4' Computational Engineering

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4. Computational Engineering Design

• Prof. A.J Keane

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Research Interests/Staff

• Areas of Research
• Optimisation and Design Search
• Applied Computational Modelling
• Computational Methods

This spans design optimisation, solid material
modelling, computational electromagnetics,
control systems, repetitive structures, contact
mechanics, structural dynamics and computational
methods.
A particular focus for our activities over the
next few years will be the development of
grid-based problem-solving services for use by
academia and industry
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Optimisation Design Search

• Stochastic and hybrid search methods
• Knowledge extraction and approximation methods
• Sensitivity and modification studies as applied
  to design
• Integration of CFD and FE with design search and
  optimisation

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Applied Computational Modelling

• Continuum properties of repetitive structures
• Dynamics of periodic structures
• Modelling of photonic, electro-optic and
  superconducting devices
• Modelling of thermomechanics, piezoelectricity,
  buckling and fatigue

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Computational Methods

• New algorithms
• Particle simulation
• Eigenvalue estimation

• Visualization
• Databases for engineering
• Grid-based problem solving environments

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Staff / Expertise

• Staff
• 10 Academics, 18 research Fellows, 32 PG
  Students
• Expertise
• Optimisation and Design Search stochastic,
  evolutionary and gradient based methods applied
  to structural, electromagnetic, aerodynamic, and
  control systems
• Applied Computational Modelling Computational
  Mechanics, Computational Electromagnetics, and
  Structural Dynamics
• Computational Methods- applied grid computing,
  high performance computing, meshless methods, and
  particle simulation

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Major Research Programmes

• BAe/Rolls-Royce University Technology Partnership
  for Design
• Multi-level, Multi-discipline Design Methods
  using Stochastic Global Optimisers
• Flexible Engineering Design using Knowledge Based
  CAD and Evolutionary Search
• JREI Funded UTP Equipment Grant
• Rolls-Royce Inter-casing Design Optimisation
• Advanced Active and Passive Structural Noise
  Control

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Major Research Programmes

• Efficient analysis of repetitive structures
  (EPSRC)
• Testing of advanced flight control systems
  (QinetiQ)
• Gas turbine engine control Systems
• Grid Enabled Optimisation and DesIgn Search for
  Engineering (GEODISE) www.geodise.org
• e-Science projects hosted in the Regional
  e-Science Centre www.e-science.soton.ac.uk
• Defence Aerospace Research Partnership (DARP) in
  design

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e-Science Centre

• Civil Engineering Site Monitoring
• Ship Motion Simulation
• Yacht Design
• Marine Structural Analysis
• Photonic Device Design

• The centre also hosts
• Geodise Pilot (EPSRC)
• Genie (NERC)
• Grid BioSim (BBSRC

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e-Science Projects

• Geodise (EPSRC) Grid enabled Optimisation and
  Design Search for Engineering
• Academic and Industrial Partners Southampton,
  Oxford and Manchester University, BAE Systems,
  Rolls-Royce, Fluent, Microsoft, Intel, Compusys,
  Epistemics, and Condor
• Genie (NERC) Grid enabled Integrated Earth
  system model
• Academic Partners and Industrial Partners
  Reading, Southampton, Bristol, CEH (Wallingford
  and Edinburgh), Hadley Centre, Imperial, UEA,
  Intel, Compusys, and Condor
• Grid Bio Sim (BBSRC) A Grid Database for
  Biomolecular Simulations
• Academic Partners Universities of Oxford,
  Southampton, Birmingham, London, Nottingham, and
  York

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Facilities
The Group houses the Faculty Computational
Engineering Design Centre and also the
University Regional e-Science Centre.

• 48 Noded Pentium III based linux cluster
• 12 Noded SGI Origin 2000 SMP machine
• 8 Noded SGI Power Challenge SMP machine
• Licenses for Ansys, Abaqus, IDEAS, MARC, VSAERO,
  MGAERO, OMNI3D, ICAD, MATLAB and Nag
• In house codes for CFD, Optimisation, Data
  Fusion, Structural Dynamics and SEA

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Interdisciplinary Research
Aerodynamics ( 2 DARPs)
Fluid - Structure Interactions
CFD FEA
CFD
Comp Eng Design (DARP / UTP) Optimisation
FEA
FEA
Materials (DARP / ATC)
Bioengineering Science (UTP)
e-Science
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