Model Order Reduction of Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics Using POD_Galerkin and Reservoir Computing_based Approach
Organizations: Mathematics Area, mathLab, SISSA, via Bonomea 265, I-34136 Trieste, Italy · Biorobotics Institute, SMART Lab, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy · Department of Computer Science, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Abstract
We investigate model order reduction (MOR) strategies for simulating unsteady hemodynamics within cerebrovascular systems, contrasting a physics-based intrusive approach with a data-driven non-intrusive framework. High-fidelity 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) snapshots of an idealised basilar artery bifurcation are first compressed into a low-dimensional latent space using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD). We evaluate the performance of a POD-Galerkin (POD-G) model, which projects the Navier-Stokes equations onto the reduced basis, against a POD-Reservoir Computing (POD-RC) model that learns the temporal evolution of coefficients through a recurrent architecture. A multi-harmonic and multi-amplitude training signal is introduced to improve training efficiency. Both methodologies achieve computational speed-ups on the order of 10^2 to 10^3 compared to full-order simulations, demonstrating their potential as efficient and accurate surrogates for predicting flow quantities such as wall shear stress.
Figures & tables
| Method | Training Time (s) | Online Time (s) | Speedup vs FOM |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-Fidelity CFD | 12,000 | 12,000 | 1.0 |
| POD–Galerkin | 15 | 10 | 1,000 |
| Reservoir Computing | 2 | 0.1 | 100,000 |
Reduced-Order Modeling
Reduced-order modeling builds compact approximations of complex systems to make simulation, prediction, and control more efficient.
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