Simão Rodrigues

Dr. Simão Rodrigues

DAEP, ISAE-SUPAERO
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Academic Career Length

13Years (2014-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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18 January 2023 in Progress in Aerospace Sciences
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FAFrederico Afonso
Frederico Afonso
MSMartin Sohst
Martin Sohst
CDCarlos M.A. Diogo
Carlos M.A. Diogo
SRSimão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues
AFAna Ferreira
Ana Ferreira
ASAfzal Suleman
Afzal Suleman

1 September 2019 in Renewable Energy
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SRSimão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues
AMAndre C. Marta
Andre C. Marta

1 November 2018 in Computers & Fluids
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SRSimão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues
AMAndre C. Marta
Andre C. Marta

31 August 2019 in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
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Simão Rodrigues
AMAndre C. Marta
Andre C. Marta

23 March 2014 in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
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SRSimão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues
AMAndre C. Marta
Andre C. Marta

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IMIsaac Gibert Martínez
Isaac Gibert Martínez
FAFrederico Afonso
Frederico Afonso
SRSimão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues
Fernando LauFernando Lau
Fernando Lau
The objective of this work is to study the coupling of two efficient optimization techniques, Aerodynamic Shape Optimization (ASO) and Topology Optimization (TO), in 2D airfoils. To achieve such goal two open-source codes, SU2 and Calculix, are employed for ASO and TO, respectively, using the Sequential Least SQuares Programming (SLSQP) and the Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization (BESO) algorithms; the latter is well-known for allowing the addition of material in the TO which constitutes, as far as our knowledge, a novelty for this kind of application. These codes are linked by means of a script capable of reading the geometry and pressure distribution obtained from the ASO and defining the boundary conditions to be applied in the TO. The Free-Form Deformation technique is chosen for the definition of the design variables to be used in the ASO, while the densities of the inner elements are defined as design variables of the TO. As a test case, a widely used benchmark transonic airfoil, the RAE2822, is chosen here with an internal geometric constraint to simulate the wing-box of a transonic wing. First, the two optimization procedures are tested separately to gain insight and then are run in a sequential way for two test cases with available experimental data: (i) Mach 0.729 at α=2.31°; and (ii) Mach 0.730 at α=2.79°. In the ASO problem, the lift is fixed and the drag is minimized; while in the TO problem, compliance minimization is set as the objective for a prescribed volume fraction. Improvements in both aerodynamic and structural performance are found, as expected: the ASO reduced the total pressure on the airfoil surface in order to minimize drag, which resulted in lower stress values experienced by the structure.