A new data-driven energy-stable Evolve-Filter-Relax model for turbulent flow simulation

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Hauptverfasser: Ivagnes, Anna, van Gastelen, Toby, Agdestein, Syver Døving, Sanderse, Benjamin, Stabile, Giovanni, Rozza, Gianluigi
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author Ivagnes, Anna
van Gastelen, Toby
Agdestein, Syver Døving
Sanderse, Benjamin
Stabile, Giovanni
Rozza, Gianluigi
author_facet Ivagnes, Anna
van Gastelen, Toby
Agdestein, Syver Døving
Sanderse, Benjamin
Stabile, Giovanni
Rozza, Gianluigi
contents We present a novel approach to define the filter and relax steps in the evolve-filter-relax (EFR) framework for simulating turbulent flows. The EFR main advantages are its ease of implementation and computational efficiency. However, as it only contains two parameters (one for the filter step and one for the relax step) its flexibility is rather limited. In this work, we propose a data-driven approach in which the optimal filter is found based on DNS data in the frequency domain. The optimization step is computationally efficient and only involves one-dimensional least-squares problems for each wavenumber. Across both decaying turbulence and Kolmogorov flow, our learned filter decisively outperforms the standard differential filter and the Smagorinsky model, yielding significantly improved accuracy in energy spectra and in the temporal evolution of both energy and enstrophy. In addition, the relax parameter is determined by requiring energy and/or enstrophy conservation, which enforces stability of the method and reduces the appearance of numerical wiggles, especially when the filter is built in scarce data regimes. Applying the learned filter is also more computationally efficient compared to traditional differential filters, as it circumvents solving a linear system.
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spellingShingle A new data-driven energy-stable Evolve-Filter-Relax model for turbulent flow simulation
Ivagnes, Anna
van Gastelen, Toby
Agdestein, Syver Døving
Sanderse, Benjamin
Stabile, Giovanni
Rozza, Gianluigi
Numerical Analysis
Fluid Dynamics
We present a novel approach to define the filter and relax steps in the evolve-filter-relax (EFR) framework for simulating turbulent flows. The EFR main advantages are its ease of implementation and computational efficiency. However, as it only contains two parameters (one for the filter step and one for the relax step) its flexibility is rather limited. In this work, we propose a data-driven approach in which the optimal filter is found based on DNS data in the frequency domain. The optimization step is computationally efficient and only involves one-dimensional least-squares problems for each wavenumber. Across both decaying turbulence and Kolmogorov flow, our learned filter decisively outperforms the standard differential filter and the Smagorinsky model, yielding significantly improved accuracy in energy spectra and in the temporal evolution of both energy and enstrophy. In addition, the relax parameter is determined by requiring energy and/or enstrophy conservation, which enforces stability of the method and reduces the appearance of numerical wiggles, especially when the filter is built in scarce data regimes. Applying the learned filter is also more computationally efficient compared to traditional differential filters, as it circumvents solving a linear system.
title A new data-driven energy-stable Evolve-Filter-Relax model for turbulent flow simulation
topic Numerical Analysis
Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17423