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This paper focuses on the active flow control (AFC) of the flow over a circular cylinder with synthetic jets through deep reinforcement learning (DRL) by implementing a reward function based on dynamic mode decomposition (DMD). As a main…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-08-10 Sheng Qin , Shuyue Wang , Jean Rabault , Gang Sun

We study the adaptability of deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based active flow control (AFC) technology for bluff body flows with complex geometries. It is extended from a cylinder with an aspect ratio $Ar = 1$ to a flat elliptical…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-09-27 Wang Jia , Hang Xu

The control efficacy of classical periodic forcing and deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is assessed for a turbulent separation bubble (TSB) at $Re_\tau=180$ on the upstream region before separation occurs. The TSB can resemble a separation…

The real power of artificial intelligence appears in reinforcement learning, which is computationally and physically more sophisticated due to its dynamic nature. Rotation and injection are some of the proven ways in active flow control for…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-01-02 Kamyar Dobakhti , Jafar Ghazanfarian

Active flow control of compressible transonic shock-boundary layer interactions over a two-dimensional RAE2822 airfoil at Re = 50,000 is investigated using deep reinforcement learning (DRL). The flow field exhibits highly unsteady dynamics,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-11-12 Trishit Mondal , Ricardo Vinuesa , Ameya D. Jagtap

This study presents novel drag reduction active-flow-control (AFC) strategies} for a three-dimensional cylinder immersed in a flow at a Reynolds number based on freestream velocity and cylinder diameter of $Re_D=3900$. The cylinder in this…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-02-20 P. Suárez , F. Álcantara-Ávila , A. Miró , J. Rabault , B. Font , O. Lehmkuhl , R. Vinuesa

This study showcases an experimental deployment of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) for active flow control (AFC) of vortex-induced vibrations (VIV) in a circular cylinder at a high Reynolds number (Re = 3000) using rotary actuation.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-30 Hussam Sababha , Bernat Font , Mohammed Daqaq

We investigate drag reduction mechanisms in flows past two- and three-dimensional cylinders controlled by surface actuators using deep reinforcement learning. We investigate 2D and 3D flows at Reynolds numbers up to 8,000 and 4,000,…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-09-06 Michail Chatzimanolakis , Pascal Weber , Petros Koumoutsakos

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has emerged as a promising approach for handling highly dynamic and nonlinear Active Flow Control (AFC) problems. However, the computational cost associated with training DRL models presents a significant…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Wang Jia , Hang Xu

This study proposes a self-learning algorithm for closed-loop cylinder wake control targeting lower drag and lower lift fluctuations with the additional challenge of sparse sensor information, taking deep reinforcement learning as the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-04 Qiulei Wang , Lei Yan , Gang Hu , Wenli Chen , Jean Rabault , Bernd R. Noack

In this work we compare different drag-reduction strategies that compute their actuation based on the fluctuations at a given wall-normal location in turbulent open channel flow. In order to perform this study, we implement and describe in…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2023-09-07 L. Guastoni , J. Rabault , H. Azizpour , R. Vinuesa

High-fidelity simulations are performed to study active flow control techniques for alleviating deep dynamic stall of a SD7003 airfoil in plunging motion. The flow Reynolds number is $Re=60{,}000$ and the freestream Mach number is $M=0.1$.…

This paper presents for the first time successful results of active flow control with multiple independently controlled zero-net-mass-flux synthetic jets. The jets are placed on a three-dimensional cylinder along its span with the aim of…

The wall cycle in wall-bounded turbulent flows is a complex turbulence regeneration mechanism that remains not fully understood. This study explores the potential of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) for managing the wall regeneration cycle…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-10-21 Giorgio Maria Cavallazzi , Luca Guastoni , Ricardo Vinuesa , Alfredo Pinelli

In recent years, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Deep Learning have become increasingly popular across a wide range of scientific and technical fields, including Fluid Mechanics. While it will take time to fully grasp the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2020-01-09 Jean Rabault , Feng Ren , Wei Zhang , Hui Tang , Hui Xu

Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has recently been adopted in a wide range of physics and engineering domains for its ability to solve decision-making problems that were previously out of reach due to a combination of non-linearity and…

Computational Physics · Physics 2024-06-19 Paul Garnier , Jonathan Viquerat , Jean Rabault , Aurélien Larcher , Alexander Kuhnle , Elie Hachem

This study presents a deep learning model-based reinforcement learning (DL-MBRL) approach for active control of two-dimensional (2D) wake flow past a square cylinder using antiphase jets. The DL-MBRL framework alternates between interacting…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-08-27 Meng Zhang , Mustafa Z. Yousif , Minze Xu , Haifeng Zhou , Linqi Yu , HeeChang Lim

This study presents the first experimental implementation of deep reinforcement learning (DRL) for the active real-time suppression of flow-induced vibrations in simultaneously vibrating tandem cylinders using rotary actuation, considering…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-05-21 Hussam Sababha , Mohammed Daqaq

Attitude control of fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is a difficult control problem in part due to uncertain nonlinear dynamics, actuator constraints, and coupled longitudinal and lateral motions. Current state-of-the-art…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-04-20 Eivind Bøhn , Erlend M. Coates , Dirk Reinhardt , Tor Arne Johansen

Turbulent-flow control aims to develop strategies that effectively manipulate fluid systems, such as the reduction of drag in transportation and enhancing energy efficiency, both critical steps towards reducing global CO$_2$ emissions. Deep…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-05-25 Miguel Beneitez , Andres Cremades , Luca Guastoni , Ricardo Vinuesa