Adjoint based topology optimization of a duct bend

Abstract: The cooling performance of a duct is a complex interaction between its shape, position inside the surrounding material and the resulting flow. Hence a change in the geometry does effect both the pressure loss as well as the temperature distribution. Due to this coupling of heat transfer and fluid flow a numerical solution is often computationally expensive. Lowering the number of these evaluation steps is therefore crucial. A gradient based optimization method promises high optimization speed if the gradient can be computed effortlessly. The adjoint method in particular offers a low computational cost to calculate this gradient and is hence chosen for the optimization. In this contribution the continuous adjoint equations including conjugate heat transfer are used to optimize a duct bend. A level‐set is used to differentiate the fluid and solid regions. The aim of the optimization is to lower the temperature of a wall inside the heated solid domain. The Reynolds number of the initial design is varied and the effects on the optimization are studied.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Adjoint based topology optimization of a duct bend ; volume:19 ; number:1 ; year:2019 ; extent:2
Proceedings in applied mathematics and mechanics ; 19, Heft 1 (2019) (gesamt 2)

Creator
Goeke, Stephan
Wünsch, Olaf

DOI
10.1002/pamm.201900438
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022072208052176493438
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Goeke, Stephan
  • Wünsch, Olaf

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