OPTIMA2D

OPTIMA2D is an algorithm for aerodynamic shape optimization developed by Nemec and Zingg ^[1] that makes use of the following tools to solve practical aerodynamic design problems:

• A two-dimensional turbulent flow solver. Actually there are currently 2 flow solvers that are maintained:
  • The CYCLONE flow solver uses an implicit Euler time-marching method in conjunction with approximate factorization
  • The PROBE flow solver uses a Newton-Krylov method
• Airfoil geometry parametrization.
• Discrete adjoint gradient calculation
• Mesh movement algorithm
• SQP constrained optimization algorithm

Here's a copy of the OPTIMA2D user's manual:

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1. ^ Nemec and Zingg reference to be added here