Tom Verstraete
Professor
Turbomachinery and Propulsion Department
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Waterloosesteenweg 72
1640 Sint-Genesius-Rode
Phone: +32 2 359 94 29
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Doktor in de Ingenieurswetenschappen, Universiteit Gent, Belgium, June 3, 2008
PhD Thesis subject: Multidisciplinary Turbomachinery Component Optimization Considering Performance, Stress, and Internal Heat Transfer
Biography
Biography
Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, 2008
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, magna cum laude, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, 2003
Career
CURRENT POSITION
01/10/2017 – present: Visiting Professor, University of Ghent
01/04/2020 – present: Professor, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
01/09/2017 – 31/03/2020: Associate Professor, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
01/09/2015 – 31/08/2017: Visiting Professor, Queen Mary University of London
01/12/2014 – 31/08/2015: Associate Professor, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
01/12/2008 – 30/11/2014: Assistant Professor, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
01/07/2008 – 30/11/2008: Senior Research Engineer, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
09/02/2004 – 30/06/2008: Research Engineer, Turbomachinery and Propulsion dept., von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium
Services to society
Reviewer for ASME-IGTI gasturbine Conference, European Turbomachinery conference.
Institutional Responsabilities
2009-present: External member of 18 doctoral jury’s: KU Leuven (BE) (2), UGent (BE), KMS (BE), ULg (BE), TAMU (USA), Chalmers (SE), ULC (BE), INP-Toulouse (FR)(2), INSA (FR), UPM (SP), TUM (DE), LUH (DE), TU Delft (NL)(2), Imperial College (UK), VUB (BE)
2008-present: Faculty member, Von Karman Institute, Belgium
2010-2014: External PhD supervisor Texas A&M University, USA
2013-2017: External PhD supervisor Hannover University, DE
2014-2017: External PhD supervisor TUDelft, NL
2015-present: External PhD supervisor Oxford University, UK
Commissions of trust
2018-present: Editorial board member International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power
2008-present: Reviewer of scientific journals: Journal of Power and Energy, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Engineering Optimization, Experimental Heat transfer, Computer and Fluids, Journal of Turbomachinery, Journal of Computational Physics, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Computations, The Aeronautical Journal, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
2015-present: Reviewer of scientific books, Springer Verlag
2010-present: Review organizer of scientific conferences: European Turbomachinery conference (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019), ISAIF10, CMFF’12, CMFF’15, EUROGEN2013, ASME TurboExpo 2015-2018.
Major Collaborations
Joint research program with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI, JP),
Joint research program with General Motors (GM, USA)
Prizes / Awards
09/06/2008 IGTI-ASME Gas turbine conference 2008, Heat transfer committee, Best paper award.
01/08/2015 NVIDIA Hardware Grant award
01/09/2015 Marie-Curie Individual Fellowship, European Commission
31/12/2019 International Journal of Turbomachinery Propulsion and Power, Best paper award
Patents
Pump for nuclear applications, WO2017/121907 A1, PCT/EP2017/050910
Dual scroll for radial turbine applications, under review
Mixed flow compressor for cleaning applications, under review
Teaching
Teaching
Formal courses
Advance Course in Compressors
Flow in Turbomachines
Teaching activities
01/10/2017 – present: Gasturbines, University of Ghent
01/01/2014 – present: Radial compressor design and optimization (offered as VKI lecture series)
01/12/2008 – present: Flow in turbomachinery cascades, von Karman Institute
01/12/2008 – present: Multidisciplinary design opt. of turbomachinery components, von Karman Institute
01/12/2008 – 31/08/2015: Introduction to CFD, von Karman Institute
Supervision of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
01/12/2008 – present: 3 visiting scientists, 2 post-doctoral researchers, 17 PhD students (11 completed), 37 Master students at the von Karman Institute
Advisor and supervisor of PhD students
2008-2011: B. Marinus ‘Multidisciplinary Optimization of Aircraft Propeller Blades”
2009-2014: M. Joly “Multi-fidelity, Multi-disciplinary Optimization of Turbomachines with Shock Interaction”
2012-2016: S. Vagnoli “Assessment of Advanced Numerical Methods for the Aero-Thermal Investigation of Combustor-Turbine Interactions”
2011-2017: S. Scholl “Large-eddy simulation, stability and optimization of the conjugate heat transfer for cooling channels
2011-2017: M. Aissa “GPU-accelerated CFD Simulations for Turbomachinery Design Optimization - Mohamed Hassanine Aissa”
2012-2017: S. Teichel “Optimized Design of Mixed Flow Compressors for an Active High-Lift System”
2012-2018: C. Chahine “Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Aero-Engine Fan Blades”
2015-2019: I. Torreguitart “Efficient CAD based adjoint optimization of turbomachinery using an adaptive shape parameterization”
2011-2019: L. Mueller “Adjoint-Based Optimization of Turbomachinery with Application to Axial and Radial Turbines”
2016-2020: O. R. Imam-Lawal “Adjoint Based Optimization for Coupled Conjugate Heat Transfer”
2016-2020: G. Alessi “Adjoint shape optimization based on large eddy simulations through an adaptation of the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations”
2015-present: M. Schwalbach “An Effcient CAD-Based Multidisciplinary Optimization Framework for Turbomachinery”
2016-present: A. Racca “Turbocharger Design and Optimization by Adjoint Method Coupled with CHT Analysis”
2016-present: A. Châtel “Development of Hybrid Optimization Methods with Applications to Turbomachinery Components”
2018-present: M. Burigana “High-pressure turbine design and optimization”
2018-present: T. de Bruyn “Aero-elastic tailoring of composite turbomachinery blades through gradient-based optimization”
2019-present: L. Zampini “One-shot and Multigrid Acceleration for Industrial Shape Optimization”
Organisation of scientific meetings
10-14/09/2018 Lecture series director ‘Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery’, von Karman Institute
23-27/05/2016 Lecture series director ‘Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery’, von Karman Institute
2011 - 2015 Organisation of 4 Pre-Conference IGTI Workshop being held in conjunction with ASME Turbo Expo
1-4/09/2015 CMFF’15 Conference, member of the international scientific and programme committee
7-11/04/2014 Lecture series director ‘Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery’, von Karman Institute
4-7/09/2012 CMFF’12 Conference, member of the international scientific and programme committee
7-11/05/2012 Lecture series director ‘Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery’, von Karman Institute
4-7/07/2011 ISAIF10 conference, member of scientific committee
31/05-4/06/2010 Lecture series director ‘Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery’, von Karman Institute
Research
Main research interests
Multidisciplinary design and optimization of turbomachinery components.
Conjugate heat transfer
Research activities
Development of:
software for multidisciplinary optimization
Principal investigator of funded research on:
Optimization of turbomachinery components
Heat transfer computation in axial turbine blades
Optimization and design of micro gas turbine “PowerMEMS”
COPA-GT (MSCA-ITN EC): Aerothermal analysis of full gas turbines using CFD
AMEDEO (MSCA-ITN EC): Multidisciplinary optimization of gas turbines, supervision 2 PhD students
IODA (MSCA-ITN EC): Adjoint based optimization of gas turbines, supervision 2 PhD students
MADDOG (MSCA-IF EC): Multidisciplinary adjoint optimization of gas turbines. Exploring potential of adjoint structural code
MOTOR H2020: Design optimization of rotating machinery
EI-OPT Walloon region: Integrated optimization environment for multi-physics. Collaboration with major software vendor for gradient-free methods.
EUFORIA Flemish region FWO: Optimization under uncertainty. Including uncertainty quantification into design optimization framework
Publications
Journal Publications (10 last years)
[33] Racca A., Verstraete T., Casalino L., Radial turbine thermo-mechanical stress optimization by multidisciplinary discrete adjoint method. International Journal of Turbomachinery Propulsion and Power, December 2020, Vol. 5, Issue 4, Paper 30, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp5040030 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)
[32] Châtel A., Verstraete T., Coussement G., Multipoint Optimization of an Axial Turbine Cascade using a Hybrid Algorithm. ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4046231 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
[31] Aissa M., Maffuli R., Mueller L., Verstraete T. Optimisation of a turbine inlet guide vane by gradient-based and metamodel-assisted methods. International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, December 2019, Vol. 33, Issue 6-7, https://doi.org/10.1080/10618562.2019.1683168 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.071)
[30] Aissa M., Verstraete T. Metamodel-Assisted Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of a Radial Compressor. International Journal of Turbomachinery Propulsion and Power, November 2019, Vol. 4, Issue 4, Paper 35, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp4040035 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)
[29] Schwalbach M., Verstraete T., Gauger, N.R. Discrete adjoint gradient evaluations for linear stress and vibration analysis. Computing and Visualization in Science, June 2019, Vol. 21, pp 23-31, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00791-019-00317-x (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 0.69)
[28] Alessi G., Verstraete T., Koloszar L. van Beeck J. P. A. Comparison of large eddy simulation and Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes evaluations with experimental tests on U-bend duct geometry. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, May 2020, Vol. 234, Issue 3, pp 315-322, https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650919855911 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.563)
[27] Mueller L., Verstraete T. Adjoint-Based Multi-Point and Multi-Objective Optimization of a Turbocharger Radial Turbine. International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 2019, Vol. 4, Issue 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp4020010 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)
[26] Verstraete T. Toward Gradient-Based Optimization of Full Gas Turbines. Mechanical Engineering, March 2019, Vol. 141, Issue 3, pp 54-55, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2019-MAR-7 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.606)
[25] Chahine C., Verstraete T., He L. A comparative study of coupled and decoupled fan flutter prediction methods under variation of mass ratio and blade stiffness. Journal of Fluids and Structures, February 2019 pp 110-125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2018.12.009 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.840)
[24] Scholl S., Janssens B., Verstraete T. Stability of Static Conjugate Heat Transfer Coupling Approaches using Robin Interface Conditions. Computers and Fluids, 2018, Vol. 172, pp 209-225, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2018.06.016 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.399)
[23] Sanchez Torreguitart I., Verstraete T., Mueller L. Optimization of the LS89 Axial Turbine Profile Using a CAD and Adjoint Based Approach. International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 2018, Vol. 3, Issue 3; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp3030020 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)
[22] Teichel S., Verstraete T., Seume J. Optimized Multidisciplinary Design of a Small Transonic Compressor for Active High-Lift Systems. International Journal of Gas Turbine, Propulsion and Power Systems, June 2017, Vol. 9, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.38036/jgpp.9.2_19 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)
[21] Mueller L., Verstraete T. CAD Integrated Multipoint Adjoint-Based Optimization of a Turbocharger Radial Turbine. International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 2017, Vol. 2, Issue 3, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp2030014 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)
[20] Verstraete T., Mueller L., Mueller J.-D. Adjoint Based Optimisation of an Internal Cooling Channel U-Bend for Minimized Pressure Losses. International Journal of Turbomachinery, Propulsion and Power, 2017, Vol. 2, Issue, 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijtpp2020010 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: -)
[19] Aissa M., Verstraete T., Vuik C. Toward a GPU-aware Comparison of Explicit and Implicit CFD Simulations on Structured Meshes. Computers & Mathematics with Applications, July 2017, Vol. 74 Issue 1, pp 201-217; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2017.03.003 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 3.370)
[18] Scholl S., Verstraete T., Duchaine F., Gicquel L. Conjugate Heat Transfer of a rib-roughened internal turbine blade cooling channel using Large Eddy Simulation. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, October 2016, Vol. 61, Part B, pp 650–664, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2016.07.009 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.073)
[17] Verstraete T., Scholl S., Stability analysis of partitioned methods for predicting conjugate heat transfer. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, October 2016, Vol. 101, pp 852–869, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.05.041 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 4.947)
[16] De Maesschalck C., Lavagnoli S., Paniagua G., Verstraete T., Olive R., Picot P. Heterogeneous Optimization Strategies for Carved and Squealer-Like Turbine Blade Tips. ASME. Journal of Turbomachinery, 2016, Vol. 138, Issue 12, Paper 121011-121011-12, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4033975 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
[15] Scholl S., Verstraete T., Torres-Garcia J., Duchaine F., Gicquel L. Y. M. Influence of the thermal boundary conditions on the heat transfer of a rib-roughened cooling channel using LES. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, Ajourugust 2015, Vol. 229, Issue 5, pp 498-507, https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650915591907 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.563)
[14] Vagnoli S., Verstraete T., Mateos B., Sieverding C. H. Prediction of the unsteady turbine trailing edge wake flow characteristics and comparison with experimental data. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, August 2015, Vol. 229, Issue 5, pp 487-497, https://doi.org/10.1177/0957650915592074 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 1.563)
[13] Vagnoli S., Verstraete T. URANS analysis of the effect of realistic inlet distortions on the stall inception of a centrifugal compressor. Computers and Fluids, August 2015, Vol. 116, 15 August 2015, pp 192–204, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compfluid.2015.03.015 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.399)
[12] Puente R., Verstraete T., Paniagua, G. Design Trade-off Study Between Efficiency and Rotor Forcing Attenuation in a Transonic Turbine Stage. Applied Mathematical Modelling, January 2015Vol. 39, Issue 2, pp 838–850; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2014.07.003 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 3.633)
[11] Joly M., Verstraete T., Paniagua G. Integrated multifidelity, multidisciplinary evolutionary design optimization of counterrotating compressors. Integrated Computer Aided Engineering, 2014, Vol. 21, Issue 3, pp 249-261, https://doi.org/10.3233/ICA-140463 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 4.706)
[10] Joly M., Verstraete T., Paniagua G. Multidisciplinary design optimization of a compact highly-loaded fan. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 2014, Vol. 49, Issue 3, pp 471-483, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-013-0987-5 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 3.377)
[9] Verstraete T., Coletti F., Vanderwielen T., Bulle J., Arts T. Optimization of a U-Bend for Minimal Pressure Loss in Internal Cooling Channels – Part I: Numerical Method. In ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2013, Vol. 135, Issue 5, Paper 051015, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4023030 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
[8] Coletti F., Verstraete T., Vanderwielen T., Bulle J., Arts T. Optimization of a U-Bend for Minimal Pressure Loss in Internal Cooling Channels – Part II: Experimental Validation. In ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2013, Vol. 135, Issue 5, Paper 051016, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4023031 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
[7] Joly M., Verstraete T., Paniagua G. Differential evolution based soft optimization to attenuate vane-rotor shock interaction in high-pressure turbines, Applied Soft Computing, April 2013, Vol. 13, Issue 4, pp 1882-1891, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2012.12.005 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 5.472)
[6] Paniagua G., Lavagnoli S., Verstraete T., Mahmoudi W., Benamara T. Aero design of a Transonic Contra-rotating turbine to drive the LOX and LH2 turbopumps in an expander cycle. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 2013, Vol. 23, Issue 4, pp 575-587, https://doi.org/10.1108/09615531311323746. (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.073)
[5] Mueller L., Alsalihi Z., Verstraete T. Multidisciplinary Optimization of a Turbocharger Radial Turbine. In ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2013, Vol. 135, Issue 2, Paper 021022, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4007507, (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
[4] Okui H., Verstraete T., van den Braembussche R. A. Three Dimensional Design and Optimization of a Transonic Rotor in Axial Flow Compressors. In ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2013, Vol. 135, Issue 3, Paper 031009, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4006668 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
[3] Verstraete T., Alsalihi Z., van den Braembussche R. A. Multidisciplinary Optimization of a Radial Compressor for Micro Gas Turbine Applications, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery 2010, Vol. 132, Issue 3, Paper 0321004, https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3144162 (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
[2] Amaral S., Verstraete T., van den Breambussche R. A., Arts T. Design and Optimization of the Internal Cooling Channels of a HP Turbine Blade — Part I, Methodology, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2010, Vol. 132, Issue 2, Paper 021013, https://doi:10.1115/1.3104614. (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
[1] Verstraete T., Amaral S., van den Breambussche R. A., Arts T. Design and Optimization of the Internal Cooling Channels of a HP Turbine Blade — Part II, Optimization, ASME Journal of Turbomachinery, 2010, Vol. 132, Issue 2, Paper 021014, https://doi:10.1115/1.3104615. (JCR Impact Factor 2019-2020: 2.713)
Other journal papers (10 last years)
Verstraete T. Shape Optimization of U-bends for Internal Cooling Channels: an Overview, ERCOFTAC Bulletin, March 2015, Vol. 102, pp. 17–22.
Research monographs (10 last years)
Verstraete T., Periaux J. (editors) Optimization Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2018, September 7-11, 2020. ISBN-13 978-2-87516-160-4
Verstraete T., Periaux J. (editors) Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2018, September 10-14, 2018. ISBN-13 978-2-87516-138-3
Verstraete T., Periaux J. (editors) Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2016, May 23-27, 2016. ISBN-978-2-87516-106-2
Verstraete T., Periaux J. (editors) Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2014, April 7-11, 2014. ISBN-13 978-2-87516-073-7
Verstraete T., Periaux J. (editors) Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2012, May 7-11, 2012. ISBN-978-2-87516-032-4
Verstraete T., Periaux J. (editors) Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2010, May 31 – June 4, 2010. ISBN-13 987-2-87516-009-6
Contributions to books (10 last years)
Verstraete T. Introduction to optimization and multidisciplinary design VKI LS 2020-02 "Optimization Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics", J. Périaux & T. Verstraete, eds, September 7-11, 2020, Rhode Saint Genèse, Belgium, ISBN-13 978-2-87516-160-4
Mueller L & Verstraete T. CAD-based multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components by gradient-based methods VKI LS 2020-02 "Optimization Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics", J. Périaux & T. Verstraete, eds, September 7-11, 2020, Rhode Saint Genèse, Belgium, ISBN-13 978-2-87516-160-4
Verstraete T., Mueller L., Aissa M.H. Multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components using differential evolution. VKI LS 2020-02 "Optimization Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics", J. Périaux & T. Verstraete, eds, September 7-11, 2020, Rhode Saint Genèse, Belgium, ISBN-13 978-2-87516-160-4
Sanchez Torreguitart I., Verstraete T., Mueller L. CAD and adjoint based multipoint optimization of an axial turbine profile. Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design Optimization and Control with Applications to Industrial and Societal Problems, Andrés-Pérez, E.; González, L.M.; Periaux, J.; Gauger, N.R.; Quagliarella, D.; Giannakoglou, eds, Springer, 2019, ISBN 978-3-319-89890-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89890-2_3
Alessi G., Koloszar L., Verstraete T., Van Beeck, J.P.A.J. Node-based adjoint surface optimization of U-bend duct for pressure loss reduction. Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design Optimization and Control with Applications to Industrial and Societal Problems, Andrés-Pérez, E.; González, L.M.; Periaux, J.; Gauger, N.R.; Quagliarella, D.; Giannakoglou, eds, Springer, 2019, ISBN 978-3-319-89890-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89890-2_5
Schwalbach M., Verstraete T., Müller J.-D., Gauger N.R. A comparative study of two different CAD-based mesh deformation methods for structural shape optimization. Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design Optimization and Control with Applications to Industrial and Societal Problems, Andrés-Pérez, E.; González, L.M.; Periaux, J.; Gauger, N.R.; Quagliarella, D.; Giannakoglou, eds, Springer, 2019, ISBN 978-3-319-89890-2 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89890-2_4
Verstraete T. Introduction to optimization and multidisciplinary design In " Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design", J. Périaux, T. Verstraete, eds, September 10-14, 2018, Rhode Saint Genèse, Belgium, ISBN 978-2-87516-138-3
Mueller L., Müller J.D., Verstraete T. CAD-based multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components by gradient-based methods In " Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design", J. Périaux, T. Verstraete, eds, September 10-14, 2018, Rhode Saint Genèse, Belgium, ISBN 978-2-87516-138-3
Verstraete T., Mueller L., Aissa M.H. Multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components using differential evolution In " Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design", J. Périaux, T. Verstraete, eds, September 10-14, 2018, Rhode Saint Genèse, Belgium, ISBN 978-2-87516-138-3
Verstraete T. Multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components using differential evolution, in “Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery”, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2016, May 23-27, 2016. ISBN-978-2-87516-106-2
Verstraete T. Introduction to optimization and multidisciplinary design, in “Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery”, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2016, May 23-27, 2016. ISBN-978-2-87516-106-2
Verstraete T,, Mueller L., Design Optimization of the Primary Pump of a Nuclear Reactor, in Advances in Evolutionary and Deterministic Methods for Design, Optimization and Control in Engineering and Sciences, Springer Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-319-11541-2
Verstraete T. Multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components using differential evolution, in “Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery”, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2014, April 7 – 11, 2014. ISBN-13 978-2-87516-073-7
Verstraete T. Introduction to optimization and multidisciplinary design, in “Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery”, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2014, April 7 – 11, 2014. ISBN-13 978-2-87516-073-7
Verstraete T. Multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components using differential evolution, in “Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery”, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2012, May 7 – 11, 2012. ISBN-978-2-87516-032-4
Verstraete T. Introduction to optimization and multidisciplinary design, in “Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery”, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2012, May 7 – 11, 2012. ISBN-978-2-87516-032-4
Marinus B. G., Verstraete T., van den Braembussche R. A., Roger M. Optimization of propeller blades, in “Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery”, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2010, May 31 – June 4, 2010. ISBN-13 987-2-87516-009-6
Verstraete T. Multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components using differential evolution, in “Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery”, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2010, May 31 – June 4, 2010. ISBN-13 987-2-87516-009-6
Verstraete T. Introduction to optimization and multidisciplinary design, in “Introduction to Optimization and Multidisciplinary Design in Aeronautics and Turbomachinery”, von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics Lecture Series 2010, May 31–June 4, 2010. ISBN-13 987-2-87516-009-6
Invited presentations
22/09/2010 ABB, Baden, Zürich, Swiss. “Introduction to design optimization techniques for turbomachinery components”
28-30/09/2011 Rolls-Royce, Derby, UK. Invited principal lecture for the 9th Automatic Design and Optimisation Seminar (ADOS 2011). “Review of Multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components at the Von Karman Institute”
15-16/11/2011 EADS-CASSIDIAN, Manching, Germany. ERCOFTAC Design Optimisation: Methods and Applications. Two invited lectures: “Introduction to optimization and multidisciplinary design”, and “Multidisciplinary Optimization of Turbomachinery Components using Differential Evolution”
21/11/2011 Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany. Invited lecture: “Multidisciplinary Turbomachinery Optimization”
26/06/2012 Turbomeca, Pau, France. Invited lecture: “Introduction to multidisciplinary, multi-objective design optimization of turbomachinery components”
2/06/2012 Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany. Invited lecture: “Multidisciplinary Turbomachinery Optimization”
10-11/04/2013 Volkswagen, Wolfsburg, Germany. ERCOFTAC Design Optimisation: Methods and Applications. Two invited lectures: “Introduction to optimization and multidisciplinary design”, and “Multidisciplinary Optimization of Turbomachinery Components using Differential Evolution”
7-9/09/2013 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. EUROGEN conference. Invited keynote lecture: “Design Optimization of the Primary Pump of a Nuclear Reactor”
29/09/2013 University of Leeds, UK. Training course for the AMEDEO-ITN. Invited lecture: “Multidisciplinary optimization of turbomachinery components using Evolutionary Algorithms”
21/01/2014 Astrium, Paris, France. Invited lecture: “Use of advanced design optimization tools for the design of turbomachinery components”
28-29/05/2015 FOI, Stockholm, Sweden. ERCOFTAC Design Optimisation: Methods and Applications. Two invited lectures: “Introduction to gradient-free methods”, and “Multi-objective EAs accelerated by metamodels - Applications”
14/10/2015 Queen Mary University of London, UK. Invited seminar: “Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Gasturbine Components”
3/11/2015 Technion, Haifa, Israel. Advances in Turbomachinery Workshop. Invited seminar “Multidisciplinary design optimization for turbomachinery”
9/12/2015 Imperial College, London, UK. Invited seminar: “Stability of Partitioned Methods for Predicting Conjugate Heat Transfer”
12/05/2017 KU Leuven, Belgium. Invited seminar: “Adjoint Based Multidisciplinary Optimization of Turbomachinery Components
5-6/06/2017 University of Trieste, Italy. ERCOFTAC Design Optimization: Methods and Applications. 2 invited lectures.
22/07/2017 Rolls-Royce Deutschland, Germany. Invited seminar.
12/12/2017 MTU Aero Engines, Germany. Invited lecture on CAD based adjoint optimization
17-18/09/2018 Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China. Invited lecture.
20-21/09/2018 NPU, Xi’an, China. Invited Lecture.
18/12/2019 SFB 880 Final Symposium, invited lecture “Towards faster design cycles through gradient‐based optimization”
Peer reviewed conference proceedings (10 last years)
[1] M. Joly, T. Verstraete, G. Paniagua. Attenuation of Vane Distortion in a Transonic Turbine using Optimization Strategies, Part I - Methodology. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2010-22370, June 14-18, 2010, Glasgow, UK.
[2] M. Joly, G. Paniagua, T. Verstraete. Attenuation of Vane Distortion in a Transonic Turbine using Optimization Strategies, Part II - Optimization. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2010-22371, June 14-18, 2010, Glasgow, UK.
[3] H. Deconinck, T. Verstraete, T. Quintino Towards concurrent multi-disciplinary design and optimization. In V European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics ECCOMAS CFD 2010 J. C. F. Pereira, A. Sequeira and J. M. C. Pereira (Eds) Lisbon, Portugal,14-17 June 2010, ISBN: 978-989-96778-1-4
[4] T. Verstraete CADO: a Computer Aided Design and Optimization Tool for Turbomachinery Applications, In Int. Conf. on Engineering Optimization, September 6-9, 2010, Lisbon, Portugal.
[5] T. Verstraete, P. Roytta, M. Henner, Z. Alsalihi, J.F. Brouckaert.Design and Off-Design Optimization of a Fan for Automotive Applications. In Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Turbomachinery, 1485–1496, March, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey.
[6] H. Okui, T. Verstraete, R.A. Van den Braembussche, Z. Alsalihi. Three Dimensional Design and Optimization of a Transonic Rotor in Axial Flow Compressors. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2011-45425, June 6-11, 2011, Vancouver, Canada
[7] R. Puente, G. Paniagua, T. Verstraete. Aerodynamic Characterisation of Transonic Turbine Vanes Optimized to Attenuate Rotor Forcing. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2011-46553, June 6-11, 2011, Vancouver, Canada
[8] T. Verstraete, F. Coletti, J. Bulle, T. van der Wielen, T. Arts. Optimization of a U-Bend for Minimal Pressure Loss in Internal Cooling Channels – Part I: Numerical Method. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2011-46541, June 6-11, 2011, Vancouver, Canada
[9] F. Coletti, T. Verstraete, T. van der Wielen, J. Bulle, T. Arts. Optimization of a U-Bend for Minimal Pressure Loss in Internal Cooling Channels – Part II: Experimental Validation. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2011-46555, June 6-11, 2011, Vancouver, Canada
[10] M. Joly, T. Verstraete, G. Paniagua. Design-Optimization for Compactness of Highly-Loaded Fan Rotor. In Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Experimental Computational Aerothermodynamics of Internal Flows ISAIF10, July 4–7, 2011, Brussels, Belgium
[11] T. Verstraete, A. Hildebrandt, R. A. Van den Braembussche. Multidisciplinary Design and Off-Design Optimization of a Radial Compressor for Industrial Applications. In Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Experimental Computational Aerothermodynamics of Internal Flows ISAIF10, July 4–7, 2011, Brussels, Belgium
[12] M. Joly, R. Maffulli, V. Fernandez Villace, G. Paniagua, T. Verstraete. Air turbo rocket turbomachinery design. In ISABE 2011, XX International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines, Gothenburg, Sweden, September 12-16, 2011, ISABE 2011-1333
[13] Takahashi, T.; Arts, T.; Verstraete, T.; Prinsier, J ., 2011, “Benchmark simulation of RANS CFD for heat transfer evaluation on the VKILS89 blade” In Proceedings of IGTC, 13-18 November 2011, Osaka, Japan.
[14] R.A. Van den Braembussche, Z. Alsalihi, T. Verstraete, A. Matsuo, S. Ibaraki, K Sugimoto , I. Tomita. Multidisciplinary Multipoint optimization of a Transonic Turbocharger Compressor. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2012-69645, June 11-15, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
[15] C. Chahine, J. R. Seume, T. Verstraete. The Influence of Metamodel Techniques on the Multidisciplinary Optimization of a radial Compressor Impeller. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2012- 68358, June 11-15, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
[16] T. Verstraete, J. Prinsier, A. Di Sante, S. Della gatta, L. Cosi. Design Optimization of a Low Pressure Steam Turbine Radial Diffuser Using an Evolutionary Algorithm and 3D CFD. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2012- 69515, June 11-15, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
[17] L. Mueller, Z. Alsalihi, T. Verstraete. Multidisciplinary Optimization of a Turbocharger Radial Turbine. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2012- 68403, June 11-15, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
[18] M. Joly, T. Verstraete, G. Paniagua. Full Design of a Highly Loaded Fan by Multi-Objective Optimization of Through-Flow and High-Fidelity Aero-mechanical Performances. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2012- 69686, June 11-15, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
[19] Mueller, L., Verstraete, T., Arts, T. Design of the primary liquid-metal pump of the Myrrha research reactor, Proceedings of the 10th European Turbomachinery conference, April 15-19 2013, Lappeenranta, Finland
[20] Verstraete, T. Li, J. Multi-objective optimization of a U-bend for minimal pressure loss and maximal heat transfer performance in internal cooling channels. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2013-95423, June 3-7, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA
[21] Joly, M., Verstraete, T., Paniagua, G. Full design of a highly loaded and compact contra-rotating fan using multidisciplinary evolutionary optimization. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2013-94433, June 3-7, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA
[22] Sozio, E., Verstraete, T., Paniagua, G. Design-Optimization approach to multistage axial contra-rotating turbines. In Proceedings of ASME Tubo Expo, Paper No. GT2013-94762, June 3-7, 2013, San Antonio, Texas, USA
[23] Teichel, S., Verstraete, T., Seume, J. Optimized preliminary design of compact axial compressors: A comparison of two design tools, Proceedings of the 31st AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, June 24-27, 2013, San Diego, California, USA
[24] Geiler, C., Chahine, C., Verstraete, T. Multidisciplinary optimization of a radial compressor stage considering vibration stress and aerodynamic performance. In proceedings of 15th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, ISROMAC-15, February 24-28, 2014, Honolulu, HI, USA
[25] Grasso, G., Christophe, J., Schram, C., Verstraete, T. Aerodynamic, aeroacoustic and structural optimization of a contra-rotating fan. In proceedings of 15th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, ISROMAC-15, February 24-28, 2014, Honolulu, HI, USA
[26] Ibaraki, S., Sugimoto, K., Tomita, I., Van den Breambussche, R., Verstraete, T., Alsalihi, Z. Aerodynamic Design Optimization of a Centrifugal Compressor Impeller based on an Artificial Neural Network and Genetic Algorithm. In proceedings of 11th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging , May 13-14, 2014, London, UK
[27] Verstraete, T., Prinsier, J., Cosi, L. Design and off-design optimization of a low pressure steam turbine radial diffuser using an evolutionary algorithm and 3D CFD. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2014-26850, June 16-20, 2014, Düsseldorf, Germany
[28] Sakaguchi, D., Ishida, M., Mueller, L., Alsalihi, Z., Verstraete, T. Multipoint Multi-obecjtive optimization of a low solidity circular cascade diffuser in centrifugal blowers. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2014-26013, June 16-20, 2014, Düsseldorf, Germany
[29] Vagnoli, S., Verstraete, T. Numerical investigation of inlet distortion on the stall inception of a radial compressor. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2014-25516, June 16-20, 2014, Düsseldorf, Germany
[30] Grasso, G., Christophe, J. , Schram, C., Verstraete, T. Influence of the noise prediction model on the aeroacoustic optimization of a contra-rotating fan . In 20th AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, June 16-20, 2014, Atlanta, USA, eISBN: 978-1-62410-285-1 AIAA 2014-2611
[31] Chahine, C., Verstraete, T. Multidisciplinary Optimization of a Transonic Fan Blade for High Bypass Ratio Turbofan Engines. In proceedings of the 10th ASMO UK / ISSMO conference on Engineering Design Optimization Product and Process Improvement, Delft, The Netherlands June 30th – July 1st, 2014
[32] Aissa, M. H., Verstraete, T., Vuik, C. Use of modern GPUs in Design Optimization. In proceedings of the 10th ASMO UK / ISSMO conference on Engineering Design Optimization Product and Process Improvement, Delft, The Netherlands June 30th – July 1st, 2014
[33] Vagnoli, S., Verstraete, T. A new method for zonal LES-URANS computations with exchange of information between different codes. 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI), 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V), 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI), Barcelona, Spain, July 20 - 25, 2014
[34] Sans, J., Verstraete, T., Brouckaert, J.-F. Uncertainty quantification and robust optimization for throughflow axial compressor design. In proceedings of the 11th European Turbomachinery conference, Madrid, Spain, March 23-27, 2015
[35] Scholl, S., Verstraete, T., Torres-Garcia, J., Duchaine, F., Gicquel, L. Y. M. Influence of the thermal boundary conditions on the heat transfer of a rib-roughened cooling channel using LES. In proceedings of the 11th European Turbomachinery conference, Madrid, Spain, March 23-27, 2015
[36] Vagnoli, S., Verstraete, T., Mateos, B., Sieverding, C. H. Prediction of the unsteady turbine trailing edge wake flow characteristics and comparison with experimental data. In proceedings of the 11th European Turbomachinery conference, Madrid, Spain, March 23-27, 2015
[37] Aissa, M. H., Verstraete, T., Vuik, C. A GPU-accelerated Navier-Stokes Solver for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization. 27th International Conference on Parallel CFD, May 17-20, 2015, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
[38] Chahine, C., Verstraete, T., He, L. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of an Aero‐Engine Fan Blade with Consideration of Bypass and Core Performance. 11th World Congress of Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (WCSMO-11), June 7-12th 2015, Sydney, Australia
[39] De Maesschalck, C., Lavagnoli, S., Paniagua, G., Verstraete, T., Olive, R., Picot, P. Heterogeneous optimization strategies for carved and squealer-like turbine blade tips. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2015-42983, June 15-19, 2015, Montreal, Canada
[40] Willeke, S., Verstraete, T. Adjoint optimization of an internal cooling channel U-bend. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2015-43423, June 15-19, 2015, Montreal, Canada
[41] Sebastian, S., Gorle, C., Houshmand, F., Asheghi, M., Goodson, K., Verstraete, T. Numerical Optimization of advanced monolithic microcoolers for high heat flux microelectronics. In proceedings of ASME InterPACKICNMM2015, July 6-9, 2015, San Francisco, USA
[42] Liu, T., Scholl, S., Gorle, C., Houshmand, F., Verstraete, T., Asheghi, M., Goodson, K. Full scale simulation of a high power density GaN-SiC chip with an integrated monolithic heat sink module. In proceedings of ASME InterPACKICNMM2015, July 6-9, 2015, San Francisco, USA
[43] Verstraete, T., Arts, T., Coletti, F., Willeke, S., Li, J., van der Wielen, T., Bulle, J. Shape optimization of U-bends for internal cooling channels: an Overview. In Proceedings of CMFF’15, 16th International Conference on Fluid Flow Technologies, Budapest, Hungary, September 1–4, 2015
[44] Scholl, S., Vagnoli, S., Verstraete, T. A comparative study of turbulence models for the flow in a rib-roughened, internal turbine blade cooling channel. In Proceedings of CMFF’15, 16th International Conference on Fluid Flow Technologies, Budapest, Hungary, September 1–4, 2015
[45] Chahine, C., Verstraete, T., He, L. On the Validity of Decoupled Flutter Prediction Methods for Composite Fan Blades, Proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Unsteady Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics & Aeroelasticity of Turbomachines, ISUAAAT14, September 8-11, 2015, Stockholm, Sweden
[46] Vagnoli, S., Verstraete, T. Numerical Analysis of the Combustor - Turbine Interaction Using Coupled Unsteady Solvers. In proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines ISABE2015, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, October 25-30, 2015
[47] Eryilmaz, I., Brouckaert, J.-F., Verstraete, T., Alsalihi, Z. Preliminary Design and Off-Design Optimization of a Single Stage Axial Compressor. In proceedings of the 22nd International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines ISABE2015, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, October 25-30, 2015
[48] Teichel, S., Verstraete, T., Seume, J. Optimized Multidisciplinary Design of a Small Transonic Compressor for Active High-Lift Systems. In proceedings of 11th International Gas Turbine Conference IGTC, Tokyo, Japan, November 15-20, 2015
[49] Aissa, M. H., Verstraete, T., Vuik, C. A GPU-Accelerated Steady CFD Solver for Turbomachinery Optimization. ParCFD2016, 28th International Conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics, May 9-12, 2016, Kobe, Japan
[50] Schwalbach, M., Verstraete, T. Towards Multidisciplinary Adjoint Optimization of Turbomachinery Components. In Proceedings of ECCOMAS 2016, June 5-10, 2016, Crete, Greece.
[51] Sanchez Torreguitart, I., Verstraete, T., Mueller, L. CAD Kernel and Grid Generation Algorithmic Differentiation for Turbomachinery Adjoint. In Proceedings of ECCOMAS 2016, June 5-10, 2016, Crete, Greece.
[52] Bigoni, F., Vagnoli, S., Verstraete, T., Arts, T. Detailed Numerical Characterization of the Suction Side Laminar Separation Bubble for a High-Lift Low Pressure Turbine Blade by Means of (U)RANS and LES. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2016-56653, June 13-17, 2016, Seoul, South Korea
[53] Bigoni, F., Vagnoli, S., Verstraete, T., Arts, T. Numerical Study on the Effect of the Upstream Wake Generatior on the Aerodynamic Performance of a High-Lift Low Pressure Turbine Blade. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2016-56647, June 13-17, 2016, Seoul, South Korea
[54] Vagnoli, S., Koupper, C., Bonneau, G., Verstraete T. Assessment of RANS Against LES for the Aero-Thermal Behavior of High Pressure Turbine Stages Under Realistic Inlet Conditions. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2016 -56596, June 13-17, 2016, Seoul, South Korea
[55] Aissa, M. H., Mueller, L., Verstraete, T., Vuik, C., Acceleration of Turbomachinery Steady State Simulations on GPU. In proceedings of Euro-Par 2016, 22nd International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, August 22-26, 2016, Grenoble, France
[56] Aissa, M. H., Verstraete, T., Vuik, C. Aerodynamic optimization of supersonic compressor cascade using differential evolution on GPU. ICNAAM2015, International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 1738. No. 1. AIP
[57] Auriemma, S., Banovic, M., Mykhaskiv, O., Legrand, H., Müller, J.-D., Verstraete, T., Walther, A., Optimization of a U-bend using a CAD-Based Adjoint Method with Differentiated CAD Kernel. In Proceedings of ECCOMAS 2016, June 5-10, 2016, Crete, Greece.
[58] Bigioni, F., Vagnoli, S., Arts, T., Verstraete, T. Numerical Investigation of the Suction Side Laminar Separation Bubble for a High-Lift Low Pressure Turbine Blade at Low Reynolds Number. 11-th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements, September 21-23, 2016, Palermo, Italy
[59] Sanchez Torreguitart, I., Verstraete, T., Mueller, L. Optimization of the LS89 Axial Turbine Profile Using a CAD and Adjoint Based Approach. In proceedings of 12th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid dynamics & Thermodynamics ETC12, April 3-7, 2017; Stockholm, Sweden
[60] Verstraete, T., Mueller, L., Mueller, J.-D. Adjoint Based Optimisation of an Internal Cooling Channel U-Bend for Minimized Pressure Losses. In proceedings of 12th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid dynamics & Thermodynamics ETC12, April 3-7, 2017; Stockholm, Sweden
[61] Verstraete, T., Mueller, L. Mueller, J.-D. Multidisciplinary Adjoint Optimization of Trubomachinery Components Including Aerodynamic and Stress Performance. In 35th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum, (AIAA 2017-4083) https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-4083
[62] Verstraete, T., Mueller, L. Mueller, J.-D. CAD Based Adjoint Optimization of the Stresses in a Radial Turbine. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2017-65005, June 26 – 30, 2017, Charlotte, NC, USA.
[63] Bigoni, F., Maffulli, R., Arts, T., Verstraete, T. Metamodel-Assisted optimization of a High-Lift Low Pressure Turbine Blade. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2017-63991, June 26 – 30, 2017, Charlotte, NC, USA.
[64] Aissa M. H., Mueller, L., Verstraete, T., Vuik , C. Acceleration of Turbomachinery Steady Simulations on GPU, Conference proceedings of European Conference on Parallel Processing, 2017, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58943-5_65
[65] Schwalbach, M. Mueller, L., Verstraete, T., Gauger, N. R.. CAD-based Adjoint Multidisciplinary Optimization of a Radial Turbine Under Structural Constraints. Conference Proceedings of the GPPS 2018 (GPPS-NA-2018-133)
[66] Châtel, A., Verstraete, T., Coussement, G., Mueller, L. Single-Point Optimization of the LS89 Turbine Cascade Using a Hybrid Algorithm. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2018-75683, June 11 – 15, 2018, Oslo, Norway.
[67] Alessi, G. Verstraete, T., Koloszar L., van Beeck, J. P. A. J. Comparison of LES and RANS Evaluations with Experimental Tests on U-Bend Duct Geometry. Conference on Modelling Fluid Flow (CMFF’18), September 4-7, 2018, Budapest, Hungary.
[68] Steelant, J., Villace, V., Kallenbach, A., Wagner, A., Di Benedetto, S., Saracoglu, B.; Chernyshev, S.L., Gubanov, A.A., Talyzin, V.A.; Voevodenko, N.V., Kukshinov, N.V., Prokhorov, A.N., Grigoriev, N.V., Neely, A.J., Verstraete, D., Buttsworth, D. Flight testing designs in HEXAFLY-INT for high-speed transportation. In HiSST, International Conference on High-Speed Vehicle Science & Technology, November 26-29, 2018, Moscow, Russia
[69] Mueller, L., Verstraete, T., Adjoint-Based Multi-Point and Multi-Objective Optimization of a Turbocharger Radial Turbine. In proceedings of 13th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid dynamics & Thermodynamics, ETC13, April 8-12, 2019; Lausanne, Switzerland.
[70] Aissa, M.H., Verstraete, T., Metamodel-Assisted Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of a Radial Compressor. In proceedings of 13th European Conference on Turbomachinery Fluid dynamics & Thermodynamics, ETC13, April 8-12, 2019; Lausanne, Switzerland.
[71] Russo, V., Orsenigo, S., Mueller, L., Verstraete, T., Lavagnoli, S., Adjoint Based Aerodynamic Optimization of a Multi-Splitter Turbine Vane Frame. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2019-91608, June 17-21, 2019, Phoenix, USA
[72] Châtel, A., Verstraete, T., Coussement, G., Multipoint Optimization of an Axial Turbine Cascade using a Hybrid Algorithm. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2019-91471, June 17-21, 2019, Phoenix, USA
[73] Mueller, L., Schwalbach, M., Verstraete, T., Adjoint-Based Multidisciplinary, Multipoint Optimization of a Radial Turbine Considering Aerodynamic and Structural Performances. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2019-91823, June 17-21, 2019, Phoenix, USA
[74] Mueller, L., Prinsier, J., Verstraete, T., Racca, A. CAD based multidisciplinary Adjoint Optimization of a Radial Compressor Impeller. In proceedings of 24th supercharging conference, September 26-27, 2019, Dresden, Germany.
[75] Mueller, L., Verstraete, T., Racca, A. Multidisciplinary Adjoint Optimization of Radial Turbine Rotors. 14th International Conference on Turbochargers and Turbocharging, 13-14 May 2020, London, UK.
[76] Burigana, M., Lavagnoli, S., Verstraete, T. Turbine Endwall Contouring Through Advanced Optimization Techniques. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2020-16286, June 22-26, 2020, London, UK.
[77] Châtel, A. Verstraete, T. Mueller, L., Honda, H., Kanzaka T. Single- and Multi-point Gradient Based Optimization of a Radial Compressor Wheel. In proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo, Paper No. GT2020-15127, June 22-26, 2020, London, UK.
Abstracts/presentations without paper (10 last years)
[1] Schwalbach, M., Verstraete, T. Developments of a Discrete Adjoint Structural Solver for Shape and Composite Material Optimization. AD 2016. The 7th International Conference on Algorithmic Differentiation. 12.-15. September 2016. Oxford. United Kingdom
[2] Aissa, M. H., Chahine, C., Verstraete, T. Surrogate Model Assisted Evolutionary Optimization of an Axial Compressor Stator. 11th ASMO UK/ISSMO/NOED2016. International Conference on Numerical Optimization Methods for Engineering Design, July 18-20, 2016, Munich, Germany
[3] Chahine, C., Verstraete, T., He, L. Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Aero-Engine Fan Blades 11th ASMO-UK/ISSMO/NOED2016 conference, July 18-20, 2016, Munich, Germany
[4] Mueller, L., Verstraete, T., Mueller, J.-D. Adjoint Based Optimization of a U-Bend for Minimized Pressure Loss 11th ASMO-UK/ISSMO/NOED2016 conference, July 18-20, 2016, Munich, Germany
[5] Aissa, M. H., Verstraete, T., Vuik, C. How GPU Computational Power Can Alter the Established Comparison of Explicit to Implicit CFD Simulations? 5th European Seminar on Computing, June 5-10, 2016, Pilsen, Czech Republic
[6] Verstraete, T. CAD Based Adjoint Optimization of a U-Bend for Minimized Pressure Loss. 16th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, ISROMAC-16, April 10-15, 2016, Honolulu, HI, USA
[7] Schwalbach, M., Verstraete, T. Differentiating a Structural Solver for Turbomachinery Design. 19th EuroAD Workshop 7.-8. April 2016. Kaiserslautern. Germany
[8] Verstraete, T., Chahine, C., Marinus, B. Towards Multidisciplinary Optimization of Composite Propulsion Systems, 14th Israeli Symposium on Jet Engines and Gas Turbines, November 5th 2015, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Technion, Haifa, Israel
[9] Aissa, M. H., Verstraete, T., Vuik, C. Use of Modern GPUs in Design Optimization. 10th ASMO-UK/ISSMO conference on Engineering Design Optimization, June 30-July 1, 2014, Delft, The Netherlands
[10] Chahine, C., Verstraete, T. Multidisciplinary Optimization of a High Bypass Engine Fan Blade Considering Aerodynamics, Stress and Vibration, OPTi2014. June 4-6, 2014, Kos, Greece.
[11] Chahine, C., Verstraete, T. Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation of Aero-Engine Fan Blades. 12th Automatic Design Optimisation Seminar (ADOS 2014), Rolls-Royce plc. Oct 27th-28th 2014, Derby, UK.
[12] Scholl, S., Janssens, B., Verstraete, T. Stability of Coupling Methods for Conjugate Heat Transfer. 5th International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Coupled Problems, 2013.