Deep Learning-Based Characterization of Detonation-Cell Size Distributions in Soot-Foil Records

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.03764v1
• Date: Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:32:39 GMT
• Title: Deep Learning-Based Characterization of Detonation-Cell Size Distributions in Soot-Foil Records
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel method for automated recognition and high-order feature extraction of detonation cells based on deep learning instance segmentation (Mask R-CNN)<n>Results indicate high pixel-level agreement in benchmark validations and strong robustness against noise in complex real-world soot foils.<n>The proposed method enhances the efficiency and objectivity of statistical analysis, providing a powerful data extraction tool for experimental and numerical soot foils.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The geometric size and regularity of detonation cells are key physical parameters for characterizing detonation waves. Traditional manual measurement of soot foils is time-consuming and subjective, while existing computer vision techniques often exhibit poor generalization on real experimental images with high noise, blurred boundaries, and severe overlapping. To address this, we propose a novel method for automated recognition and high-order feature extraction of detonation cells based on deep learning instance segmentation (Mask R-CNN). By constructing a custom heterogeneous dataset (numerical simulations and physical experiments) and integrating transfer learning, the model achieves accurate pixel-level mask prediction within highly noisy flow fields. Results indicate high pixel-level agreement in benchmark validations and strong robustness against noise in complex real-world soot foils. Predicted average cell sizes agree well with manual measurements, yielding relative errors under 2% and 3.5% for regular and irregular conditions, respectively. Sensitivity ablation experiments confirm the model's scale adaptability and guided the establishment of a standardized preprocessing paradigm for appropriate image patching. Overcoming the limitation of extracting only global average sizes, this model achieves automated tracking of the transient spatial evolution of cell sizes along the propagation direction. Furthermore, it quantitatively extracts high-order regularity features, such as the irregularity index (RI) and standard deviation of cell deflection angles, demonstrating consistency with theoretical expectations. The proposed method enhances the efficiency and objectivity of statistical analysis, providing a powerful data extraction tool for experimental and numerical soot foils.

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