Multimaterial structural topology optimization with a generalized Cahn-Hilliard model of multiphase transition

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-111

  Zhou, Shiwei ^a   Wang, Michael Yu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard equations; Multigrid; Multimaterial; Phase field; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); INTERFACIAL ENERGY; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; THERMODYNAMICS; TOPOLOGY;

CAHN-HILLIARD EQUATIONS; MULTIGRIDS; MULTIMATERIALS; PHASE FIELD; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 33845955558     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-006-0035-9     Document Type: Article

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