for high Mach… read more here.
Keywords: method; volume penalization; shape optimization; compressible flow ... See more keywords
Shape optimization of material inclusions in dielectric elastomer composites
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DOI: 10.1007/s00419-019-01540-1
Abstract: In recent years, dielectric elastomers became a new alternative in the field of actuation technology. Because of the softness of these materials, they can be deformed in a finite strain regime under the application of… read more here.
Keywords: material inclusions; dielectric elastomer; shape optimization; elastomer ... See more keywords
Secondary shape optimization of topological boundary of cold plate channels
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DOI: 10.1007/s11012-019-01108-x
Abstract: Secondary shape optimization for topological boundary is proposed to further improve heat dissipation performance of cold plates. Firstly, the topological boundaries obtained with topology optimization are fitted parametrically by Bezier curves. Here, considering the numerical… read more here.
Keywords: shape optimization; topological boundary; secondary shape; optimization ... See more keywords
Shape optimization for the design of passive mid-infrared photonic components
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DOI: 10.1007/s11082-019-1849-1
Abstract: Shape optimization techniques were first developed in the context of mechanical engineering and, more recently, applied to photonic components for data communication. Here, motivated by the growing application potential of mid-infrared photonics driven by chemical… read more here.
Keywords: optimization; mid infrared; shape optimization; photonic components ... See more keywords