A computational methodology for optimizing the conceptual layout of unsteady flow
problems at low Reynolds numbers is presented. The geometry of the design is described …

The capacity of lithium ion batteries can be improved through the use of functionally graded
electrodes. Here, we present a computational framework for optimizing the layout of …

Advanced simulation tools, particularly large-eddy simulation techniques, are becoming
capable of making quality predictions of jet noise for realistic nozzle geometries and at …

Many unsteady problems equilibrate to periodic behavior. For these problems the sensitivity
of periodic outputs to system parameters are often desired, and must be estimated from a …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-3037. vid A quieter and
aerodynamically more efficient proprotor design requires high-fidelity and well-integrated …

An on-the-fly unsteady adjoint-based aerodynamic and aeroacoustic optimization
methodology is presented, aiming to achieve practical engineering applications to explore …

The goal of the present project is to build a multidisciplinary, rapid, robust, and accurate
computational tool to optimize wing-mounted propeller designs. The full Farassat's …

WITH its roots in the calculus of variations, adjoint analysis has long been used in optimal
control theory (as a reference, see Bryson and Ho [1]) and in weather model tuning [2–4]. Its …

A computational design methodology for transient fluid flows is introduced, using gradient-
based topology optimization. The approach builds on the authors' previous work on steady …

The design of modern aerospace structures that are capable of flying at hypersonic speeds
requires not only careful analysis of the relevant individual physical phenomena, for …