Vortex-U-Net: An efficient and effective vortex detection approach based on U-Net structure

Liang Deng, Wenchun Bao, Yueqing Wang, Zhigong Yang, Dan Zhao, Fang Wang, Chongke Bi, Yang Guo

Abstract: Highlights•Proposing a novel vortex detection method, termed Vortex-U-Net.•Combining the characteristics of both global and local vortex detection methods.•The first time to take vorticity fields as the inputs.•Designing a novel physical loss function.•Exhibiting high performance and better generalization with less time.