Topology Optimization Theory for Laminar Flow
Applications in Inverse Design of Microfluidics
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In this chapter, the state of the art is introduced for the topology optimization of flow problems. The topology optimization method will be introduced for the steady and unsteady flows with body forces, respe...
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This chapter presents the topology optimization method for the steady and unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes flows driven by body forces that influence the optimal shape and topology of fluid flows.
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This chapter presents the combination of topology optimization and optimal control method to find the optimal match between the material topology and control.
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This chapter presents the topology optimization of unsteady incompressible Navier-Stokes flows, where the density method and level set method are respectively used to implement the implicitly expression of the...
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This chapter presents topology optimization of two-phase flow with immiscible fluids, where the level set method and diffuse-interface model are combined to implement the proposed method.
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In this chapter, several typical microfluidic components are inversely designed, to demonstrate the power of the topology optimization for microfluidics. And the typical microfluidic components include the pas...
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This note presents an inverse design methodology of metal nanostructures for localized surface plasmon resonances, based on the topology optimization approach. Using the proposed method, determination of the m...
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This paper presents the topology optimization method for the steady and unsteady incompressible Navier–Stokes flows driven by body forces, which typically include the constant force (e.g. the gravity) and the ...
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This paper discusses a flexible layout design method of passive micromixers based on the topology optimization of fluidic flows. Being different from the trial and error method, this method obtains the detaile...
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This paper presents a simple design of shrinkage microvalves which can be used to effectively stop** capillary flow inside a microchannel with hydrophilic and hydrophobic walls. Based on the relationship bet...
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This note presents topology optimization of fluid channels with flow rate equality constraints. The equality constraints on the specified boundaries are implemented using the lumped Lagrange multiplier method....
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A design method for a flywheel rotor composed of a composite rim and a metal hub is proposed by studying the connection between the rotor and the driving machine. The influence of some factors such as the roto...
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A new mini-spectrophotometer is developed by adopting micro-silicon-slit and micro-silicon-fixer, which are based on micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technology. Both the micro-silicon-slit and the micr...
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To satisfy the needs of the high deep-width ratio and thickness of a planar micromotor’s stator windings, a process method to produce an electromagnetic planar micromotor with AZ4903 is proposed. Optimum relat...
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To investigate the impact of size on its performance in designing an axial-magnetized permanent magnet micromotor, the finite element method is adopted to simulate the magnetic field of the dual rotor motor, a...