Multi-Fidelity Gaussian Process Surrogate Modeling for Flow Through StenosisShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: UNCECOMP 2023: 5th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Sciences and Engineering, National Technical University of Athens , 2023Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
The blood flow characteristics found in our larger vessels are unsteady, particularly around the heart valves and bifurcations. In the case of stenosis, or narrowing of the vessels, the flow may transition to turbulence. To understand the dynamics of the forces acting on the blood components and the vessel wall, simulations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are commonly applied. The severity of the stenosis can be determined by accurately assessing the fluid flow, which can also serve as a risk indicator for potential thromboembolic events. Motivated by the vessel’s geometry being a factor that highly influences the flow characteristics, we investigate here the impact of changes in geometry on turbulence using multi-fidelity models, which are based on Gaussian processes. The objective is to develop a multi-fidelity model to construct a high-fidelity estimate by combining numerical simulations from spectral element-based direct numerical simulations (DNS) and finite volume-based Reynolds-Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations. Specifically, a co-kriging-based model with Gaussian process is used to combine various levels of fidelity (RANS, DNS). To vary the blood vessel geometry, the stenosis’s severity and eccentricity are considered uncertain input parameters. A multi-fidelity model is then used to predict the consequences of said uncertainties on the mean pressure drop across the vessel and the wall shear stress, the quantities of interest directly linked to the biological activity of the vessel. Using data of different accuracy, the multi-fidelity technique allows us to optimize the accuracy and cost of predictions.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
National Technical University of Athens , 2023.
Keywords [en]
Gaussian processes, Multi-fidelity models, Stenosis, Turbulence, Uncertainty quantification
National Category
Fluid Mechanics Energy Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-339687Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85175822624OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-339687DiVA, id: diva2:1812467
Conference
5th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Sciences and Engineering, UNCECOMP 2023, Athens, Greece, Jun 12 2023 - Jun 14 2023
Note
QC 20231116
2023-11-162023-11-162025-02-09Bibliographically approved