학술논문

Predictive RANS simulations via Bayesian model-scenario averaging.
Document Type
Journal
Author
Edeling, W. N. (F-AMPT-LFD) AMS Author Profile; Cinnella, P. (F-AMPT-LFD) AMS Author Profile; Dwight, R. P. (NL-DELFAE) AMS Author Profile
Source
Journal of Computational Physics (J. Comput. Phys.) (20140101), 275, 65-91. ISSN: 0021-9991 (print).eISSN: 1090-2716.
Subject
62 Statistics -- 62F Parametric inference
  62F15 Bayesian inference
Language
English
Abstract
Summary: ``The turbulence closure model is the dominant source of error in most Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes simulations, yet no reliable estimators for this error component currently exist. Here we develop a stochastic, a posteriori error estimate, calibrated to specific classes of flow. It is based on variability in model closure coefficients across multiple flow scenarios, for multiple closure models. The variability is estimated using Bayesian calibration against experimental data for each scenario, and Bayesian Model-Scenario Averaging (BMSA) is used to collate the resulting posteriors, to obtain a stochastic estimate of a Quantity of Interest (QoI) in an unmeasured (prediction) scenario. The scenario probabilities in BMSA are chosen using a sensor which automatically weights those scenarios in the calibration set which are similar to the prediction scenario. The methodology is applied to the class of turbulent boundary-layers subject to various pressure gradients. For all considered prediction scenarios the standard-deviation of the stochastic estimate is consistent with the measurement ground truth. Furthermore, the mean of the estimate is more consistently accurate than the individual model predictions.''