CFD-based optimization of hovering rotors using radial basis functions for shape parameterization and mesh deformation

DOI10.1007/s11081-011-9179-6zbMath1293.76110OpenAlexW2119652817MaRDI QIDQ400069

Thomas C. S. Rendall, Christian B. Allen

Publication date: 20 August 2014

Published in: Optimization and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11081-011-9179-6

zbMATH Keywords

radial basis functionsnumerical simulationrotorsnumerical optimizationaerodynamicsmultivariate function approximationCFDshape parameterizationvolume mesh deformation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical optimization and variational techniques (65K10) General theory of rotating fluids (76U05) Flow control and optimization for compressible fluids and gas dynamics (76N25)

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Uses Software

• Matlab
• AESOP
• FFSQP(f77)

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