Optimal distributed-control of vortices in Navier–Stokes flows

Optimal control of time-dependent fluid-flow governed by the incompressible Navier–Stokes model is considered. A cost functional based on a local dynamical systems characterization of vortices is investigated. The resulting functional is a non-convex function of the velocity gradient tensor. The optimality systems based on a Lagrangian formulation and adjoint equations describing first order necessary optimality conditions is provided. The first and the second derivative of the cost functional with respect to the control are derived. To cite this article: S. Chaabane et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 341 (2005).