ResearchResearch paperHardware & Compute · Efficiency & Inference · Robotics & Embodied AI1 source · Oct 8, 2026

Cova-PINN: Cross-Domain Conservation Physics-Informed Neural Network for Fluid-Solid Conjugate Heat Transfer in Complex Geometries

Multi-domain physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) flexibly model medium-specific representations to solve fluid--solid conjugate heat transfer (CHT).

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  • However, standard multi-domain PINNs enforce governing equations and interface conditions on separately sampled domain supports, which can yield plausible temperature fields but inaccurate end-to-end energy transfer and outlet temperatures.
  • We propose Cova-PINN, a multi-domain PINN framework that aligns conservation support with thermal interaction paths in complex geometries.
  • Cova-PINN jointly optimizes cross-domain composite control-volume balances at the local scale and paired-wall closure at the global exchanger scale.
  • We evaluate Cova-PINN on four triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) heat exchangers and a geometrically distinct DualMS design against CHT-specific, optimization-oriented, and complex-geometry PINN baselines under a common protocol.

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