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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Machine Learning

Background:

  • Urban drainage systems (UDS) face challenges with transient mixed flows, leading to issues like pipe bursts and geysers.
  • Traditional mechanistic modeling struggles with multi-source data integration, complex equations, and high computational costs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a data-driven model, TMF-PINN, for simulating and inverting transient mixed flow (TMF) in sewer networks.
  • To address the limitations of traditional modeling approaches in UDS.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) integrating experimental data, simulation results, and Partial Differential Equations (PDEs).
  • Introduced a status factor (α) to link open channel and pressurized flow dynamics.
  • Employed Fourier feature extraction and quadratic neural networks for high-frequency dynamic process capture.

Main Results:

  • The TMF-PINN model accurately predicts flow fields in UDS.
  • Demonstrated effectiveness through validation with three classical cases against SWMM and HLL solver.
  • Circumvented spatiotemporal resolution constraints inherent in traditional methods.

Conclusions:

  • The TMF-PINN model offers a robust and accurate solution for simulating transient mixed flows in urban drainage.
  • This data-driven approach enhances the prediction capabilities for critical events in UDS.
  • Leverages smart urban water system data for improved performance.