Geometry Matters: Benchmarking Scientific ML Approaches for Flow Prediction around Complex Geometries

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.01453v1
• Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 00:23:15 GMT
• Title: Geometry Matters: Benchmarking Scientific ML Approaches for Flow Prediction around Complex Geometries
• Authors: Ali Rabeh, Ethan Herron, Aditya Balu, Soumik Sarkar, Chinmay Hegde, Adarsh Krishnamurthy, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian,
• Abstract summary: Rapid yet accurate simulations of fluid dynamics around complex geometries is critical in a variety of engineering and scientific applications. While scientific machine learning (SciML) has shown promise, most studies are constrained to simple geometries. This study addresses this gap by benchmarking diverse SciML models for fluid flow prediction over intricate geometries.
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• Abstract: Rapid yet accurate simulations of fluid dynamics around complex geometries is critical in a variety of engineering and scientific applications, including aerodynamics and biomedical flows. However, while scientific machine learning (SciML) has shown promise, most studies are constrained to simple geometries, leaving complex, real-world scenarios underexplored. This study addresses this gap by benchmarking diverse SciML models, including neural operators and vision transformer-based foundation models, for fluid flow prediction over intricate geometries. Using a high-fidelity dataset of steady-state flows across various geometries, we evaluate the impact of geometric representations -- Signed Distance Fields (SDF) and binary masks -- on model accuracy, scalability, and generalization. Central to this effort is the introduction of a novel, unified scoring framework that integrates metrics for global accuracy, boundary layer fidelity, and physical consistency to enable a robust, comparative evaluation of model performance. Our findings demonstrate that foundation models significantly outperform neural operators, particularly in data-limited scenarios, and that SDF representations yield superior results with sufficient training data. Despite these advancements, all models struggle with out-of-distribution generalization, highlighting a critical challenge for future SciML applications. By advancing both evaluation methodologies and modeling capabilities, this work paves the way for robust and scalable ML solutions for fluid dynamics across complex geometries.

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