Convergence Error and Higher-Order Sensitivity Estimations


Eyi S.

AIAA JOURNAL, cilt.50, sa.10, ss.2219-2234, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2514/i.j051592
  • Dergi Adı: AIAA JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2219-2234
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study is to improve the accuracy of the finite-difference sensitivities of differential equations solved by iterative methods. New methods are proposed to estimate the convergence error and higher-order sensitivities. The convergence error estimation method is based on the eigenvalue analysis of linear systems, but it can also be used for nonlinear systems. The higher-order sensitivities are calculated by differentiating the approximately constructed differential equation with respect to the design variables. The accuracies of the convergence error and higher-order sensitivity estimation methods are verified using Laplace, Euler, and Navier-Stokes equations. The developed methods are used to improve the accuracy of the finite-difference sensitivity calculations in iteratively solved problems. A bound on the norm value of the finite-difference sensitivity error in the state variables is minimized with respect to the finite-difference step size. The optimum finite-difference step size is formulated as a function of the norm values of both convergence error and higher-order sensitivities. The sensitivities calculated with the analytical and the finite-difference methods are compared. The performance of the proposed methods on the convergence of inverse design optimization is evaluated.