Optimal topologies derived from a phase-field method

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 171-183

  Wallin, Mathias ^a   Ristinmaa, Matti ^a   Askfelt, Henrik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cahn Hilliard; Phase field; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

CAHN-HILLIARD; FINITE ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION; LAGRANGE; MATERIAL DENSITY; MULTIPLIER TECHNIQUES; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMAL TOPOLOGIES; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; PENALTY TERM; PHASE FIELD METHODS; PHASE FIELDS; STRAIN FIELDS; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION METHOD; VOLUME CONSTRAINT;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84859573796     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-011-0688-x     Document Type: Article

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