Hydraulic turbine analysis automation and shape optimisation

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In collaboration with Andritz Hydro Ltd., this project proposes to pursue fundamental and applied research on parametric geometric modeling, mesh generation, analysis tool integration and CFD-based optimization methodology for hydraulic design. This project will tackle a broad spectrum of issues from fundamental domain representation and discretization techniques, to methodological developments for optimal design implementation in an industrial setting and large scale tool integration. Results from this research will collectively be harnessed to provide Andritz design engineers with better integrated, faster and more robust numerical tools, to guide and automate their design work. Research topics, identified through a careful analysis of recent advances in optimal engineering design, form a three year plan to address concrete challenges in the implementation and deployment of simulation-based shape optimization methodologies.