Function Estimation in Inverse Heat Transfer Problems Based on Parameter Estimation Approach

A new sensitivity analysis scheme is presented based on explicit expressions for sensitivity coefficients to estimate timewise varying heat flux in heat conduction problems over irregular geometries using the transient readings of a <i>single</i> sensor. There is no prior information ava...

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Main Author: Farzad Mohebbi
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/17/4410
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description A new sensitivity analysis scheme is presented based on explicit expressions for sensitivity coefficients to estimate timewise varying heat flux in heat conduction problems over irregular geometries using the transient readings of a <i>single</i> sensor. There is no prior information available on the functional form of the unknown heat flux; hence, the inverse problem is regarded as a function estimation problem and sensitivity and adjoint problems are involved in the solution of the inverse problem to recover the unknown heat flux. However, using the proposed sensitivity analysis scheme, one can compute all sensitivity coefficients explicitly in only one direct problem solution at each iteration without the need for solving the sensitivity and adjoint problems. In other words, the functional form of the unknown heat flux can be numerically estimated by using the parameter estimation approach. In this method, the irregular shape of heat-conducting body is meshed using the boundary-fitted grid generation (elliptic) method. Explicit expressions are given to compute the sensitivity coefficients efficiently and the steepest-descent method is used as the minimization method to minimize the objective function and reach the solution. Three test cases are presented to confirm the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed inverse analysis.
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spelling doaj.art-badba28600e54fadba546e9174667e9d2023-11-20T11:29:52ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732020-08-011317441010.3390/en13174410Function Estimation in Inverse Heat Transfer Problems Based on Parameter Estimation ApproachFarzad Mohebbi0Zienkiewicz Centre for Computational Engineering, Bay Campus, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Fabian Way, Crymlyn Burrows, Swansea SA18EN, UKA new sensitivity analysis scheme is presented based on explicit expressions for sensitivity coefficients to estimate timewise varying heat flux in heat conduction problems over irregular geometries using the transient readings of a <i>single</i> sensor. There is no prior information available on the functional form of the unknown heat flux; hence, the inverse problem is regarded as a function estimation problem and sensitivity and adjoint problems are involved in the solution of the inverse problem to recover the unknown heat flux. However, using the proposed sensitivity analysis scheme, one can compute all sensitivity coefficients explicitly in only one direct problem solution at each iteration without the need for solving the sensitivity and adjoint problems. In other words, the functional form of the unknown heat flux can be numerically estimated by using the parameter estimation approach. In this method, the irregular shape of heat-conducting body is meshed using the boundary-fitted grid generation (elliptic) method. Explicit expressions are given to compute the sensitivity coefficients efficiently and the steepest-descent method is used as the minimization method to minimize the objective function and reach the solution. Three test cases are presented to confirm the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed inverse analysis.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/17/4410inverse heat transfersteepest-descent methodsensitivity analysisfunction estimationbody-fitted grid generationtimewise varying heat flux
spellingShingle Farzad Mohebbi
Function Estimation in Inverse Heat Transfer Problems Based on Parameter Estimation Approach
Energies
inverse heat transfer
steepest-descent method
sensitivity analysis
function estimation
body-fitted grid generation
timewise varying heat flux
title Function Estimation in Inverse Heat Transfer Problems Based on Parameter Estimation Approach
title_full Function Estimation in Inverse Heat Transfer Problems Based on Parameter Estimation Approach
title_fullStr Function Estimation in Inverse Heat Transfer Problems Based on Parameter Estimation Approach
title_full_unstemmed Function Estimation in Inverse Heat Transfer Problems Based on Parameter Estimation Approach
title_short Function Estimation in Inverse Heat Transfer Problems Based on Parameter Estimation Approach
title_sort function estimation in inverse heat transfer problems based on parameter estimation approach
topic inverse heat transfer
steepest-descent method
sensitivity analysis
function estimation
body-fitted grid generation
timewise varying heat flux
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/17/4410
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