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In-situ estimation of time-averaging uncertainties in turbulent flow simulations
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics. Department of Fluids and Environment, The University of Manchester, M139PL Manchester, UK, M139PL Manchester. (SimEx/FLOW)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9610-9910
Fraunhofer SCAI, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany, 53757 Sankt Augustin.
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Engineering Mechanics. (SimEx/FLOW)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7448-3290
Fraunhofer SCAI, 53757 Sankt Augustin, Germany, 53757 Sankt Augustin; Institute for Numerical Simulation, University of Bonn, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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2025 (English)In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, ISSN 0045-7825, E-ISSN 1879-2138, Vol. 433, article id 117511Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The statistics obtained from turbulent flow simulations are generally uncertain due to finite time averaging. Most techniques available in the literature to accurately estimate these uncertainties typically only work in an offline mode, that is, they require access to all available samples of a time series at once. In addition to the impossibility of online monitoring of uncertainties during the course of simulations, such an offline approach can lead to input/output (I/O) deficiencies and large storage/memory requirements, which can be problematic for large-scale simulations of turbulent flows. Here, we designed, implemented and tested a framework for estimating time-averaging uncertainties in turbulence statistics in an in-situ (online/streaming/updating) manner. The proposed algorithm relies on a novel low-memory update formula for computing the sample-estimated autocorrelation functions (ACFs). Based on this, smooth modeled ACFs of turbulence quantities can be generated to accurately estimate the time-averaging uncertainties in the corresponding sample mean estimators. The resulting uncertainty estimates are highly robust, accurate, and quantitatively the same as those obtained by standard offline estimators. Moreover, the computational overhead added by the in-situ algorithm is found to be negligible allowing for online estimation of uncertainties for multiple points and quantities. The framework is general and can be used with any flow solver and also integrated into the simulations over conformal and complex meshes created by adopting adaptive mesh refinement techniques. The results of the study are encouraging for the further development of the in-situ framework for other uncertainty quantification and data-driven analyses relevant not only to large-scale turbulent flow simulations, but also to the simulation of other dynamical systems leading to time-varying quantities with autocorrelated samples.

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Elsevier BV , 2025. Vol. 433, article id 117511
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Autocorrelation, In-situ estimation, Time-averaging uncertainty, Turbulent flows, Uncertainty quantification
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Fluid Mechanics and Acoustics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-356691DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2024.117511ISI: 001356362600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85208533004OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-356691DiVA, id: diva2:1914862
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Available from: 2024-11-20 Created: 2024-11-20 Last updated: 2024-12-05Bibliographically approved

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