Topology optimization of multi-scale structures: a review

J Wu, O Sigmund, JP Groen - Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2021 - Springer
Multi-scale structures, as found in nature (eg, bone and bamboo), hold the promise of
achieving superior performance while being intrinsically lightweight, robust, and multi …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of Aluminium alloys: Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium alloys using selective laser melting

NT Aboulkhair, M Simonelli, L Parry, I Ashcroft… - Progress in materials …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes, such as selective laser melting
(SLM), enable the fabrication of arbitrary 3D-structures with unprecedented degrees of …

Topology optimization of heat exchangers: A review

A Fawaz, Y Hua, S Le Corre, Y Fan, L Luo - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The critical importance of heat exchangers (HXs) on energy systems has been widely
recognized, which can largely determine the overall efficiency. With the rise of the topology …

Current and future trends in topology optimization for additive manufacturing

J Liu, AT Gaynor, S Chen, Z Kang, K Suresh… - Structural and …, 2018 - Springer
Manufacturing-oriented topology optimization has been extensively studied the past two
decades, in particular for the conventional manufacturing methods, for example, machining …

[HTML][HTML] Design of compliant mechanisms using continuum topology optimization: A review

B Zhu, X Zhang, H Zhang, J Liang, H Zang, H Li… - … and Machine Theory, 2020 - Elsevier
Compliant mechanisms have become an important branch of modern mechanisms. Unlike
conventional rigid body mechanisms, compliant mechanisms transform the displacement …

[HTML][HTML] Why so many published sensitivity analyses are false: A systematic review of sensitivity analysis practices

A Saltelli, K Aleksankina, W Becker, P Fennell… - … modelling & software, 2019 - Elsevier
Sensitivity analysis provides information on the relative importance of model input
parameters and assumptions. It is distinct from uncertainty analysis, which addresses the …

[HTML][HTML] Holistic computational design within additive manufacturing through topology optimization combined with multiphysics multi-scale materials and process …

M Bayat, O Zinovieva, F Ferrari, C Ayas… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) processes have proven to be a perfect match for topology
optimization (TO), as they are able to realize sophisticated geometries in a unique layer-by …

Evidence theory-based reliability optimization for cross-scale topological structures with global stress, local displacement, and micro-manufacturing constraints

L Wang, X Zhao, Z Wu, W Chen - Structural and Multidisciplinary …, 2022 - Springer
An uncertainty-oriented cross-scale topology optimization model with global stress reliability
constraint, local displacement constraint, and micro-manufacturing control based on …

A review of level-set methods and some recent applications

F Gibou, R Fedkiw, S Osher - Journal of Computational Physics, 2018 - Elsevier
We review some of the recent advances in level-set methods and their applications. In
particular, we discuss how to impose boundary conditions at irregular domains and free …

Topology optimization in aircraft and aerospace structures design

JH Zhu, WH Zhang, L Xia - Archives of computational methods in …, 2016 - Springer
Topology optimization has become an effective tool for least-weight and performance
design, especially in aeronautics and aerospace engineering. The purpose of this paper is …