Journal
COMPUTERS & FLUIDS
Volume 33, Issue 9, Pages 1175-1200Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2003.11.001
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A new approach to the constrained design of aerodynamic shapes is suggested. The approach employs Genetic Algorithms (GAs) as an optimization tool in combination with a Reduced-Order Models (ROM) method based on linked local data bases obtained by full Navier-Stokes computations. The important features of the approach include: (1) a new strategy for efficient handling of non-linear constraints in the framework of GAs (2) scanning of the optimization search space by a combination of full Navier-Stokes computations with the ROM method (3) multilevel parallelization of the whole computational framework. The method was applied to the problem of one-point transonic profile optimization with non-linear constraints. The results demonstrated that the approach combines high accuracy of optimization (based on full Navier-Stokes computations) and efficient handling of various non-linear constraints with high computational efficiency and robustness. A significant computational time-saving (in comparison with optimization tools fully based on Navier-Stokes computations) allowed the method to be used in a demanding engineering environment. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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