[HTML][HTML] 3D-measurement of particles and particulate assemblies-A review of the paradigm shift in describing anisotropic particles

X Jia, RA Williams - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The goal of seeking advanced solutions to the descriptions of particle shape, packing and
tomographic measurement were key areas promoted by Professor Reg Davies. In this paper …

Shape-supervised dimension reduction: Extracting geometry and physics associated features with geometric moments

S Khan, P Kaklis, A Serani, M Diez, K Kostas - Computer-Aided Design, 2022 - Elsevier
In shape optimisation problems, subspaces generated with conventional dimension
reduction approaches often fail to extract the intrinsic geometric features of the shape that …

A deep learning-based optimization framework of two-dimensional hydrofoils for tidal turbine rotor design

L Wang, J Xu, W Luo, Z Luo, J Xie, J Yuan, ACC Tan - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is a commonly used deep learning algorithm
due to its excellent capability in identification of structural features and parameter predictions …

Multi-condition optimisation design of a hydrofoil based on deep belief network

G Zhu, J Feng, P Li, Z Wang, G Wu, X Luo - Ocean engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
A hydrofoil optimisation method based on the combination of deep belief network (DBN) and
non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGA-II) is proposed in this paper. Firstly, the …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in Flow Control Methods for Pump-Stall Suppression: Passive and Active Approaches

H Zhao, X Zhou, L Meng, X Zhu, C Mou, P Zhou - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article provides a comprehensive review of key approaches to suppressing stall flow in
pumps, offering insights to enhance pump performance and reliability. It begins by outlining …

A physics-informed parametrization and its impact on 2D IGABEM analysis

KV Kostas, CG Politis, I Zhanabay, PD Kaklis - Engineering with …, 2024 - Springer
In this work, we study the effect of the geometry representation in the context of the
IsoGeometric-Analysis-based Boundary Element Method (IGABEM) and we propose an …

Machine-learning-enabled foil design assistant

KV Kostas, M Manousaridou - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this work, supervised Machine Learning (ML) techniques were employed to solve the
forward and inverse problems of airfoil and hydrofoil design. The forward problem pertains …

Shape-informed dimensional reduction in airfoil/hydrofoil modeling

Z Masood, KV Kostas, S Khan, PD Kaklis - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Parametric models have been widely used in pertinent literature for reconstructing,
modifying and representing a wide range of airfoil and/or hydrofoil profile geometries …

Optimal design of an autonomous underwater helicopter's shape based on combinatorial optimization strategy

Q Wen, R Feng, X An, Y Chen, H Huang - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the shape of the autonomous underwater helicopter (AUH) was optimized. AUH
is a new type of disc autonomous underwater vehicle with good maneuverability and …

An Isogeometric Boundary Element Method for 3D lifting flows using T-splines

SP Chouliaras, PD Kaklis, KV Kostas, AI Ginnis… - Computer Methods in …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper an Isogeometric Boundary Element Method for three-dimensional lifting flows
based on Morino's (Morino and Kuo, 1974) formulation is presented. Analysis-suitable T …