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Download or read book Applied Shape Optimization for Fluids written by Bijan Mohammadi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1. Introduction; 2. Optimal shape design; 3. Partial differential equations for fluids; 4. Some numerical methods for fluids; 5. Sensitivity evaluation and automatic differentiation; 6. Parameterization and implementation issues; 7. Local and global optimization; 8. Incomplete sensitivities; 9. Consistent approximations and approximate gradients; 10. Numerical results on shape optimization; 11. Control of unsteady flows; 12. From airplane design to microfluidic; 13. Toplogical optimization for fluids; 14. Conclusion and perspectives; INDEX.