A surrogate-model based multidisciplinary shape optimization method with application to a 2D subsonic airfoil

A surrogate-model based shape optimization method is presented and applied to the case of the multidisciplinary shape optimization of a 2D NACA subsonic airfoil. The cost function is designed so that both the far-field radiated noise and the aerodynamic forces are controlled. The surrogate model is based on the Kriging optimal interpolation technique. In order to increase the efficiency of the method, a dynamic Kriging method is developed, which can be interpreted as an Adaptive Mesh Refinement method in the shape optimization parameters.