In the present study, a nonlinear system identification approach based on a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network is applied for the prediction of transonic buffet aerodynamics. The identification approach is applied as a reduced-order modeling (ROM) technique for an efficient computation of time-varying integral quantities such as aerodynamic force and moment coefficients. Therefore, the nonlinear identification procedure as well as the generalization of the ROM are presented. The training data set for the LSTM–ROM is provided by performing forced-motion unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes simulations. Subsequent to the training process, the ROM is applied for the computation of the aerodynamic integral quantities associated with transonic buffet. The performance of the trained ROM is demonstrated by computing the aerodynamic loads of the NACA0012 airfoil investigated at transonic freestream conditions. In contrast to previous studies considering only a pitching excitation, both the pitch and plunge degrees of freedom of the airfoil are individually and simultaneously excited by means of an user-defined training signal. Therefore, strong nonlinear effects are considered for the training of the ROM. By comparing the results with a full-order computational fluid dynamics solution, a good prediction capability of the presented ROM method is indicated. However, compared to the results of previous studies including only the airfoil pitching excitation, a slightly reduced prediction performance is shown.
Airfoil buffet aerodynamics at plunge and pitch excitation based on long short-term memory neural network prediction
CEAS Aeronaut J
CEAS Aeronautical Journal ; 13 , 1 ; 45-55
2022-01-01
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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