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Super-resolution reconstruction of turbulent flows with machine learning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2019

Kai Fukami ,
Koji Fukagata Open the ORCID record for Koji Fukagata [Opens in a new window]  and
Kunihiko Taira Open the ORCID record for Kunihiko Taira [Opens in a new window]
Kai Fukami*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Koji Fukagata
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Yokohama, 223-8522, Japan
Kunihiko Taira
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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†Email address for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

We use machine learning to perform super-resolution analysis of grossly under-resolved turbulent flow field data to reconstruct the high-resolution flow field. Two machine learning models are developed, namely, the convolutional neural network (CNN) and the hybrid downsampled skip-connection/multi-scale (DSC/MS) models. These machine learning models are applied to a two-dimensional cylinder wake as a preliminary test and show remarkable ability to reconstruct laminar flow from low-resolution flow field data. We further assess the performance of these models for two-dimensional homogeneous turbulence. The CNN and DSC/MS models are found to reconstruct turbulent flows from extremely coarse flow field images with remarkable accuracy. For the turbulent flow problem, the machine-leaning-based super-resolution analysis can greatly enhance the spatial resolution with as little as 50 training snapshot data, holding great potential to reveal subgrid-scale physics of complex turbulent flows. With the growing availability of flow field data from high-fidelity simulations and experiments, the present approach motivates the development of effective super-resolution models for a variety of fluid flows.

JFM classification

Mathematical Foundations: Computational methods Turbulent Flows: Homogeneous turbulence Wakes/Jets: Wakes
Type
JFM Papers
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 870 , 10 July 2019 , pp. 106 - 120
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© 2019 Cambridge University Press 

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