[sam.ho]

Hi FOamers

I am a biginner and running my first case.. Please help me over come this error
sml5kor@BMH301562:~/OpenFOAM/sml5kor-2.2.1/run/Sangamesh-block$ icoFoam
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| ========= | |
| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
| \\ / O peration | Version: 2.2.1 |
| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
| \\/ M anipulation | |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build : 2.2.1-57f3c3617a2d
Exec : icoFoam
Date : Oct 04 2013
Time : 15:22:18
Host : "BMH301562"
PID : 5910
Case : /home/sml5kor/OpenFOAM/sml5kor-2.2.1/run/Sangamesh-block
nProcs : 1
sigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster
allowSystemOperations : Disallowing user-supplied system call operations

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

Create mesh for time = 0

Reading transportProperties

Reading field p



--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
Cannot find patchField entry for movingWall

file: /home/sml5kor/OpenFOAM/sml5kor-2.2.1/run/Sangamesh-block/0/p.boundaryField from line 27 to line 41.

From function GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::GeometricBoundaryField::readField(const DimensionedField<Type, GeoMesh>&, const dictionary&)
in file /home/sml5kor/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.2.1/src/OpenFOAM/lnInclude/GeometricBoundaryField.C at line 198.

FOAM exiting

sml5kor@BMH301562:~/OpenFOAM/sml5kor-2.2.1/run/Sangamesh-block$

and initial condition for pressure P is as follows
dimensions [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];

internalField uniform 0;

boundaryField
{
movingwall
{
inlet
{
type freestreamPressure;
}
outlet
{
type freestreamPressure;
}
}
fixedWalls
{
type zeroGradient;
}

frontAndBack
{
type empty;
}
}

[nimasam]

--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
Cannot find patchField entry for movingWall

file: /home/sml5kor/OpenFOAM/sml5kor-2.2.1/run/Sangamesh-block/0/p.boundaryField from line 27 to line 41.

From function GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::GeometricBoundaryField::readField(const DimensionedField<Type, GeoMesh>&, const dictionary&)
in file /home/sml5kor/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.2.1/src/OpenFOAM/lnInclude/GeometricBoundaryField.C at line 198.

FOAM exiting

where is moving wall patch in pressure (p) file in directory 0?

[zhengzh5]

Originally Posted by sam.ho

Hi FOamers

I am a biginner and running my first case.. Please help me over come this error
sml5kor@BMH301562:~/OpenFOAM/sml5kor-2.2.1/run/Sangamesh-block$ icoFoam
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| ========= | |
| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
| \\ / O peration | Version: 2.2.1 |
| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
| \\/ M anipulation | |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build : 2.2.1-57f3c3617a2d
Exec : icoFoam
Date : Oct 04 2013
Time : 15:22:18
Host : "BMH301562"
PID : 5910
Case : /home/sml5kor/OpenFOAM/sml5kor-2.2.1/run/Sangamesh-block
nProcs : 1
sigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster
allowSystemOperations : Disallowing user-supplied system call operations

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

Create mesh for time = 0

Reading transportProperties

Reading field p



--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
Cannot find patchField entry for movingWall

file: /home/sml5kor/OpenFOAM/sml5kor-2.2.1/run/Sangamesh-block/0/p.boundaryField from line 27 to line 41.

From function GeometricField<Type, PatchField, GeoMesh>::GeometricBoundaryField::readField(const DimensionedField<Type, GeoMesh>&, const dictionary&)
in file /home/sml5kor/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.2.1/src/OpenFOAM/lnInclude/GeometricBoundaryField.C at line 198.

FOAM exiting

sml5kor@BMH301562:~/OpenFOAM/sml5kor-2.2.1/run/Sangamesh-block$

and initial condition for pressure P is as follows
dimensions [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];

internalField uniform 0;

boundaryField
{
movingwall
{
inlet
{
type freestreamPressure;
}
outlet
{
type freestreamPressure;
}
}
fixedWalls
{
type zeroGradient;
}

frontAndBack
{
type empty;
}
}

why do you have inlet and outlet nested inside movingwall? shouldn't it be a patch of its own.

[sam.ho]

Thank you for suggestion.. Now resolved the issue...