2023/11/01 by Colin Rodwell, Rodwell, Colin, Kumar Sourav +3
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · #FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics (physics.flu-dyn) #Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes #Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability #Underwater Acoustics Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2311.00793
openalex publication_date 2023/11/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Drawing inspiration from the lateral lines of fish, the inference of flow characteristics via surface-based data has drawn considerable attention. The current approaches often rely on analytical methods tailored exclusively for potential flows or utilize black-box machine learning algorithms to estimate a specific set of flow parameters. In contrast to a black box machine learning approach, we demonstrate that it is possible to identify certain modes of fluid flow and then reconstruct the entire flow field from these modes. We use Dynamic Mode Decomposition (DMD) to parametrize complex, dynamic features across the entire flow field. We then leverage deep neural networks to infer the DMD modes of the pressure and velocity fields within a large, unsteady flow domain, employing solely a time series of pressure measurements collected on the surface of an immersed obstacle. Our methodology is successfully demonstrated to diverse fluid-structure interaction scenarios, including cases with both free oscillations in the wake of a cylinder and forced oscillations of tandem cylinders, demonstrating its versatility and robustness.