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We carried out high-resolution large-eddy simulations (LESs) to investigate the effects of several separation-control approaches on a NACA4412 wing section with spanwise width of $L_z = 0.6$ at an angle of attack of $AoA=11^{\circ}$ at a…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-04-25 Yuning Wang , Fermin Mallor , Carlos Guardiola , Raffaello Mariani , Ricardo Vinuesa

Controlling instabilities in complex dynamical systems is challenging in scientific and engineering applications. Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has seen promising results for applications in different scientific applications. The…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-04-09 Luning Sun , Xin-Yang Liu , Siyan Zhao , Aditya Grover , Jian-Xun Wang , Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan

A novel machine learning algorithm is presented, serving as a data-driven turbulence modeling tool for Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations. This machine learning algorithm, called the Tensor Basis Random Forest (TBRF), is…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-04-20 Mikael L. A. Kaandorp , Richard P. Dwight

The main objective of this paper is to introduce a transfer learning-enhanced deep reinforcement learning (DRL) methodology that is able to optimise the geometry of any airfoil based on concomitant aerodynamic and structural integrity…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-04 David Ramos , Lucas Lacasa , Eusebio Valero , Gonzalo Rubio

A flow control framework based on linear stability analysis is proposed focusing on reducing the aerodynamic drag due to dynamic stall through a finite-window temporal actuation. The methodology is applied on a periodically plunging SD7003…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-01-16 Lucas Feitosa de Souza , William Roberto Wolf , Maryam Safari , Chi-An Yeh

In this paper, we focus on general-purpose Distributed Stream Data Processing Systems (DSDPSs), which deal with processing of unbounded streams of continuous data at scale distributedly in real or near-real time. A fundamental problem in a…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-03-06 Teng Li , Zhiyuan Xu , Jian Tang , Yanzhi Wang

The modeling of turbulent flows is critical to scientific and engineering problems ranging from aircraft design to weather forecasting and climate prediction. Over the last sixty years numerous turbulence models have been proposed, largely…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-10-26 Guido Novati , Hugues Lascombes de Laroussilhe , Petros Koumoutsakos

The study described in this paper was conducted as part of the European Funded CleanSky2 project AFC4TR (Active Flow Control for Tilt-Rotor aircraft). High Fidelity numerical simulations were made to study various approaches of using Active…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-11-01 Hung Truong , Abderahmane Marouf , Jan B. Vos , Alain Gehri , Yannick Hoarau

This paper uses supervised learning, random search and deep reinforcement learning (DRL) methods to control large signalized intersection networks. The traffic model is Cellular Automaton rule 184, which has been shown to be a…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-04-07 Jorge A. Laval , Hao Zhou

A wall-resolved large-eddy simulation (LES) of the fluid flow around a 30P30N airfoil is conducted at a Reynolds number of Rec=750,000 and an angle of attack (AoA) of 9 degrees. The simulation results are validated against experimental data…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-11-11 Ricard Montalà , Benet Eiximeno , Arnau Miró , Oriol Lehmkuhl , Ivette Rodriguez

In response to the trade-off between control performance and computational burden hindering the deployment of Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) in power inverters, this paper presents a novel model-free control framework leveraging policy…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-03-10 Yang Yang , Chenggang Cui , Xitong Niu , Jiaming Liu , Chuanlin Zhang

Control theory provides engineers with a multitude of tools to design controllers that manipulate the closed-loop behavior and stability of dynamical systems. These methods rely heavily on insights about the mathematical model governing the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-18 Simen Theie Havenstrøm , Adil Rasheed , Omer San

Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) finds extensive application in autonomous drone navigation within complex, high-risk environments. However, its practical deployment faces a safety-exploration dilemma: soft penalty mechanisms encourage…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Wentao Chen , Jingtang Chen , Mingjian Fu , Tiantian Li , Youfeng Su , Wenxi Liu , Yuanlong Yu

The statistical properties are presented for the direct numerical simulation (DNS) of a self-similar adverse pressure gradient (APG) turbulent boundary layer (TBL) at the verge of separation. The APG TBL has a momentum thickness based…

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…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-02-11 Xuepeng Fu , Shixiao Fu , Chang Liu , Mengmeng Zhang , Qihan Hu

Model-based reinforcement learning (MBRL) typically relies on modeling environment dynamics for data efficiency. However, due to the accumulation of model errors over long-horizon rollouts, such methods often face challenges in maintaining…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-06 Bin Wang , Boxiang Tao , Haifeng Jing , Hongbo Dou , Zijian Wang

We show that the energy required by a turbulent flow to displace a given amount of fluid through a straight duct in a given time interval can be reduced by modulating in time the pumping power. The control strategy is hybrid: it is passive,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-05-15 Giulio Foggi Rota , Alessandro Monti , Marco E. Rosti , Maurizio Quadrio

Recently, Kami\'nski et al. [1] demonstrated that a two-dimensional streamwise waviness with carefully selected amplitude and period can be effectively used in postponement of a flow separation at high Reynolds number which is out of reach…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-05-29 Piotr Kamiński , Artur Tyliszczak , Witold Elsner , Paweł Niegodajew

In this study, a simple model based closed-loop algorithm is used to control the separated flow downstream a backward-facing step. It has been shown in previous studies that the recirculation bubble can be minimized when exciting the shear…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2013-11-05 N. Gautier , J. -L. Aider

There exists continuous demand of improved turbulence models for the closure of Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations. Machine Learning (ML) offers effective tools for establishing advanced empirical Reynolds stress closures on…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-04-01 Muyuan Liu , Yiren Yang , Hao Chen