Fluid Dynamical Shape Optimization with cashocs

Our sophisticated software package cashocs supports the solution of industrial problems by solving shape optimization problems and providing new design suggestions. As a special focus, we use cashocs in fluid dynamics, where we use the software to improve flow components, e.g., in continuous chemical reactors.

Fluid dynamic shape optimization deals with the question of how an improvement of a flow component – e.g. continuous chemical reactors or electrolysis cells – can be achieved. How should the shape of such a component be modified in order to improve the process? This is often crucial as special process conditions, such as a uniform flow or residence time distribution or a low pressure loss, must often be achieved in the components. Our software cashocs automates the shape optimization of such components and systems for industrially relevant problems. This enables us to solve even extremely complex problems within the shortest development time.

Software Tool cashocs Uses State-Of-The-Art Numerical Solution Algorithms

Our software uses specialized algorithms that correspond to the current state of the art in the field of shape optimization with partial differential equations (PDEs) and which are both extremely efficient and very robust. Due to the intuitive Python interface, cashocs reduces the time between simulation and optimization of a system enormously. As soon as a simulation is possible, the optimization process with cashocs is shortened from weeks and months to hours or even minutes.