MPhys: a modular multiphysics library for coupled simulation and adjoint derivative computation

A Yildirim, KE Jacobson, JL Anibal, BK Stanford… - Structural and …, 2025 - Springer
The design of many engineering systems requires multiphysics simulations and can benefit
from design optimization. Two key challenges in multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) …

[HTML][HTML] Over-wing integration of ultra-high bypass ratio engines: A coupled wing redesign and engine position study

VT Silva, A Lundbladh, C **sto, T Grönstedt - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of next-generation high-bypass turbofan engines poses a major challenge to
the aeronautical industry due to the larger fans necessary to achieve more fuel-efficient …

Effect of different aero-structural optimization in the commercial airplane

A Nikkhoo, A Esmaeili - Journal of Computational Applied …, 2023 - jcamech.ut.ac.ir
Aircraft wing design using Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) techniques is a
complex task that involves different disciplines, mainly aerodynamic and structure. This …

High-Fidelity Aeropropulsive Optimization of a Mail-Slot Distributed Electric Propulsion System for the SUSAN Electrofan

JL Anibal, JC Duensing - AIAA SCITECH 2025 Forum, 2025 - arc.aiaa.org
Hybrid-and all-electric aircraft concepts use electric motors for power rather than a
conventional jet engine. Electric propulsors open the door to new ways to synergistically …

Multi-disciplinary design optimization of an electric motor considering thermal constraints

T Babcock, B McKeever, JE Hicken - AIAA aviation 2023 forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-4342. vid Numerical optimization
can help inform the design of aircraft propulsive electric motors, but only if the motor's …

Airfoil Separation Constraint Formulation for Aerodynamic Shape Optimization

MAS Abdul-Kaiyoom, A Yildirim, AC Gray… - Journal of Aircraft, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Airfoil design using numerical optimization has addressed the problem of minimizing drag
for a given lift constraint for one or more flight conditions. However, designers often want to …

Electrothermal Coupling Methodologies and Their Influence on the Optimization of Aircraft Electric Motors

T Babcock, B McKeever, JE Hicken - AIAA Journal, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
This work presents a fully coupled electrothermal motor analysis and optimization
framework, where the motor's electromagnetic performance depends on its temperature …

Aeropropulsive Shape Optimization of an Airfoil System in the Transonic Regime

MG Lauer, PJ Ansell - Journal of Aircraft, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
Boundary-layer ingestion and distributed propulsion are important concepts for future aircraft
systems and technologies. Both concepts have the potential to increase aerodynamic …

RANS-Based Multipoint Aeropropulsive Design Optimization of an Over-Wing Nacelle Configuration

MAS Abdul-Kaiyoom, A Yildirim… - AIAA AVIATION 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-3588. vid Over-wing nacelle
(OWN) configurations have two advantages over the traditional under-wing nacelle (UWN) …

Advancing Modularity and Framework Integration Level for Scalable High-Fidelity MDO

T Backhaus, MAS Abdul-Kaiyoom, A Yildirim… - AIAA AVIATION 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-3315. vid Multidisciplinary design
optimization (MDO) plays a vital role in designing aircraft. Thus, the modularization of …