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Old   September 26, 2018, 04:51
Default How to initialize a simulation from RANS to URANS
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Hi

I am trying to restart a simulation from RANS to URANS

I changed my physics model for the .def file and then in that what should I do with the intialization tab for the domains ?

Then I have the RANS results as .res file.

I know somewhere I have to upload it, but I am running it in cluster so I have a script for it there I normally to restart the case I give
-def flename.def -ini filename.res -ccl filename.ccl

so will this way it works for RANS to URANS as well ? If yes what about the intialization tab in the CFX Pre ?
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Old   September 26, 2018, 05:39
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Sure it will work.
In Pre, you only get a warning that a transient run requires an initial guess. Therefore it would like you to set some values. But you can safely ignore this. Pre doesn't know yet that you have the best initial guess available: your steady state run.
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Perfect Gert Jan !!

But lets say I want to run an LES case with very refined mesh, in that case if I need to have an intial guess, I need to run the same fine mesh a RANS simulation and then only I can use it for the intialization right ? I cant use another coarse mesh results and use that to initialize the LES simulation ?
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You can use any mesh you like for initialization. You can even interpolate a car on a ship, or a pump on your windmill. CFX doesn't care. You are in control, you should make a clever choice.

Please read the output file. There a lot of info is given on the interpolation/initialisation process. It will tell you if the volumes of the different meshes fit, how many nodes are on the same spot, etc, etc.
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Thanks again. No I was just asking if its a good practise to do like that ? to use different mesh results for intialization of another simulation.
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If the initial condition mesh is the same as the continuing mesh then you don't need to do interpolation and that is an advantage. But the interpolator is rarely a problem so do not get too concerned if your meshes are different.

What is more important is that the flow described in the initial conditions are actually representative of what you are trying to do.
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