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A GAN-BASED SURROGATE MODEL FOR INSTANTANEOUS MULTIDIMENSIONAL URBAN WIND FLOW PREDICTION

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Chen_cornell_0058O_12401.pdf (4.92 MB)
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2026-06-18
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https://doi.org/10.7298/57x8-fx06
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/117415
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Author
Chen, Kefan
Abstract

This study proposes an improved GAN-based surrogate model for rapid urban wind environment prediction. By integrating multi-dimensional geometric and physical information—such as multi-height signed distance fields, building and airspace boundaries, and wind direction—into unified multi-channel .npz format tensors, the model simultaneously predicts multiple wind variables (Ux, Uy, Uz, p) and more accurately captures complex 3D features. Compared to previous models, the proposed method achieves lower mean squared error (MSE) and higher structural similarity index (SSIM) across both simple and complex geometries. Despite increased input and output dimensionality, the model maintains fast inference speeds, requiring only ~4 seconds per case, significantly outperforming traditional CFD simulations. All training data are generated in OpenFOAM, ensuring consistency and reproducibility. Moreover, the model infers spatial scaling implicitly through SDFs, enhancing generalizability across diverse urban morphologies. Overall, this work provides an efficient and scalable approach for real-time urban wind flow prediction.

Description
35 pages
Date Issued
2025-05
Keywords
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
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Generative Adversarial Network (GAN)
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Pedestrian thermal comfort
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Surrogate model
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Urban Design
Committee Chair
Dogan, Timur
Committee Member
Hariharan, Bharath
Degree Discipline
Architecture
Degree Name
M.S., Architecture
Degree Level
Master of Science
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/16938337

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