Benchmark problems¶

In this section, we describe the GEMSEO’s benchmark MDO problems:

Sellar’s problem
Aerostructure problem
Sobieski’s SSBJ test case
The Propane combustion problem

Sellar’s problem¶

The Sellar’s problem is considered in different tutorials:

Description of the problem¶

The Sellar problem is defined by analytical functions:

\[\begin{split}\begin{aligned} \text{minimize the objective function }&obj=x_{local}^2 + x_{shared,1} +y_0+e^{-y_1} \\ \text{with respect to the design variables }&x_{shared},\,x_{local} \\ \text{subject to the general constraints } & c_1 \leq 0\\ & c_2 \leq 0\\ \text{subject to the bound constraints } & -10 \leq x_{shared,0} \leq 10\\ & 0 \leq x_{shared,1} \leq 10\\ & 0 \leq x_{local} \leq 10. \end{aligned}\end{split}\]

where the coupling variables are

\[\text{Discipline 0: } y_0 = x_{shared,0}^2 + x_{shared,1} + x_{local} - 0.2\,y_1,\]

and

\[\text{Discipline 1: }y_1 = \sqrt{y_0} + x_{shared,0} + x_{shared,1}.\]

and where the general constraints are

\[ \begin{align}\begin{aligned}c_0 = 1-y_0/{3.16}\\c_1 = y_1/{24.} - 1\end{aligned}\end{align} \]

The Sellar disciplines are also available with analytic derivatives in GEMSEO, as well as a DesignSpace:

Creation of the disciplines¶

To create the Sellar disciplines, use the function create_discipline:

from gemseo.api import create_discipline

disciplines = create_discipline(["Sellar1",
                                "Sellar2",
                                "SellarSystem"])

Importation of the design space¶

To import the Sellar design space, use the class create_discipline:

from gemseo.problems.sellar.sellar_design_space import SellarDesignSpace
design_space = SellarDesignSpace()

Then, you can visualize it with print(design_space):

+----------+-------------+--------+-------------+-------+
| name     | lower_bound | value  | upper_bound | type  |
+----------+-------------+--------+-------------+-------+
| x_local  |      0      | (1+0j) |      10     | float |
+          +             +        +             +       +
| x_shared |     -10     | (4+0j) |      10     | float |
+          +             +        +             +       +
| x_shared |      0      | (3+0j) |      10     | float |
+          +             +        +             +       +
| y_0      |     -100    | (1+0j) |     100     | float |
+          +             +        +             +       +
| y_1      |     -100    | (1+0j) |     100     | float |
+----------+-------------+--------+-------------+-------+

Aerostructure problem¶

The Sobieski’s SSBJ test case is considered in the different tutorials:

MDO formulations and scalable models for a toy example in aerostructure

Description of the problem¶

The Aerostructure problem is defined by analytical functions:

\[\begin{split}\text{OVERALL AIRCRAFT DESIGN} = \left\{ \begin{aligned} &\text{minimize }\text{range}(\text{thick\_airfoils}, \text{thick\_panels}, \text{sweep}) = 8\times10^{11}\times\text{lift}\times\text{mass}/\text{drag} \\ &\text{with respect to }\text{thick\_airfoils},\,\text{thick\_panels},\,\text{sweep} \\ &\text{subject to }\\ & \text{rf}-0.5 = 0\\ & \text{lift}-0.5 \leq 0 \end{aligned}\right.\end{split}\]

where

\[\begin{split}\text{AERODYNAMICS} = \left\{ \begin{aligned} &\text{drag}=0.1\times((\text{sweep}/360)^2 + 200 + \text{thick\_airfoils}^2 - \text{thick\_airfoils} - 4\times\text{displ})\\ &\text{forces}=10\times\text{sweep} + 0.2\times\text{thick\_airfoils}-0.2\times\text{displ}\\ &\text{lift}=(\text{sweep} + 0.2\times\text{thick\_airfoils}-2\times\text{displ})/3000 \end{aligned} \right.\end{split}\]

and

\[\begin{split}\text{STRUCTURE} = \left\{ \begin{aligned} &\text{mass}=4000\times(\text{sweep}/360)^3 + 200000 + 100\times\text{thick\_panels} + 200\times\text{forces}\\ &\text{rf}=3\times\text{sweep} - 6\times\text{thick\_panels} + 0.1\times\text{forces} + 55\\ &\text{displ}=2\times\text{sweep} + 3\times\text{thick\_panels} - 2\times\text{forces} \end{aligned} \right.\end{split}\]

where

and

The Aerostructure disciplines are also available with analytic derivatives in the classes Mission, Aerodynamics and Structure, as well as a AerostructureDesignSpace:

Creation of the disciplines¶

To create the aerostructure disciplines, use the function create_discipline():

from gemseo.api import create_discipline

disciplines = create_discipline(["Aerodynamics",
                                 "Structure",
                                 "Mission"])

Importation of the design space¶

To import the aerostructure design space, use the class create_discipline:

from gemseo.problems.aerostructure.aerostructure_design_space import AerostructureDesignSpace
design_space = AerostructureDesignSpace()

Then, you can visualize it with print(design_space):

+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------+
| name           | lower_bound |    value    | upper_bound | type  |
+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------+
| thick_airfoils |      5      |   (15+0j)   |      25     | float |
| thick_panels   |      1      |    (3+0j)   |      20     | float |
| sweep          |      10     |   (25+0j)   |      35     | float |
| drag           |     100     |   (340+0j)  |     1000    | float |
| forces         |    -1000    |   (400+0j)  |     1000    | float |
| lift           |     0.1     |   (0.5+0j)  |      1      | float |
| mass           |    100000   | (100000+0j) |    500000   | float |
| displ          |    -1000    |  (-700+0j)  |     1000    | float |
| rf             |    -1000    |      0j     |     1000    | float |
+----------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------+

Sobieski’s SSBJ test case¶

The Sobieski’s SSBJ test case is considered in the different tutorials:

Origin of the test case¶

This test was taken from the reference article by Sobieski, the first publication on the BLISS formulation. It is based on a 1996 AIAA student competition organized by the AIAA/United Technologies/Pratt & Whitney Individual Undergraduate Design Competition. This competition initially focused on both the technical and economical challenges of a development.

The formulas used for each are based on semi-empirical and/or analytical models. Depending on the , some examples can be found in the following references [Niu88][And36][Ray06]. As specified by Sobieski et al., additional design and state variables (not present in the original problem) were introduced in the disciplinary analyses for testing purposes.

The MDO problem¶

The aim of the problem is to maximize the range of a Super-Sonic Business under various constraints.

The problem is built from three disciplines: structure, aerodynamics and propulsion.

A fourth discipline, not coupled to the other ones, is required to compute the range.

Input and output variables¶

The next tables display the input variables required by each of the four disciplines.

As they are shared by several disciplines, global design variables, implemented as \(x\_shared\), are provided to all disciplines.

Coupling variables are implemented as \(y\_ij\), which is an output of discipline \(i\) and an input of discipline \(j\).

Disciplines are listed as follows

Structure,

Aerodynamics,

Propulsion,

Range.

The SSBJ planform variables¶

The airfoils variables¶

Variable	Description	Bounds	Symbol
\(t/c\)	Thickness to chord ratio	\(0.01\leq t/c\leq 0.09\)	\(x\_shared[0]\)
\(h\)	Altitude (\(ft\))	\(30000\leq h \leq 60000\)	\(x\_shared[1]\)
\(M\)	Mach number	\(1.4\leq M\leq 1.8\)	\(x\_shared[2]\)
\(AR=b^2/S_W\)	Aspect ratio	\(2.5\leq AR\leq 8.5\)	\(x\_shared[3]\)
\(\Lambda\)	Wing sweep (\(\deg\))	\(40\leq\Lambda\leq70\)	\(x\_shared[4]\)
\(S_W\)	Wing surface area (\(ft^2\))	\(500\leq S\leq 1500\)	\(x\_shared[5]\)
\(\lambda = {c_{tip}}/{c_{root}}\)	Wing taper ratio	\(0.1\leq\lambda\leq0.4\)	\(x\_1[0]\)
\(x\)	Wingbox x-sectional area	\(0.75\leq x \leq 1.25\)	\(x\_1[1]\)
\(L\)	Lift from aerodynamics (\(N\))		\(y\_21[0]\)
\(W_{E}\)	Engine mass from propulsion (\(lb\))		\(y\_31[0]\)
\(C_f\)	Skin friction coefficient	\(0.75\leq Cf\leq 1.25\)	\(x\_2[0]\)
\(W_T\)	Total aircraft mass from structure		\(y\_12[0]\)
\(\Delta\alpha_v\)	Wing twist from structure		\(y\_12[1]\)
\(ESF\)	Engine scale factor from propulsion		\(y\_32[0]\)
\(Th\)	Throttle setting (engine mass flow)	\(0.1\leq T\leq 1.25\)	\(x\_3[0]\)
\(D\)	Drag from aerodynamics (\(N\))		\(y\_23[0]\)
\(L/D\)	Lift-over-drag ratio from aerodynamics		\(y\_24[0]\)
\(W_T\)	Total aircraft mass from structure		\(y\_14[0]\)
\(W_F\)	Fuel mass from structure		\(y\_14[1]\)
\(SFC\)	Specific Fuel Consumption from propulsion		\(y\_34[0]\)

Table: Input variables of Sobieski’s problem

Variable	Description	Constraint	Symbol
\(\sigma_1\)	Stress constraints on wing section 1	\(\sigma_1<1.09\)	\(g\_1[0]\)
\(\sigma_2\)	Stress constraints on wing section 2	\(\sigma_2<1.09\)	\(g\_1[1]\)
\(\sigma_3\)	Stress constraints on wing section 3	\(\sigma_3<1.09\)	\(g\_1[2]\)
\(\sigma_4\)	Stress constraints on wing section 4	\(\sigma_4<1.09\)	\(g\_1[3]\)
\(\sigma_5\)	Stress constraints on wing section 5	\(\sigma_5<1.09\)	\(g\_1[4]\)
\(W_T\)	Total aircraft mass (\(lb\))		\(y\_1[0]\)
\(W_F\)	Fuel mass (\(lb\))		\(y\_1[1]\)
\(\Delta\alpha_{v}\)	Wing twist (\(\deg\))	\(0.96<\Delta\alpha_{v}<1.04\)	\(y\_1[2],g_1[5]\)
\(L\)	Lift (\(N\))		\(y\_2[0]\)
\(D\)	Drag (\(N\))		\(y\_2[1]\)
\(L/D\)	Lift-over-drag ratio		\(y\_2[2]\)
\(dp/dx\)	Pressure gradient	\(dp/dx<1.04\)	\(g\_2[0]\)
\(SFC\)	Specific Fuel Consumption		\(y\_3[0]\)
\(W_E\)	Engine mass (\(lb\))		\(y\_3[1]\)
\(ESF\)	Engine Scale Factor	\(0.5\leq ESF \leq 1.5\)	\(y\_3[2],g_3[0]\)
\(T_E\)	Engine temperature	\(T_E\leq 1.02\)	\(g\_3[1]\)
\(Th\)	Throttle setting constraint	\(Th\leq Th_{uA}\)	\(g\_3[2]\)
\(R\)	Range (\(nm\))		\(y\_4[0]\)

Table: Output variables of Sobieski’s problem

Creation of the disciplines¶

To create the SSBJ disciplines :

from gemseo.api import  create_discipline

disciplines = create_discipline(["SobieskiStructure",
                                "SobieskiPropulsion",
                                "SobieskiAerodynamics",
                                "SobieskiMission"])

Reference results¶

This problem was implemented by Sobieski et al. in Matlab and Isight. Both implementations led to the same results.

As all gradients can be computed, we resort to gradient-based optimization methods. All Jacobian matrices are coded analytically in GEMSEO.

Reference results using the MDF formulation are presented in the next table.

Variable	Initial	Optimum
Range (nm)	535.79	3963.88
\(\lambda\)	0.25	0.38757
\(x\)	1	0.75
\(C_f\)	1	0.75
\(Th\)	0.5	0.15624
\(t/c\)	0.05	0.06
\(h\) \((ft)\))	45000	60000
\(M\)	1.6	1.4
\(AR\)	5.5	2.5
\(\Lambda\) \((\deg)\)	55	70
\(S_W\) \((ft^2)\)	1000	1500

The Propane combustion problem¶

The Propane MDO problem can be found in [PAG96] and [TM06]. It represents the chemical equilibrium reached during the combustion of propane in air. Variables are assigned to represent each of the ten combustion products as well as the sum of the products.

The optimization problem is as follows:

\[\begin{split}\begin{aligned} \text{minimize the objective function }& f_2 + f_6 + f_7 + f_9 \\ \text{with respect to the design variables }&x_{1},\,x_{3},\,x_{6},\,x_{7} \\ \text{subject to the general constraints } & f_2(x) \geq 0\\ & f_6(x) \geq 0\\ & f_7(x) \geq 0\\ & f_9(x) \geq 0\\ \text{subject to the bound constraints } & x_{1} \geq 0\\ & x_{3} \geq 0\\ & x_{6} \geq 0\\ & x_{7} \geq 0\\ \end{aligned}\end{split}\]

where the System Discipline consists of computing the following expressions:

\[\begin{split}\begin{aligned} f_2(x) & = & 2x_1 + x_2 + x_4 + x_7 + x_8 + x_9 + 2x_{10} - R, \\ f_6(x) & = & K_6x_2^{1/2}x_4^{1/2} - x_1^{1/2}x_6(p/x_{11})^{1/2}, \\ f_7(x) & = & K_7x_1^{1/2}x_2^{1/2} - x_4^{1/2}x_7(p/x_{11})^{1/2}, \\ f_9(x) & = & K_9x_1x_3^{1/2} - x_4x_9(p/x_{11})^{1/2}. \\ \end{aligned}\end{split}\]

Discipline 1 computes \((x_{2}, x_{4})\) by satisfying the following equations:

\[\begin{split}\begin{aligned} x_1 + x_4 - 3 &=& 0,\\ K_5x_2x_4 - x_1x_5 &=& 0.\\ \end{aligned}\end{split}\]

Discipline 2 computes \((x_2, x_4)\) such that:

\[\begin{split}\begin{aligned} K_8x_1 + x_4x_8(p/x_{11}) &=& 0,\\ K_{10}x_{1}^{2} - x_4^2x_{10}(p/x_{11}) &=& 0.\\ \end{aligned}\end{split}\]

and Discipline 3 computes \((x_5, x_9, x_{11})\) by solving:

\[\begin{split}\begin{aligned} 2x_2 + 2x_5 + x_6 + x_7 - 8&=& 0,\\ 2x_3 + x_9 - 4R &=& 0, \\ x_{11} - \sum_{j=1}^{10} x_j &=& 0. \\ \end{aligned}\end{split}\]

Creation of the disciplines¶

The Propane combustion disciplines are available in GEMSEO and can be imported with the following code:

from gemseo.api import  create_discipline

disciplines = create_discipline(["PropaneComb1",
                                "PropaneComb2",
                                "PropaneComb3",
                                "PropaneReaction"])

A gemseo.algos.design_space.DesignSpace file propane_design_space.txt is also available in the same folder, which can be read using the gemseo.api.read_design_space() method.

Problem results¶

The optimum is \((x1,x3,x6,x7) = (1.378887, 18.426810, 1.094798, 0.931214)\). The minimum objective value is \(0\). At this point, all the system-level inequality constraints are active.