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Shape optimization of an active and a passive drag-reducing device on a two-dimensional D-shaped bluff body is performed. The two devices are: Coanda actuator, and randomly-shaped trailing-edge flap. The optimization sequence is performed by coupling the genetic algorithm software DAKOTA to the mesh generator Pointwise and to the CFD solver OpenFOAM. For the active device the cost functional is the power ratio, whereas for the passive device it is the drag coefficient. The optimization leads to total power savings of \({\approx } 70\%\) for the optimal Coanda actuator, and a 40% drag reduction for the optimal flap. This reduction is mainly achieved through streamlining the base flow and suppressing the vortex shedding. The addition of either an active or a passive device creates two additional smaller recirculation regions in the base cavity that shifts the larger recirculation region away from the body and increases the base pressure. The results are validated against more refined URANS simulations for selected cases.
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Semaan, R. (2018). Shape Optimization of Active and Passive Drag-Reducing Devices on a D-shaped Bluff Body. In: Dillmann, A., et al. New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics XI. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, vol 136. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64519-3_30
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