Related papers: Data-driven RANS closures for three-dimensional fl…
Symbolic regression (SR) methods have been extensively investigated to explore explicit algebraic Reynolds stress models (EARSM) for turbulence closure of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations. The deduced EARSM can be readily…
The analysis of flow around buildings has gained significant research interest across various domains, including pedestrian safety, pollutant dispersion, natural ventilation, and building energy efficiency. While these domains frequently…
This study constitutes the second phase of a research endeavor aimed at evaluating the feasibility of employing Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) neural networks as a replacement for Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence models. In…
This paper introduces two novel concepts in data-driven turbulence modeling that enable the simultaneous development of multiple closure models and the training towards multiple objectives. The concepts extend the evolutionary framework by…
We present a body-free simulation framework for three-dimensional turbulent cylinder wakes, in which the upstream cylinder is not explicitly resolved. Instead, the incompressible Navier--Stokes equations are solved in a simplified…
The present study represents a data-driven turbulent model with Galilean invariance preservation based on machine learning algorithm. The fully connected neural network (FCNN) and tensor basis neural network (TBNN) [Ling et al. (2016)] are…
In this paper, we present two deep learning-based hybrid data-driven reduced order models for the prediction of unsteady fluid flows. The first model projects the high-fidelity time series data from a finite element Navier-Stokes solver to…
Many unsteady flows exhibiting complex dynamics are nevertheless characterized by emergent large-scale coherence in space and time. Reduced-order models based on Galerkin projection of the governing equations onto an orthogonal modal basis…
Design exploration or optimization using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is commonly used in the industry. Geometric variation is a key component of such design problems, especially in turbulent flow scenarios, which involves running…
Buoyant shear layers are encountered in many engineering and environmental applications and have been studied by researchers in the context of experiments and modeling for decades. Often, these flows have high Reynolds and Richardson…
The goal of this dissertation is to investigate the PANS model capabilities in providing significant improvement over RANS predictions at slightly higher computational expense and producing LES quality results at significantly lower…
High resolution simulations of incompressible flows have become routine across a range of engineering applications. Despite their routine use, due to the high dimensional parameter space present for most practical applications, a…
Data-driven techniques have improved the accuracy of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models in fluid dynamics. However, modeling separated flows remains challenging due to their complex physics and sensitivity to local conditions.…
In this study, the ducted propeller has been numerically investigated under oblique flow, which is crucial and challenging for the design and safe operation of thruster driven vessel and dynamic positioning (DP) system. A Reynolds-Averaged…
This study aims to enhance the generalizability of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence models, which are crucial for engineering applications. Classic RANS turbulence models often struggle to predict separated flows…
Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulence models (such as k-\epsilon models) are still widely used for engineering applications because of their relatively simplicity and robustness. In fully developed plane channel flow (i.e. the…
The present study assesses RANS-based turbulence models to simulate isothermal flow in a combustor representing a constituent can combustor of can-annular configuration used in jet engines. Two-equation models (standard $k-\epsilon$,…
We propose an enhanced wall-boundary treatment for the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM), designed for high-Reynolds-number turbulent flows on adaptively refined Cartesian grids. The method improves the slip-velocity bounce-back scheme by…
Wing-body junction flows occur when a boundary layer encounters an airfoil mounted on the surface. The corner flow near the trailing edge is challenging for the linear eddy viscosity Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) models, due to the…
We investigate rough-wall turbulent flows through direct numerical simulations of flow over three-dimensional transitionally rough sinusoidal surfaces. The roughness Reynolds number is fixed at $k^+=10$, where $k$ is the sinusoidal…