This tutorial uses OptiStruct's topology optimization
functionality to generate a design for a cooling channel around a CPU. Darcy Flow analysis
is used for the design.
Before you begin, copy the file(s) used in this tutorial to your
working directory.
Both Method 1 and Method 2 for this tutorial use the same model file.
The finite element mesh containing designable (blue) and non-designable regions
(pink) is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1.
The model representing the designable and non-designable material is imported into
HyperMesh. Appropriate properties, boundary
conditions, loads, and optimization parameters are defined and the OptiStruct software determines the optimal cooling
channel.
