Topology optimization of transient nonlinear heat conduction using an adaptive parameterized level-set method

In this article, topology optimization of transient nonlinear heat conduction problems is solved by a parameterized level-set method. Nonlinear density-based and continuum shape sensitivity analyses are conducted for topology generation and shape optimization. Meanwhile, the backward time transient adjoint structures are derived. To suppress dependence of the initial guess for the parameterized level-set-based topology optimization, the solid...