Adjoint-based optimization of thermo-fluid phenomena in welding processes

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 201-220

  Volkov, Oleg ^a   Protas, Bartosz ^b   Liao, Wenyuan ^a   Glander, Donn W ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjoint equations; Fluid mechanics; Free boundary problems; Optimization; Welding

Indexed keywords

ADJOINT EQUATIONS; ADJOINT SYSTEM; ADJOINT-BASED OPTIMIZATION; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; CONSERVATION OF MASS; CONTROL VARIABLE; COST FUNCTIONALS; FLUID CONVECTION; FRAME OF REFERENCE; FREE-BOUNDARY PROBLEMS; GRADIENT-BASED OPTIMIZATION; HEAT INPUT; HEAT SOURCES; MATERIAL PROPERTY; OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEM; SHAPE CALCULUS; WELDING PROCESS;

CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC WELDING; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID MECHANICS; FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 70349733126     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: 15732703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10665-009-9292-0     Document Type: Article

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