A function space approach to the shape optimization of the Boussinesq system

Abstract

We investigate a shape optimization problem for a heat-conducting fluid governed by a Boussinesq system. The main goal is to determine an optimal domain shape that yields a temperature distribution as uniform as possible. Initially, we analyze the state problem, prove its well-posedness and establish a local boundary regularity result for the weak solution. We then demonstrate the existence of an optimal shape and derive a first-order optimality condition. This requires the derivation and analysis of the adjoint system associated with the Boussinesq model, as well as a rigorous treatment of the directional derivatives of the objective functional under appropriate domain perturbations. Finally, we present numerical experiments that illustrate and support the theoretical findings.