Pareto Optimization: Static Mixer

One of the study types that Design Manager supports is the multiple-objective tradeoff optimization, also called Pareto optimization. In this type of study, the optimal design is not unique, but a set of designs, which are expressed through a Pareto front. Design Manager searches for the combination of inputs that gives the best overall result among competing objectives.

This tutorial requires a Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Intelligent Design Exploration license in order to run the optimization study. You do not require a Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Intelligent Design Exploration license to set up or post-process a Design Manager project.

For this tutorial, a mixture of Oxygen and Nitrogen is passing through a static mixer. The aim of the optimization is to make the mixture as homogeneous as possible at the outlet, as well as minimizing the pressure drop across the pipe.