Residuals

ijk · June 1, 2010, 06:26

Hi all,

Please could someone advise whether these residuals attached look normal and could be described as converged ? I am running a transient simulation of a fan with adaptive time stepping. I am also plotting the mass flow through the fan as another means of judging convergence.

ghorrocks · June 1, 2010, 18:32

You have to be the judge of that. Run a convergence sensitivity check and find out for yourself (ie - run a looser convergence and a tighter convergence and see how converged you are compared to the accuracy you are looking for).

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June 1, 2010, 18:32		#2
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,703 Rep Power: 143	You have to be the judge of that. Run a convergence sensitivity check and find out for yourself (ie - run a looser convergence and a tighter convergence and see how converged you are compared to the accuracy you are looking for).