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most citedEffective control of two-dimensional Rayleigh--Bénard convection: invariant multi-agent reinforcement learning is all you need

57 citations · 108 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

physics.flu-dyn2025★ 2 cited

Improving turbulence control through explainable deep learning

Miguel Beneitez, Andres Cremades, Luca Guastoni +1

Turbulent-flow control aims to develop strategies that effectively manipulate fluid systems, such as the reduction of drag in transportation and enhancing energy efficiency, both c…

physics.flu-dyn2025

Deep-reinforcement-learning-based separation control in a two-dimensional airfoil

Xavier Garcia, Arnau Miró, Pol Suárez +5

The aim of this study is to discover new active-flow-control (AFC) techniques for separation mitigation in a two-dimensional NACA 0012 airfoil at a Reynolds number of 3000. To find…

physics.flu-dyn2024★ 2 cited

On Deep-Learning-Based Closures for Algebraic Surrogate Models of Turbulent Flows

Benet Eiximeno, Marcial Sanchís-Agudo, Arnau Miró +3

A deep-learning-based closure model to address energy loss in low-dimensional surrogate models based on proper-orthogonal-decomposition (POD) modes is introduced. Using a transform…

cs.AI2024★ 2 cited

Navigation in a simplified Urban Flow through Deep Reinforcement Learning

Federica Tonti, Jean Rabault, Ricardo Vinuesa

The increasing number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in urban environments requires a strategy to minimize their environmental impact, both in terms of energy efficiency and no…

physics.flu-dyn2024★ 7 cited

Deep reinforcement learning for the management of the wall regeneration cycle in wall-bounded turbulent flows

Giorgio Maria Cavallazzi, Luca Guastoni, Ricardo Vinuesa +1

The wall cycle in wall-bounded turbulent flows is a complex turbulence regeneration mechanism that remains not fully understood. This study explores the potential of deep reinforce…

physics.flu-dyn2024

Multi-agent reinforcement learning for the control of three-dimensional Rayleigh-Bénard convection

Joel Vasanth, Jean Rabault, Francisco Alcántara-Ávila +2

Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has found application in numerous use-cases pertaining to flow control. Multi-agent RL (MARL), a variant of DRL, has shown to be more effective th…

cs.LG2024★ 4 cited

Advanced deep-reinforcement-learning methods for flow control: group-invariant and positional-encoding networks improve learning speed and quality

Joongoo Jeon, Jean Rabault, Joel Vasanth +3

Flow control is key to maximize energy efficiency in a wide range of applications. However, traditional flow-control methods face significant challenges in addressing non-linear sy…

physics.flu-dyn2024★ 5 cited

Active flow control for drag reduction through multi-agent reinforcement learning on a turbulent cylinder at

P. Suárez, F. Álcantara-Ávila, A. Miró +4

This study presents novel drag reduction active-flow-control (AFC) strategies} for a three-dimensional cylinder immersed in a flow at a Reynolds number based on freestream velocity…

physics.flu-dyn2024

Flow control of three-dimensional cylinders transitioning to turbulence via multi-agent reinforcement learning

P. Suárez, F. Alcántara-Ávila, J. Rabault +4

Designing active-flow-control (AFC) strategies for three-dimensional (3D) bluff bodies is a challenging task with critical industrial implications. In this study we explore the pot…

cs.LG2024★ 1 cited

Decoding complexity: how machine learning is redefining scientific discovery

Ricardo Vinuesa, Paola Cinnella, Jean Rabault +10

As modern scientific instruments generate vast amounts of data and the volume of information in the scientific literature continues to grow, machine learning (ML) has become an ess…

physics.flu-dyn2024★ 13 cited

Active flow control of a turbulent separation bubble through deep reinforcement learning

Bernat Font, Francisco Alcántara-Ávila, Jean Rabault +2

The control efficacy of classical periodic forcing and deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is assessed for a turbulent separation bubble (TSB) at on the upstream region be…

cs.LG2024

Solving Partial Differential Equations with Equivariant Extreme Learning Machines

Hans Harder, Jean Rabault, Ricardo Vinuesa +2

We utilize extreme-learning machines for the prediction of partial differential equations (PDEs). Our method splits the state space into multiple windows that are predicted individ…

physics.flu-dyn2023

Drag-reduction strategies in wall-bounded turbulent flows using deep reinforcement learning

L. Guastoni, J. Rabault, H. Azizpour +1

In this work we compare different drag-reduction strategies that compute their actuation based on the fluctuations at a given wall-normal location in turbulent open channel flow. I…

physics.flu-dyn2023★ 12 cited

Active flow control for three-dimensional cylinders through deep reinforcement learning

Pol Suárez, Francisco Alcántara-Ávila, Arnau Miró +4

This paper presents for the first time successful results of active flow control with multiple independently controlled zero-net-mass-flux synthetic jets. The jets are placed on a…

physics.flu-dyn2023★ 57 cited

Effective control of two-dimensional Rayleigh--Bénard convection: invariant multi-agent reinforcement learning is all you need

Colin Vignon, Jean Rabault, Joel Vasanth +3

Rayleigh-Bénard convection (RBC) is a recurrent phenomenon in several industrial and geoscience flows and a well-studied system from a fundamental fluid-mechanics viewpoint. Howeve…

physics.flu-dyn2023★ 1 cited

Deep reinforcement learning for turbulent drag reduction in channel flows

L. Guastoni, J. Rabault, P. Schlatter +2

We introduce a reinforcement learning (RL) environment to design and benchmark control strategies aimed at reducing drag in turbulent fluid flows enclosed in a channel. The environ…

physics.flu-dyn2022★ 2 cited

Deep reinforcement learning for flow control exploits different physics for increasing Reynolds-number regimes

Pau Varela, Pol Suárez, Francisco Alcántara-Ávila +6

Deep artificial neural networks (ANNs) used together with deep reinforcement learning (DRL) are receiving growing attention due to their capabilities to control complex problems. T…