Ship-hull shape optimization with a T-spline based BEM–isogeometric solver

KV Kostas, AI Ginnis, CG Politis, PD Kaklis - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, we present a ship-hull optimization process combining a T-spline based
parametric ship-hull model and an Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) hydrodynamic solver for the …

Isogeometric boundary-element analysis for the wave-resistance problem using T-splines

AI Ginnis, KV Kostas, CG Politis, PD Kaklis… - Computer Methods in …, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper we couple collocated Boundary Element Methods (BEM) with unstructured
analysis-suitable T-spline surfaces for solving a linear Boundary Integral Equation (BIE) …

Shape-optimization of 2D hydrofoils using an Isogeometric BEM solver

KV Kostas, AI Ginnis, CG Politis, PD Kaklis - Computer-Aided Design, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, an optimization procedure, based on an Isogeometric BEM solver for the
potential flow, is developed and used for the shape optimization of hydrofoils. The …

Parametric models for marine propellers

A Arapakopoulos, R Polichshuk, Z Segizbayev… - Ocean …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work we are focusing on the presentation and comparison of two parametric models
used in the generation of marine-propeller geometrical model instances. Their main function …

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 …

Parametric model for the reconstruction and representation of hydrofoils and airfoils

KV Kostas, A Amiralin, S Sagimbayev, T Massalov… - Ocean …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a geometric parametric model that has been mainly designed to
accommodate the need for an appropriate analysis model in the context of IsoGeometric …

Hydrodynamic design study on ship bow and stern hull form synchronous optimization covering whole speeds range

Y Lu, X Chang, X Yin, Z Li - Mathematical Problems in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The main objective of this article is to describe an innovative methodology of synchronous
local optimization which considers the whole ship speed range being presented for a KRISO …

Parametric hull shape variations by Reduced Order Model based geometric transformation

D Villa, S Gaggero, A Coppede, G Vernengo - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The representation and the variation of hull shapes are two challenging problems in naval
architecture due to the complexity of the geometry and to the need to ensure the fairness of …

IsoGeometric Analysis with non-conforming multi-patches for the hull structural mechanical analysis

Y Yu, Y Wang, Y Lin - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
IsoGeometric Analysis (IGA) has been applied in hull structural analysis and proved to be
efficient and accurate. Nevertheless, the advantages of IGA have not been fully utilized. In …

Optimally shaped nanotubes for field concentration

KV Kostas, C Valagiannopoulos - Engineering Analysis with Boundary …, 2024 - Elsevier
The problem of concentrating electromagnetic fields into a nanotube from an ambient source
of light, is considered. An isogeometric analysis approach, in a boundary element method …