Extending the capabilities of data-driven reduced-order models to make predictions for unseen scenarios: applied to flow around buildings
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We present a data-driven or non-intrusive reduced-order model (NIROM) which is capable of making predictions for a significantly larger domain than the one used to generate the snapshots or training data. This development relies on the combination of a novel way of sampling the training data (which frees the NIROM from its dependency on the original problem domain) and a domain decomposition approach (which partitions unseen geometries in a manner consistent with the sub-sampling approach). The method extends current capabilities of reduced-order models to generalise, i.e., to make predictions for unseen scenarios. The method is applied to a 2D test case which simulates the chaotic time-dependent flow of air past buildings at a moderate Reynolds number using a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code. The procedure for 3D problems is similar, however, a 2D test case is considered sufficient here, as a proof-of-concept. The reduced-order model consists of a sampling technique to obtain the snapshots; a convolutional autoencoder for dimensionality reduction; an adversarial network for prediction; all set within a domain decomposition framework. The autoencoder is chosen for dimensionality reduction as it has been demonstrated in the literature that these networks can
compress information more efficiently than traditional (linear) approaches based on singular value decomposition. In order to keep the predictions realistic, properties of adversarial networks are exploited. To demonstrate its ability to generalise, once trained, the method is applied to a larger domain which has a different arrangement of buildings. Statistical properties of the flows from the reduced order model are compared with those from the CFD model in order to establish how realistic the predictions are.
compress information more efficiently than traditional (linear) approaches based on singular value decomposition. In order to keep the predictions realistic, properties of adversarial networks are exploited. To demonstrate its ability to generalise, once trained, the method is applied to a larger domain which has a different arrangement of buildings. Statistical properties of the flows from the reduced order model are compared with those from the CFD model in order to establish how realistic the predictions are.
Date Issued
2022-07-04
Date Acceptance
2022-05-30
Citation
Frontiers in Physics, 2022, 10 (910381), pp.1-16
ISSN
2296-424X
Publisher
Frontiers Media
Start Page
1
End Page
16
Journal / Book Title
Frontiers in Physics
Volume
10
Issue
910381
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© 2022 Heaney, Liu, Go, Wolffs, Salinas, Navon and Pain. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.910381/full
Grant Number
EP/V036777/1 20293308
EP/T003189/1
RG80519
EP/P033180/1
EP/T000414/1
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Published
Date Publish Online
2022-07-04