A novel W1,∞ approach to shape optimisation with Lipschitz domains

K Deckelnick, PJ Herbert, M Hinze - ESAIM: Control, Optimisation …, 2022 - esaim-cocv.org
This article introduces a novel method for the implementation of shape optimisation with
Lipschitz domains. We propose to use the shape derivative to determine deformation fields …

Yet another parameter-free shape optimization method

KE Swartz, K Mittal, M Schmidt, JL Barrera… - Structural and …, 2023 - Springer
The use of node coordinates as design variables in shape optimization offers a larger
design space than computer-aided design (CAD)-based shape parameterizations. It also …

The implicit bulk-surface filtering method for node-based shape optimization and a comparison of explicit and implicit filtering techniques

R Najian Asl, KU Bletzinger - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2023 - Springer
This work studies shape filtering techniques, namely the convolution-based (explicit) and the
PDE-based (implicit), and introduces the implicit bulk-surface filtering method to control the …

Latest developments in node-based shape optimization using vertex morphing parameterization

I Antonau, S Warnakulasuriya, KU Bletzinger… - Structural and …, 2022 - Springer
The latest updates on the Vertex Morphing technique for large optimization problems are
shown in this work. Discussions about the challenges of node-based shape optimization in …

[HTML][HTML] Version 2.0-cashocs: A computational, adjoint-based shape optimization and optimal control software

S Blauth - SoftwareX, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present version 2.0 of cashocs. Our software automates the solution of PDE
constrained optimization problems for shape optimization and optimal control. Since its …

[HTML][HTML] Parameter-free shape optimization: various shape updates for engineering applications

L Radtke, G Bletsos, N Kühl, T Suchan, T Rung… - Aerospace, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, parameter-free approaches to shape optimization problems have
matured to a state where they provide a versatile tool for complex engineering applications …

Adjoint node-based shape optimization of free-floating vessels

N Kühl, TT Nguyen, M Palm, D Jürgens… - Structural and …, 2022 - Springer
The paper is concerned with a node-based, gradient-driven, continuous adjoint two-phase
flow procedure to optimize the shapes of free-floating vessels and discusses three topics …

[HTML][HTML] CFD-based shape optimization of structured packings for enhancing separation efficiency in distillation

S Blauth, D Stucke, MA Ashour, J Schnebele… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
Free-form shape optimization techniques are investigated to improve the separation
efficiency of structured packings in laboratory-scale distillation columns. A simplified …

Multi‐Criteria Shape Optimization of Flow Fields for Electrochemical Cells

S Blauth, M Baldan, S Osterroth… - Chemie Ingenieur …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Shape optimization of flow fields for electrochemical cells is performed. Simulation models of
the flow field are introduced with and without the porous transport layer. The latter model is …

A scalable algorithm for shape optimization with geometric constraints in Banach spaces

PM Müller, J Pinzón, T Rung, M Siebenborn - SIAM journal on scientific …, 2023 - SIAM
This work develops an algorithm for PDE-constrained shape optimization based on Lipschitz
transformations. Building on previous work in this field, the p-Laplace operator is utilized to …