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We develop a systematic approach for surrogate model construction in reduced input parameter spaces. A sparse set of model evaluations in the original input space is used to approximate derivative based global sensitivity measures (DGSMs)…
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In the present work we compare reliability of several most widely used reduced detailed chemical kinetic schemes for hydrogen-air and hydrogen-oxygen combustible mixtures. The validation of the schemes includes detailed analysis of 0D and…
To effectively simulate the combustion of hydrocarbon-fueled supersonic engines, such as rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC) engines, a detailed mechanism for chemistry is usually required but computationally prohibitive. In order to…
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The relative importance index (RII) method for determining appropriate target species for dynamic adaptive chemistry (DAC) simulations using the DRGEP method is developed. The accuracy and effectiveness of this RII method is validated for…
Nonequilibrium chemistry is central to many astrophysical environments but remains a major computational bottleneck in simulations because solving the associated stiff ODE systems is expensive. Neural surrogates promise large speedups, yet…
We have developed an end-to-end, retrosynthesis system, named ChemiRise, that can propose complete retrosynthesis routes for organic compounds rapidly and reliably. The system was trained on a processed patent database of over 3 million…
A local-sensitivity-analysis technique is employed to generate new skeletal reaction models for methane combustion from the foundational fuel chemistry model (FFCM-1). The sensitivities of the thermo-chemical variables with respect to the…
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Greedy kernel approximation algorithms are successful techniques for sparse and accurate data-based modelling and function approximation. Based on a recent idea of stabilization of such algorithms in the scalar output case, we here consider…