Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame Data

The Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) method is widely employed in turbulent combustion simulations due to its high accuracy and computational efficiency. However, the model’s ability to capture turbulent combustion interactions is limited by the shape of the presumed probability density function (P...

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Main Authors: Guihua Zhang, Jiayue Liu, Yuxin Wu, Guangxi Yue
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3546
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description The Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) method is widely employed in turbulent combustion simulations due to its high accuracy and computational efficiency. However, the model’s ability to capture turbulent combustion interactions is limited by the shape of the presumed probability density function (PDF) of the mixture fraction and progress variable. To construct a conditional <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> PDF with better performance, a systematic PDF modeling and analysis framework coupled with machine learning methods based on the sparse experimental data was proposed. A comparative analysis was conducted for five machine learning methods across two experimental datasets using this framework. The results demonstrate that the random forest algorithm represents the optimal choice when both training complexity and predictive performance are comprehensively considered. To expand the model’s applicable range, a data fusion strategy was applied in different machine learning methods. The effectiveness of data fusion is demonstrated by comparative analysis between single-dataset and fused-dataset models. The analysis of convex hull in low-dimensional space reveals the fundamental mechanism of data fusion in the FGM-PDF method, which is significantly important to construct a data-driven PDF model in sparse-data scenarios with much better performance.
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spelling doaj-art-62b28ff5fb974df8901dc5218e298fe02025-08-20T03:50:21ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-07-011813354610.3390/en18133546Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame DataGuihua Zhang0Jiayue Liu1Yuxin Wu2Guangxi Yue3Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaKey Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaKey Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaKey Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaThe Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) method is widely employed in turbulent combustion simulations due to its high accuracy and computational efficiency. However, the model’s ability to capture turbulent combustion interactions is limited by the shape of the presumed probability density function (PDF) of the mixture fraction and progress variable. To construct a conditional <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>β</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> PDF with better performance, a systematic PDF modeling and analysis framework coupled with machine learning methods based on the sparse experimental data was proposed. A comparative analysis was conducted for five machine learning methods across two experimental datasets using this framework. The results demonstrate that the random forest algorithm represents the optimal choice when both training complexity and predictive performance are comprehensively considered. To expand the model’s applicable range, a data fusion strategy was applied in different machine learning methods. The effectiveness of data fusion is demonstrated by comparative analysis between single-dataset and fused-dataset models. The analysis of convex hull in low-dimensional space reveals the fundamental mechanism of data fusion in the FGM-PDF method, which is significantly important to construct a data-driven PDF model in sparse-data scenarios with much better performance.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3546probability density functionmachine learningflamelet generated manifolddata fusion
spellingShingle Guihua Zhang
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Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame Data
Energies
probability density function
machine learning
flamelet generated manifold
data fusion
title Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame Data
title_full Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame Data
title_fullStr Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame Data
title_full_unstemmed Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame Data
title_short Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame Data
title_sort novel data driven pdf modeling in fgm method based on sparse turbulent flame data
topic probability density function
machine learning
flamelet generated manifold
data fusion
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/13/3546
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