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This article is concerned with the solution of a time-dependent shape identification problem. Specifically we consider the heat equation in a domain, which contains a time-dependent inclusion of zero temperature. The objective is to detect…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-06-17 Rahel Brügger , Helmut Harbrecht , Johannes Tausch

We generalize a recent method for computing optimal 2D convection cooling flows in a horizontal layer to a wide range of geometries, including those relevant for technological applications. We write the problem in a conformal pair of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2017-04-05 Silas Alben

In this study, we derived a three-dimensional scaled boundary finite element formulation for heat conduction problems. By incorporating Wachspress shape functions, a polyhedral scaled boundary finite element method (PSBFEM) was proposed to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-01 Mingjiao Yan , Yang Yang , Chao Su , Zongliang Zhang , Qingsong Duan , Dengmiao Hao , Jian Zhou

This paper investigates shape optimization problems in the context of heat transfer, with a focus on the stability and non-optimality of round domains under Robin boundary conditions. Using the flow approach and Steklov eigenvalue…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-09 Qinfeng Li , Hang Yang

In this paper we investigate and compare different gradient algorithms designed for the domain expression of the shape derivative. Our main focus is to examine the usefulness of kernel reproducing Hilbert spaces for PDE constrained shape…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-04-20 Martin Eigel , Kevin Sturm

In this paper, we propose a novel shape optimization approach for the source identification of elliptic equations. This identification problem arises from two application backgrounds: actuator placement in PDE-constrained optimal controls…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-07-04 Wei Gong , Ziyi Zhang

This paper addresses the problem of determining the optimum shape for a beer glass that minimizes the heat transfer while the liquid is consumed, thereby keeping it cold for as long as possible. The proposed solution avoids the use of…

Popular Physics · Physics 2024-10-17 Cláudio C. Pellegrini

This paper addresses optimal design problems governed by multi-state stationary diffusion equations, aiming at the simultaneous optimization of the domain shape and the distribution of two isotropic materials in prescribed proportions.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-02-19 Marko Erceg , Petar Kunštek , Marko Vrdoljak

Estimating the temperature field of a building envelope could be a time-consuming task. The use of a reduced-order method is then proposed: the Proper Generalized Decomposition method. The solution of the transient heat equation is then…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-11-18 Marie-Hélène Azam , Julien Berger , Sihem Guernouti , Philippe Poullain , Marjorie Musy

This article investigates the numerical approximation of shape optimization problems with PDE constraint on classes of convex domains. The convexity constraint provides a compactness property which implies well posedness of the problem.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-10-26 Sören Bartels , Gerd Wachsmuth

In this paper, we investigate the asymptotic behavior of optimal designs for the shape optimization of 2D heat equations in long time horizons. The control is the shape of the domain on which heat diffuses. The class of 2D admissible shapes…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2017-05-09 Emmanuel Trelat , Can Zhang , Enrique Zuazua

The work describes the maximization problem regarding heating of an area on the surface of a thin plate within a given temperature range. The solution of the problem is applied to ion injectors. The given temperature range corresponds to a…

Computational Physics · Physics 2016-03-07 A. Ayriyan , E. E. Donets , H. Grigorian , N. Kolkovska , A. Lebedev

We present a systematic approach to the optimal placement of finitely many sensors in order to infer a finite-dimensional parameter from point evaluations of the solution of an associated parameter-dependent elliptic PDE. The quality of the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-03-30 Ira Neitzel , Konstantin Pieper , Boris Vexler , Daniel Walter

This paper studies a two-material optimal design problem for the time-averaged duality pairing between a (possibly time-dependent) heat source and the weak solution of an initial-boundary value problem for the heat equation with a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-16 Kei Matsushima , Tomoyuki Oka

We consider two steady-state heat conduction systems called, $S$ and $S_\alpha$, in a multidimensional bounded domain $D$ for the Poisson equation with source energy $g$. In one system, we impose mixed boundary conditions (temperature $b$…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-03-13 Julieta Bollati , Mariela C. Olguin , Domingo A. Tarzia

This study demonstrates how the adjoint-based framework traditionally used to compute gradients in PDE optimization problems can be extended to handle general constraints on the state variables. This is accomplished by constructing a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-13 Pritpal Matharu , Bartosz Protas

We investigate a shape optimization problem for a heat-conducting fluid governed by a Boussinesq system. The main goal is to determine an optimal domain shape that yields a temperature distribution as uniform as possible. Initially, we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-04-23 Andrea Ceretani , Weiwei Hu , Lin Mu , Carlos Rautenberg

This work presents the derivation of a model for the heating process of the air of a glass dome, where an indoor swimming pool is located in the bottom of the dome. The problem can be reduced from a three dimensional to a two dimensional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-05-04 Monika Wolfmayr

On the one hand, Sobolev gradient smoothing can considerably improve the performance of aerodynamic shape optimization and prevent issues with regularity. On the other hand, Sobolev smoothing can also be interpreted as an approximation for…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-03-22 Thomas Dick , Stephan Schmidt , Nicolas R. Gauger

In this article, we describe a function fitting method that has potential applications in machine learning and also prove relevant theorems. The described function fitting method is a convex minimization problem and can be solved using a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-12-17 Rajesh Dachiraju