Density-Based Topology Optimization of High-Fidelity Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems with Large Deformations

TL;DR

This paper advances topology optimization for complex fluid-structure interaction problems with large deformations by integrating high-fidelity, fully-coupled models and the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian approach to improve design accuracy.

Contribution

It introduces a novel topology optimization framework for high-fidelity fluid-structure interactions with large deformations, utilizing a three-field formulation and discrete adjoint sensitivity analysis.

Findings

Projection and interpolation parameters significantly influence convergence.

Considering structural deformations in the fluid mesh improves design outcomes.

Numerical examples demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Abstract

The application of modern topology optimization techniques to single physics systems has seen great advances in the last three decades. However, the application of these tools to sophisticated multiphysics systems such as fluid-structure interactions is still lagging behind, mainly due to the multidisciplinary and complex nature of such systems. In this work, we implement topology optimization of high-fidelity, fully-coupled fluid-structure interaction problems with large deformations. We use the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian approach to deform the fluid mesh as a pseudo-structural system such that structural deformations are completely reflected in the fluid flow mesh. The fluid-structure interaction problem is formulated using the three-field formulation and the sensitivity analysis is derived using the discrete adjoint approach. We show through numerical examples the effect of the projection and interpolation parameters on the convergence and topology of the optimized designs and demonstrate the effect of considering the structural deformations in the fluid mesh.