Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
Volume 79, Issue 10, Pages 1284-1308Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2616
Keywords
optimization; topology design; level set method; Stokes flow; stabilized finite element methods; no-slip condition
Funding
- Australian Research Council [DP0878785]
- Australian Research Council [DP0878785] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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We propose the level set method of topology optimization as a viable, robust and efficient alternative to density-based approaches in the setting of fluid flow. The proposed algorithm maintains the discrete nature of the optimization problem throughout the optimization process, leading to significant advantages over density-based topology optimization algorithms. Specifically, the no-slip boundary condition is implemented directly-this is accurate, removes the need for interpolation schemes and continuation methods, and gives significant computational savings by only requiring flow to be modeled in fluid regions. Topological sensitivity information is utilized to give a robust algorithm in two dimensions and familiar two-dimensional power dissipation minimization problems are solved successfully. Computational efficiency of the algorithm is also clearly demonstrated on large-scale three-dimensional problems. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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