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Old   March 13, 2008, 12:48
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amine
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Hi,

if the RMS values on the solver oscillate (hold around a value),what could be the cause ;poor mesh quality or simply a large timestep ,or both ?

thanks
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Old   March 13, 2008, 13:03
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Please see the following link in this forum's FAQ for advice:

http://www.cfd-online.com/Wiki/Ansys...gence_criteria

Good luck. Andy
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Old   March 14, 2008, 14:45
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I had a similar problem although it was with energy balances. Refining the mesh and using double precision made a huge difference.
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