Impulse Response Approximations of Discrete Shape Hessians with Application in CFD

Stephan Schmidt, Volker Schulz
2009 SIAM Journal of Control and Optimization  
This paper discusses the symbol of the Hessian of a shape optimization problem in a viscid, incompressible flow. The symbol of the Hessian for the Stokes shape optimization problem is analytically approximated by tracking a Fourier mode through the operators involved. We propose a discrete method for finding the symbol and confirm the correctness by comparison with the analytical data. A preconditioner is constructed for both the Stokes and Navier-Stokes equation, which greatly accelerates the optimization.
doi:10.1137/080719844 fatcat:lr5aq2jlqjfvxg4nownpiig6cu