用变分法求解非定常不可压缩流,避开压力速度耦合难题。
A Variational Computational-based Framework for Unsteady Incompressible Flows
- 以最小压力梯度为原则,将流体问题转为优化问题求解。
- 在三个雷诺数范围的基准测试中,精度媲美高保真模拟。
- 适合追求高效、稳定且无需人工设定出口边界的流体研究者。
计算流体力学的进步长期依赖牛顿框架,尤其是直接求解纳维-斯托克斯方程。本文提出一种基于变分法的替代计算框架,通过最小压力梯度原理,将流体力学问题转化为一个可求解的极小化问题,从而预测非定常不可压缩粘性流场。该方法具有两个显著优势:首先,规避了不可压缩流中压力-速度耦合带来的计算瓶颈,该问题通常主导计算成本;其次,消除了对出流边界不物理解释假设的依赖,解决了计算流体力学中的长期挑战。我们将该框架应用于三个不同雷诺数下的基准算例:(i) 驱动腔内的非定常流动,(ii) 泊肃叶流,(iii) 圆柱绕流。采用物理信息神经网络(PINN)实现最小化过程,将基本物理规律融入模型训练。结果与高保真CFD模拟高度一致。相较于直接用PINN求解纳维-斯托克斯方程的传统方法,本方法在收敛速度和计算时间上均表现更优,展现出解决复杂流体问题的巨大潜力。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Advancements in computational fluid mechanics have largely relied on Newtonian frameworks, particularly through the direct simulation of Navier-Stokes equations. In this work, we propose an alternative computational framework that employs variational methods, specifically by leveraging the principle of minimum pressure gradient, which turns the fluid mechanics problem into a minimization problem whose solution can be used to predict the flow field in unsteady incompressible viscous flows. This method exhibits two particulary intriguing properties. First, it circumvents the chronic issues of pressure-velocity coupling in incompressible flows, which often dominates the computational cost in computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Second, this method eliminates the reliance on unphysical assumptions at the outflow boundary, addressing another longstanding challenge in CFD. We apply this framework to three benchmark examples across a range of Reynolds numbers: (i) unsteady flow field in a lid-driven cavity, (ii) Poiseuille flow, and (iii) flow past a circular cylinder. The minimization framework is carried out using a physics-informed neural network (PINN), which integrates the underlying physical principles directly into the training of the model. The results from the proposed method are validated against high-fidelity CFD simulations, showing an excellent agreement. Comparison of the proposed variational method to the conventional method, wherein PINNs is directly applied to solve Navier-Stokes Equations, reveals that the proposed method outperforms conventional PINNs in terms of both convergence rate and time, demonstrating its potential for solving complex fluid mechanics problems.
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