ICCM Conferences, The 14th International Conference of Computational Methods (ICCM2023)

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Weight initialization in physics-informed neural networks to enhance consistency of mass-loss predictions for a plant cell during drying
Chanaka Prabuddha Batuwatta Gamage, C.M. Rathnayaka, H.C.P. Karunasena, M.A. Karim, Y.T. Gu

Last modified: 2023-07-19

Abstract


This study aims to highlight the significance of weight initialization towards the consistency of Physics-Informed-Neural-Network-based (PINN-based) predictions for spatiotemporal problems in engineering and science. The focus of this study is on a PINN, developed for mass transfer analysis (i.e., PINN-MT) for a single plant cell during drying. While solving Fick's law of diffusion for a cell domain and predicting mass loss and moisture concentration based on convective mass transfer at the cell wall boundary, PINN-MT utilizes moisture concentration at fresh state (i.e., undried) as an initial condition. The governing equations, boundary conditions, and initial conditions are incorporated to the corresponding PINN through the loss function [1]. Residuals of these equations and initial-and-boundary conditions are minimized during the training process of PINN, which predicts moisture concentration variations in time and space scales. However, spatiotemporal problems typically involve a large number of tunable hyperparameters that can make the training process more complicated, leading to inconsistent predictions and loss-convergence issues. This is uncommon in the context of traditional computational approaches [2]. To address this complexity associated with PINNs, pre-trained weight initialization can be adopted, enhancing the ability of PINN-MT to provide consistent solutions via automatic differentiation. In this context, this study assesses effectiveness and efficiency of PINN-MT coupled with weight initialization to address training complexities and provide consistent solutions for spatiotemporal problems in engineering and science.


Keywords


Physics informed neural networks, Weight initialization, Mass transfer, Plant cells, Food drying

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