On a numerical shape optimization approach for a class of free boundary problems

A. Boulkhemair (), A. Chakib (), A. Nachaoui (), A. A. Niftiyev and A. Sadik ()
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A. Boulkhemair: UFR - Sciences et Techniques Nantes
A. Chakib: Université Sultan Moulay Slimane
A. Nachaoui: UFR - Sciences et Techniques Nantes
A. A. Niftiyev: Baku State University
A. Sadik: UFR - Sciences et Techniques Nantes

Computational Optimization and Applications, 2020, vol. 77, issue 2, No 8, 509-537

Abstract: Abstract This paper is devoted to a numerical method for the approximation of a class of free boundary problems of Bernoulli’s type, reformulated as optimal shape design problems with appropriate shape functionals. We show the existence of the shape derivative of the cost functional on a class of admissible domains and compute its shape derivative by using the formula proposed in Boulkhemair (SIAM J Control Optim 55(1):156–171, 2017) and Boulkhemair and Chakib (J Convex Anal 21(1):67–87, 2014), that is, by means of support functions. On the numerical level, this allows us to avoid the tedious computations of the method based on vector fields. A gradient method combined with a boundary element method is performed for the approximation of this problem, in order to overcome the re-meshing task required by the finite element method. Finally, we present some numerical results and simulations concerning practical applications, showing the effectiveness of the proposed approach.

Keywords: Shape optimization; Free boundary problem; Bernoulli problem; Optimal solution; Shape derivative; Convex domain; Support function; Cost functional (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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