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Three new ideas for anisotropic adaption of unstructured triangular grids are presented, with particular emphasis on fluid flow computations. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

▪ Abstract This paper is a short and nonexhaustive survey of some recent developments in optimal shape design (OSD) for fluids. OSD is an interesting field both mathematically and for industrial applications. Existence, sensitivity, and compatibility of discretizations are important theoretical issues. Efficient algorithmic implementations with low complexity are also critical. In this paper we discuss topological optimization, algorithmic differentiation, gradient smoothers, Computer Aided Design (CAD)-free platforms and shock differentiation; all these are applied to a multicriterion optimization for a supersonic business jet.