Topology optimization method for conjugate natural convection with high solid-to-gas thermal conductivity ratios based on continuous adjoint method
• Proposed CAFTO-NC method for conjugate natural convection topology optimization. • Implements continuous adjoint method on OpenFOAM with FVM for efficiency. • Enables topology optimization for high solid-to-fluid thermal conductivity ratios. • Enables high-speed solution of full-precision 3D natural convection topology optimization.
Authors
- Ruiwu Lei
- Ritian Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8005-2190)
- Zhiguo Qu
- Xinggang Wang
- Qiang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5111-2393)
- Hui Wang
Institutions
- Northwestern Polytechnical University (CN)
- Xi'an Jiaotong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Thermal Sciences
- Published
- 2026-05-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2026.111044
- Primary Topic
- Topology Optimization in Engineering
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Shaanxi Creative Talents Promotion Plan-Technological Innovation Team
- Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province