Fusion of Simulation and Experiment Data for Hypersonic Flow Field Prediction via Pre-Training and Fine-Tuning

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Main Authors: Jia, Yuan, Zhao, Guoqin, Ma, Hao, Li, Xin, Zhang, Chi, Wen, Chih-Yung
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author Jia, Yuan
Zhao, Guoqin
Ma, Hao
Li, Xin
Zhang, Chi
Wen, Chih-Yung
author_facet Jia, Yuan
Zhao, Guoqin
Ma, Hao
Li, Xin
Zhang, Chi
Wen, Chih-Yung
contents Accurate prediction of hypersonic flow fields over a compression ramp is critical for aerodynamic design but remains challenging due to the scarcity of experimental measurements such as velocity. This study systematically develops a data fusion framework to address this issue. In the first phase, a model trained solely on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) data establishes a baseline for flow field prediction. The second phase demonstrates that enriching the training with both CFD and experimental data significantly enhances predictive accuracy: errors in pressure and density are reduced to 12.6% and 7.4%, respectively. This model also captures key flow features such as separation and reattachment shocks more distinctly. Physical analyses based on this improved model, including investigations into ramp angle effects and global stability analysis, confirm its utility for efficient design applications. In the third phase, a pre-trained model (using only CFD data) is successfully fine-tuned with experimental schlieren images, effectively reconstructing velocity fields and validating the transferability of the approach. This step-wise methodology demonstrates the effectiveness of combining simulation and experiment by pre-training and fine-tuning, offering a robust and efficient pathway for hypersonic flow modeling in real-world.
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spellingShingle Fusion of Simulation and Experiment Data for Hypersonic Flow Field Prediction via Pre-Training and Fine-Tuning
Jia, Yuan
Zhao, Guoqin
Ma, Hao
Li, Xin
Zhang, Chi
Wen, Chih-Yung
Fluid Dynamics
Accurate prediction of hypersonic flow fields over a compression ramp is critical for aerodynamic design but remains challenging due to the scarcity of experimental measurements such as velocity. This study systematically develops a data fusion framework to address this issue. In the first phase, a model trained solely on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) data establishes a baseline for flow field prediction. The second phase demonstrates that enriching the training with both CFD and experimental data significantly enhances predictive accuracy: errors in pressure and density are reduced to 12.6% and 7.4%, respectively. This model also captures key flow features such as separation and reattachment shocks more distinctly. Physical analyses based on this improved model, including investigations into ramp angle effects and global stability analysis, confirm its utility for efficient design applications. In the third phase, a pre-trained model (using only CFD data) is successfully fine-tuned with experimental schlieren images, effectively reconstructing velocity fields and validating the transferability of the approach. This step-wise methodology demonstrates the effectiveness of combining simulation and experiment by pre-training and fine-tuning, offering a robust and efficient pathway for hypersonic flow modeling in real-world.
title Fusion of Simulation and Experiment Data for Hypersonic Flow Field Prediction via Pre-Training and Fine-Tuning
topic Fluid Dynamics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20149