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The effect of variations in experimental and computational fidelity on data assimilation approaches

The effect of variations in experimental and computational fidelity on data assimilation approaches
The effect of variations in experimental and computational fidelity on data assimilation approaches
We conduct a comprehensive analysis of two data assimilation methods: the first utilizes the discrete adjoint approach with a correction applied to the production term of the turbulence transport equation, preserving the Boussinesq approximation. The second is a state observer method that implements a correction in the momentum equations alongside a turbulence model, both applied to fluid dynamics simulations. We investigate the impact of varying computational mesh resolutions and experimental data resolutions on the performance of these methods within the context of a periodic hill test case. Our findings reveal the distinct strengths and limitations of both methods, which successfully assimilate data to improve the accuracy of a RANS simulation. The performance of the variational model correction method is independent of input data and computational mesh resolutions. The state observer method, on the other hand, is sensitive to the resolution of the input data and CFD mesh.
Data assimilation, Discrete adjoint, Separated flow, State observer, Turbulence modelling, Variational method
0935-4964
431-450
Thompson, Craig
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Cadambi Padmanaban, Uttam
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Ganapathisubramani, Bharath
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Symon, Sean
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Thompson, Craig
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Cadambi Padmanaban, Uttam
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Ganapathisubramani, Bharath
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Symon, Sean
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Thompson, Craig, Cadambi Padmanaban, Uttam, Ganapathisubramani, Bharath and Symon, Sean (2024) The effect of variations in experimental and computational fidelity on data assimilation approaches. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 38 (3), 431-450. (doi:10.1007/s00162-024-00708-y).

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We conduct a comprehensive analysis of two data assimilation methods: the first utilizes the discrete adjoint approach with a correction applied to the production term of the turbulence transport equation, preserving the Boussinesq approximation. The second is a state observer method that implements a correction in the momentum equations alongside a turbulence model, both applied to fluid dynamics simulations. We investigate the impact of varying computational mesh resolutions and experimental data resolutions on the performance of these methods within the context of a periodic hill test case. Our findings reveal the distinct strengths and limitations of both methods, which successfully assimilate data to improve the accuracy of a RANS simulation. The performance of the variational model correction method is independent of input data and computational mesh resolutions. The state observer method, on the other hand, is sensitive to the resolution of the input data and CFD mesh.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 June 2024
e-pub ahead of print date: 2 July 2024
Published date: 2 July 2024
Additional Information: Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
Keywords: Data assimilation, Discrete adjoint, Separated flow, State observer, Turbulence modelling, Variational method

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Local EPrints ID: 491853
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/491853
ISSN: 0935-4964
PURE UUID: 9545e043-b972-4711-90a9-1923b7243442
ORCID for Bharath Ganapathisubramani: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9817-0486

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Date deposited: 04 Jul 2024 17:18
Last modified: 12 Dec 2024 02:43

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Author: Craig Thompson
Author: Uttam Cadambi Padmanaban
Author: Sean Symon

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