Abstract Scope |
In this presentation, our recent work on physics-aware recurrent convolutional neural networks (PARC) will be discussed. PARC is a deep neural network that embodies a network architecture mirroring how traditional numerical simulation packages solve physics-governing differential equations. PARC was found to be capable of predicting the intricate, extreme thermomechanics of energetic materials such as explosives and propellants, with high resolution of details and accuracy comparable to those of traditional direct numerical solvers. Yet, PARC presented multiple orders of magnitude acceleration in computing speed from hours on high-performance clusters for traditional solvers to a few seconds on a laptop for PARC. This presentation will delve into the innovations and potential that PARC presents to the energetic materials community, as well as its scientific contribution in comparison to other existing physics-informed machine learning models. Current limitations and research opportunities of PARC for EM research will also be discussed. |