Towards improved porous models for solid/fuid topology optimization

dc.contributor.author Theulings, M.J.B.
dc.contributor.author Langelaar, M.
dc.contributor.author Keulen, F. van
dc.contributor.author Maas, R.
dc.date.accessioned 2024-04-29T06:28:09Z
dc.date.available 2024-04-29T06:28:09Z
dc.date.issued 2023
dc.description.abstract Modeling of fluid flows in density-based topology optimization forms a longstanding challenge. Methods based on the Navier–Stokes equations with Darcy penalization (NSDP equations) are widely used in fluid topology optimization. These methods use porous materials with low permeability to represent the solid domain. Consequently, they suffer from flow leakage in certain areas. In this work, the governing equations for solid/fluid density-based topology optimization are reevaluated and reinterpreted. The governing equations are constructed using the volume averaged Navier–Stokes (VANS) equations, well known in the field of porous flow modeling. Subsequently, we simplify, interpret and discretize the VANS equations in the context of solid/fluid topology optimization, and analytically derive lower bounds on the Darcy penalization to sufficiently prevent flow leakage. Based on both the NSDP and VANS equations, two flow solvers are constructed using the Finite Volume method. Their precision and the lower bound on the Darcy penalization are investigated. Subsequently, the solvers are used to optimize flow channels for minimal pressure drop, and the resulting designs and convergence behavior are compared. The optimization procedure using the VANS equations is found to show less tendency to converge to inferior local optima for more precise flow solutions and is less sensitive to its parameter selection.
dc.identifier.citation Theulings, M.J.B., Langelaar, M., van Keulen, F. et al. Towards improved porous models for solid/fluid topology optimization. Struct Multidisc Optim 66, 133 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-023-03570-4
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-023-03570-4
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10921/1659
dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Springer
dc.title Towards improved porous models for solid/fuid topology optimization
dc.type Article
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