[yugang881]

Hi dear friends:
I want to use SU2 to do inverse design. I find in the test case the inverse design Cp file also including the P and Mach number. I delete the P and Mach number and it runs to a very thin airfoil.
I am wondering how could i do the inverse design if i only have the target Cp? Could anyone show me the way? Thanks in advance!

[Zen]

Hi James,

Indeed you don't need the pressure and the Mach number to run the inverse design optimization. If you want to have a look how the objective function for the inverse design is computed you can have a look at the code in output_structure.cpp under:

COutput::SetCp_InverseDesign(...)

or, alternatively, if you are interested in its variation (the one used in the adjoint code) you can have a look in solver_adjoint_mean.cpp uner:

CAdjEulerSolver::SetForceProj_Vector(...)

I think there are some small bugs in COutput::SetCp_InverseDesign(...), especially if you run it in parallel or if you specified your objective function on one boundary (e.g. an airfoil) but you have other boundaries of the same kind (e.g. solid walls).

Hope this helps,

Z

[yugang881]

Hi Zen:
Thanks for you kindly reply. I will check the code soon.