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Main Authors: Cengizci, Süleyman, Uğur, Ömür, Natesan, Srinivasan
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03259
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author Cengizci, Süleyman
Uğur, Ömür
Natesan, Srinivasan
author_facet Cengizci, Süleyman
Uğur, Ömür
Natesan, Srinivasan
contents The numerical simulation of convection-dominated transient transport phenomena poses significant computational challenges due to sharp gradients and propagating fronts across the spatiotemporal domain. Classical discretization methods often generate spurious oscillations, requiring advanced stabilization techniques. However, even stabilized finite element methods may require additional regularization to accurately resolve localized steep layers. On the other hand, standalone physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) struggle to capture sharp solution structures in convection-dominated regimes and typically require a large number of training epochs. This work presents a hybrid computational framework that extends the PINN-Augmented SUPG with Shock-Capturing (PASSC) methodology from steady to unsteady problems. The approach combines a semi-discrete stabilized finite element method with a PINN-based correction strategy for transient convection-diffusion-reaction equations. Stabilization is achieved using the Streamline-Upwind Petrov-Galerkin (SUPG) formulation augmented with a YZbeta shock-capturing operator. Rather than training over the entire space-time domain, the neural network is applied selectively near the terminal time, enhancing the finite element solution using the last K_s temporal snapshots while enforcing residual constraints from the governing equations and boundary conditions. The network incorporates residual blocks with random Fourier features and employs progressive training with adaptive loss weighting. Numerical experiments on five benchmark problems, including boundary and interior layers, traveling waves, and nonlinear Burgers dynamics, demonstrate significant accuracy improvements at the terminal time compared to standalone stabilized finite element solutions.
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spellingShingle Physics-informed post-processing of stabilized finite element solutions for transient convection-dominated problems
Cengizci, Süleyman
Uğur, Ömür
Natesan, Srinivasan
Numerical Analysis
Machine Learning
The numerical simulation of convection-dominated transient transport phenomena poses significant computational challenges due to sharp gradients and propagating fronts across the spatiotemporal domain. Classical discretization methods often generate spurious oscillations, requiring advanced stabilization techniques. However, even stabilized finite element methods may require additional regularization to accurately resolve localized steep layers. On the other hand, standalone physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) struggle to capture sharp solution structures in convection-dominated regimes and typically require a large number of training epochs. This work presents a hybrid computational framework that extends the PINN-Augmented SUPG with Shock-Capturing (PASSC) methodology from steady to unsteady problems. The approach combines a semi-discrete stabilized finite element method with a PINN-based correction strategy for transient convection-diffusion-reaction equations. Stabilization is achieved using the Streamline-Upwind Petrov-Galerkin (SUPG) formulation augmented with a YZbeta shock-capturing operator. Rather than training over the entire space-time domain, the neural network is applied selectively near the terminal time, enhancing the finite element solution using the last K_s temporal snapshots while enforcing residual constraints from the governing equations and boundary conditions. The network incorporates residual blocks with random Fourier features and employs progressive training with adaptive loss weighting. Numerical experiments on five benchmark problems, including boundary and interior layers, traveling waves, and nonlinear Burgers dynamics, demonstrate significant accuracy improvements at the terminal time compared to standalone stabilized finite element solutions.
title Physics-informed post-processing of stabilized finite element solutions for transient convection-dominated problems
topic Numerical Analysis
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03259