Uncertainty quantification and polynomial chaos techniques in computational fluid dynamics

HN Najm - Annual review of fluid mechanics, 2009 - annualreviews.org
The quantification of uncertainty in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) predictions is both a
significant challenge and an important goal. Probabilistic uncertainty quantification (UQ) …

[PDF][PDF] Fast numerical methods for stochastic computations: a review

D **u - Communications in computational physics, 2009 - ece.uvic.ca
This paper presents a review of the current state-of-the-art of numerical methods for
stochastic computations. The focus is on efficient high-order methods suitable for practical …

Multi-element generalized polynomial chaos for arbitrary probability measures

X Wan, GE Karniadakis - SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 2006 - SIAM
We develop a multi-element generalized polynomial chaos (ME-gPC) method for arbitrary
probability measures and apply it to solve ordinary and partial differential equations with …

An adaptive hierarchical sparse grid collocation algorithm for the solution of stochastic differential equations

X Ma, N Zabaras - Journal of Computational Physics, 2009 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in analyzing and quantifying the effects of
random inputs in the solution of ordinary/partial differential equations. To this end, the …

Time-dependent generalized polynomial chaos

M Gerritsma, JB Van der Steen, P Vos… - Journal of Computational …, 2010 - Elsevier
Generalized polynomial chaos (gPC) has non-uniform convergence and tends to break
down for long-time integration. The reason is that the probability density distribution (PDF) of …

Uncertainty quantification for systems of conservation laws

G Poëtte, B Després, D Lucor - Journal of Computational Physics, 2009 - Elsevier
Uncertainty quantification through stochastic spectral methods has been recently applied to
several kinds of non-linear stochastic PDEs. In this paper, we introduce a formalism based …

The multi-element probabilistic collocation method (ME-PCM): Error analysis and applications

J Foo, X Wan, GE Karniadakis - Journal of Computational Physics, 2008 - Elsevier
Stochastic spectral methods are numerical techniques for approximating solutions to partial
differential equations with random parameters. In this work, we present and examine the …

Propagating uncertainty in power system dynamic simulations using polynomial chaos

Y Xu, L Mili, A Sandu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantifying the uncertainty of the renewable energy generation units and loads is critical to
ensure the dynamic security of next-generation power systems. To achieve that goal, the …

Sparse tensor multi-level Monte Carlo finite volume methods for hyperbolic conservation laws with random initial data

S Mishra, C Schwab - Mathematics of computation, 2012 - ams.org
We consider scalar hyperbolic conservation laws in spatial dimension $ d\geq 1$ with
stochastic initial data. We prove existence and uniqueness of a random-entropy solution and …

Uncertainty quantification in stochastic systems using polynomial chaos expansion

K Sepahvand, S Marburg, HJ Hardtke - International Journal of …, 2010 - World Scientific
In recent years, extensive research has been reported about a method which is called the
generalized polynomial chaos expansion. In contrast to the sampling methods, eg, Monte …