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This note considers topology optimization of large scale 2D and 3D Stokes flow problems using parallel computations. We solve problems with up to 1,125,000 elements in 2D and 128,000 elements in 3D on a shared memory computer consisting of Sun UltraSparc IV CPUs.
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Aage, N., Poulsen, T.H., Gersborg-Hansen, A. et al. Topology optimization of large scale stokes flow problems. Struct Multidisc Optim 35, 175–180 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-007-0128-0
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