Machine Learning-Based Predictions of Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics in a Lid-Driven Cavity with a Rotating Cylinder

Hussein Kokash, Khalil Khanafer () and Mihai Burzo
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Hussein Kokash: Division of Engineering Technology, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Michigan, Flint, MI 48502, USA
Khalil Khanafer: Division of Engineering Technology, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Michigan, Flint, MI 48502, USA
Mihai Burzo: Division of Engineering Technology, College of Engineering and Technology, University of Michigan, Flint, MI 48502, USA

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 20, 1-16

Abstract: Machine learning-based predictions of heat transfer characteristics in lid-driven cavities are transforming the field of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Lid-driven cavities are a fundamental problem in fluid mechanics, characterized by the motion of a fluid inside a square cavity driven by the motion of one of its walls. The goal of this study was to develop multiple machine-learning regression models and highlight the discrepancies between the predicted and actual average Nusselt numbers. Additionally, the study utilized physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) to model the flow and thermal behavior at both low and high Reynolds numbers. The results were compared among actual data from computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations, PINN models trained with CFD data, and purely PINN models created without any prior data input. The findings of this study showed that the random forest model exhibited an exceptional stability in its predictions, consistently maintaining low errors even as the Reynolds number increased compared with other machine-learning regression models. Further, the results of this study in terms of flow and thermal behavior within the cavity were found to depend significantly on the PINN method. The data-driven PINN exhibited a much lower mean average errors at both Reynolds numbers, while the physics-based PINN showed lower physics loss.

Keywords: lid driven; machine learning; rotating cylinder; mixed convection; flow and heat transfer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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