Abstract
This paper presents a numerical method of shape optimization of a body located in an incompressible viscous flow described by the Stokes and Oseen equations. The purpose of this study is to find the optimal shape that minimizes the fluid forces subjected to the body. The formulation of the shape optimization is based on the optimal control theory. The first thing that should be carried out in the optimal control theory is to define a performance function, which expresses the optimal shape. In this study, the fluid forces minimization problem is treated, i.e. fluid forces are directly used in the performance function. The performance function must be minimized subject to the basic equation. The optimal shape, which minimizes the fluid force, is pursued in this paper. This problem can be transformed into the minimization problem without constraint conditions by the Lagrange multiplier. As a numerical example, drag force minimization problems of a body located in low Reynolds number flows are carried out.
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