Machine learning for fluid mechanics

SL Brunton, BR Noack… - Annual review of fluid …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The field of fluid mechanics is rapidly advancing, driven by unprecedented volumes of data
from experiments, field measurements, and large-scale simulations at multiple …

The transformative potential of machine learning for experiments in fluid mechanics

R Vinuesa, SL Brunton, BJ McKeon - Nature Reviews Physics, 2023 - nature.com
The field of machine learning (ML) has rapidly advanced the state of the art in many fields of
science and engineering, including experimental fluid dynamics, which is one of the original …

[BOOK][B] Machine learning control-taming nonlinear dynamics and turbulence

T Duriez, SL Brunton, BR Noack - 2017 - Springer
This book is an introduction to machine learning control (MLC), a surprisingly simple model-
free methodology to tame complex nonlinear systems. These systems are assumed to be …

Future vision for autonomous ocean observations

C Whitt, J Pearlman, B Polagye, F Caimi… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Autonomous platforms already make observations over a wide range of temporal and spatial
scales, measuring salinity, temperature, nitrate, pressure, oxygen, biomass, and many other …

Robust flow reconstruction from limited measurements via sparse representation

JL Callaham, K Maeda, SL Brunton - Physical Review Fluids, 2019 - APS
In many applications it is important to estimate a fluid flow field from limited and possibly
corrupt measurements. Current methods in flow estimation often use least squares …

Unsteady flow prediction from sparse measurements by compressed sensing reduced order modeling

X Zhang, T Ji, F **e, H Zheng, Y Zheng - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
Prediction of complex fluid flows from sparse and noisy sensor measurements is widely
applied to many engineering fields. In the present study, a novel compressed sensing …

An experimental evaluation of the interplay between geometry and scale on cross-flow turbine performance

A Hunt, B Strom, G Talpey, H Ross, I Scherl… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cross-flow turbines harness kinetic energy in wind or moving water. Due to their unsteady
fluid dynamics, it can be difficult to predict the interplay between aspects of rotor geometry …

Towards a standard approach for future Vertical Axis Wind Turbine aerodynamics research and development

A Barnes, D Marshall-Cross, BR Hughes - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The development of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) has continued for nearly
half a century without agreement on a valid procedure for the design and testing of turbines …

Experimental investigation of the wake characteristics behind twin vertical axis turbines

S Müller, V Muhawenimana, CAME Wilson… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vertical axis wind and tidal turbines are a promising technology, well suited to harness
kinetic energy from highly turbulent environments such as urban areas or rivers. The power …

Performance and resilience of hydrokinetic turbine arrays under large migrating fluvial bedforms

M Musa, C Hill, F Sotiropoulos, M Guala - Nature Energy, 2018 - nature.com
The deployment of in-stream flow-energy converters in rivers is an opportunity to expand the
renewable energy portfolio and limit carbon emissions. Device performance and lifetime …