A high-level programming-language implementation of topology optimization applied to steady-state Navier-Stokes flow

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 975-1001

  Olesen, Laurits Höjgaard ^a   Okkels, Fridolin ^a   Bruus, Henrik ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

FEMLAB; Inertial effects; Navier Stokes flow; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION;

INERTIAL EFFECTS; NAVIER-STOKES FLOW; SOFTWARE PACKAGE FEMLAB; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

STEADY FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; STEADY FLOW;

EID: 32444435759     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1468     Document Type: Article

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