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G. Allaire, C. Dapogny, G. Delgado, G. Michailidis (2014)

ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations

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We consider the optimal distribution of several elastic materials in a fixed working domain. In order to optimize both the geometry and topology of the mixture we rely on the level set method for the description of the interfaces between the different phases. We discuss various approaches, based on Hadamard method of boundary variations, for computing shape derivatives which are the key ingredients for a steepest descent algorithm. The shape gradient obtained for a sharp interface involves...

Continuous adjoint approach to shape optimization with respect to 2D incompressible fluid flow

Brandner, Marek, Egermaier, Jiří, Kopincová, Hana

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The aim of this article is to briefly introduce the procedure for optimizing water turbine blades, which can lead to an innovative blade design and, consequently, an improvement in the desired properties of the water turbine, such as efficiency or the preferred pressure distribution on the blade. The computational method is based on formulating an objective function under certain constraint conditions, which are governed by the Navier-Stokes equations. This formulation enables the use...