Antony Jameson pioneered CFD-based aerodynamic design optimization in the late 1980s.
In addition to developing the fundamental theory, Jameson implemented that theory in …

Modern 3D computer graphics technologies are able to reproduce the dynamics and
appearance of real-world environments and phenomena, building on theoretical models in …

Geometric modelling has been a crucial component of the design process ever since the
introduction of the first computer-aided design systems. Additive Manufacturing (AM) pushes …

Turbomachinery design is increasingly carried out by means of automated workflows based
on high-fidelity physical models and optimization algorithms. The parametrization of the …

Modern CAD tools represent 3D designs not only as geometry, but also as a program
composed of geometric operations, each of which depends on a set of parameters. Program …

The adjoint method is considered as the most efficient approach to compute gradients with
respect to an arbitrary number of design parameters. However, one major challenge of …

Numerical optimization is becoming an essential industrial method in engineering design for
shapes immersed in fluids. High-fidelity optimization requires fine design spaces with many …

This paper presents an approach which increases the flexibility of a computer-aided design
(CAD) model by automatically refining its parameterization and adding new CAD features to …

Adjoint methods are widely used for turbomachinery aerodynamic shape optimization.
However, for industrial applications, the degradation of robustness and efficiency of adjoint …

This paper presents an optimisation framework based on an open-source CAD system and
CFD solver. In this work, the high-fidelity flow solutions and surface sensitivities are obtained …