Inconsistent number of faces
 

Hi to all
Which means this error of blockMesh?
> FOAM FATAL ERROR : Inconsistent number of faces between block pair 2 and 4

From function blockMesh::blockMesh(IOdictionary& meshDescription)
in file createMergeList.C at line 202.

FOAM exiting
Someone can help me?
Thanks in advantage
Giuseppe

It means you've got 2 blocks y
 

It means you've got 2 blocks you are trying to connect to each other in blockMesh but they haven't got the matching number of cells in this direction or that the scaling is different.

Hrv

Trouble with blockMesh: inconsistent number of faces between block pairs 0 and 1
 

Hi all,
I tried to manipulate the blockMeshDict, but I am not able to get rid of this problem.
"inconsistent number of faces between block pairs 0 and 1" :(
Can anyone help?

blockMeshDict:

FoamFile
{
version 2.0;
format ascii;
class dictionary;
object blockMeshDict;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

convertToMeters 1;

vertices
(

(-1 39.8 -0.5)
(81 39.8 -0.5)
(-1 40.2 -0.5)
(81 40.2 -0.5)
(-1 39.8 1)
(-1 39.8 52)
(81 39.8 52)
(81 39.8 1)
(-1 40.2 1)
(-1 40.2 52)
(81 40.2 52)
(81 40.2 1)
(-1 81.2 1)
(-1 81.2 52)
(81 81.2 52)
(81 81.2 1)
(-1 -1.2 1)
(-1 -1.2 52)
(81 -1.2 52)
(81 -1.2 1)
);

blocks
(
hex (0 4 7 1 2 8 11 3) (410 2 5) simpleGrading (1 1 1)

hex (4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11) (410 2 170) simpleGrading (1 1 1)

hex (8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15) (410 205 170) simpleGrading (1 1 1)

hex (16 17 18 19 4 5 6 7) (410 205 170) simpleGrading (1 1 1)

);

boundary
(
bPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(0 4 7 1)
);
}
tPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(2 3 11 8)
);
}
fPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(0 2 8 4)
);
}

backPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(1 7 11 3)
);
}

lPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(0 1 3 2)
);
}


FPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(4 8 9 5)
(8 12 13 9)
(16 4 5 17)
);
}

BackPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(7 6 10 11)
(10 14 15 11)
(19 18 6 7)
);
}


LuPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(8 11 15 12)
);
}

LbPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(16 19 7 4)
);
}

RPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(5 6 10 9)
(9 10 14 13)
(17 18 6 5)
);
}

TuPlane
{
type patch;
faces
(
(12 15 14 13)
);
}


blPlane

{

type patch;
faces

(
(16 17 18 19)
);

}

);

................

Thank You :)

Could you post a drawing ? (about the geometry that you want to create with blockMesh)

PFA the image.Will this do?

Ok, this is the geometry that I had deduced with the points ;)

The problem is in the syntax of blocks. The correct syntax is :

Hi Rider,
Thank you very much :)
Could you explain me how to number,so that I wont make this mistake again..:p

Thank You
Turbulence.

Hi Turbulence,

You will find the explanation of the rule to use (with illustration) on the following link:

http://www.openfoam.org/docs/user/blockMesh.php



Rider.

Thank you very much Rider :)

Your welcome ;)

Inconsistent number of faces between block pair 0 and 1
 

I have same problem and dont know what is wrong with my mesh. I get error of "Inconsistent number of faces between block pair 0 and 1". Here is copy of my blockmesh dict:
FoamFile
{
version 2.0;
format ascii;
class dictionary;
object blockMeshDict;
}

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

scale 1;

vertices
(
(-296 -296.6 -5000)
(-296 -296.6 2192)
(-296 -296.6 2792)
(-296 -296.6 2992)
(-296 296.6 2992)
(-296 296.6 2792)
(-296 396.6 2792)
(-296 396.6 2192)
(-296 296.6 2192)
(-296 296.6 -5000)
(296 -296.6 -5000)
(296 -296.6 2192)
(296 -296.6 2792)
(296 -296.6 2992)
(296 296.6 2992)
(296 296.6 2792)
(296 396.6 2792)
(296 396.6 2192)
(296 296.6 2192)
(296 296.6 -5000)

);
blocks
(
hex (0 9 8 1 10 19 18 11) (16 16 194) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
hex (1 8 5 2 11 18 15 12) (16 16 22) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
hex (2 5 4 3 12 15 14 13) (16 16 5) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
hex (8 7 6 5 18 17 16 15) (16 2 22) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
);

edges
(
);

boundary
(
frontAndBack
{
type wall;
faces
(
(10 11 18 19)
(11 12 15 18)
(12 13 14 15)
(18 15 16 17)
(9 8 1 0)
(8 5 2 1)
(5 4 3 2)
(7 6 5 8)
);
}
walls
{
type wall;
faces
(
(0 1 11 10)
(1 2 12 11)
(2 3 13 12)
(15 14 4 5)
(16 15 5 6)
(18 17 7 8)
(19 18 8 9)
);
}
outlet
{
type patch;
faces
(
(0 10 19 9)
);
}
inletone
{
type patch;
faces
(
(3 13 14 4)
);
}
inlettwo
{
type patch;
faces
(
(17 16 6 7)
);
}
);

Could you please help me how to solve this problem?
Thanks alot!

Inconsistent number of specified cell
 

I am reviving this thread, since i found a problem that is not listed here. It could help somebody.

This errror can appear also if the number of specified cell in the same direction is different. In example:
(50 10 1)
(50 20 1)

It is logical, but still i made it wrong the first time :p

same problem
 

Creating block offsets
Creating merge list

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR:
Inconsistent number of faces between block pair 0 and 1

From function void Foam::blockMesh::calcMergeInfo()
in file blockMesh/blockMeshMerge.C at line 222.

FOAM exiting


blockMesh file

convertToMeters 1;

vertices
(
(0 0 -0.01) //0
(0.1 0 -0.01) //1
(0.234 0.02127 -0.01) //2
(0.279 0.308 -0.01) //3
(0.659 0.308 -0.01) //4
(0.8545 0 -0.01) //5
(0 0.321 -0.01) //6
(0.1 0.321 -0.01) //7
(0.234 0.321 -0.01) //8
(0.279 0.321 -0.01) //9
(0.659 0.321 -0.01) //10
(0.8545 0.321 -0.01) //11
(0 0 0.01) //12
(0.1 0 0.01) //13
(0.234 0.02127 0.01) //14
(0.279 0.308 0.01) //15
(0.659 0.308 0.01) //16
(0.8545 0 0.01) //17
(0 0.321 0.01) //18
(0.1 0.321 0.01) //19
(0.234 0.321 0.01) //20
(0.279 0.321 0.01) //21
(0.659 0.321 0.01) //22
(0.8545 0.321 0.01) //23


);

blocks
(
hex (0 1 7 6 12 13 19 18) (110 110 1) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
hex (1 2 8 7 13 14 20 19) (110 456 1) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
hex (2 3 9 8 14 15 21 20) (110 300 1) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
hex (3 4 10 9 15 16 22 21) (110 1454 1) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
hex (4 5 11 10 16 17 23 22) (110 718 1) simpleGrading (1 1 1)
);

edges
(
);

boundary
(
inlet
{
type patch;
faces
(
(0 12 18 6)
);
}
outlet
{
type patch;
faces
(
(5 11 23 17)
);
}
bottom
{
type symmetryPlane;
faces
(
(0 1 13 12)
);
}
top
{
type patch;
faces
(
(6 18 19 7)
(7 19 20 8)
(8 20 21 9)
(9 21 22 10)
(10 22 23 11)
);
}
obstacle
{
type wall;
faces
(
(1 2 14 13)
(2 3 15 14)
(3 4 16 15)
(4 5 17 16)
);
}
);

mergePatchPairs
(
);


can anyone please address my problem?

geometry attached here

I know this is old but, the link is no longer working. Is there an updated link @rider???

Thanks!