1% convergence criteria with SWFS 2013?

drdet · February 3, 2015, 10:26

Is there a way I can set goals to achieve 1% convergence using SWFS 2013? I like this feature in 2015, but not all of the computers I use have the latest version. I tried setting an equation goal: "{GG Av Static Pressure}/100" and then set the criterion for that goal = 0.0001 just to see what would happen, but it doesn't really work the way I hoped.

Boris_M · February 9, 2015, 05:24

No, this feature was introduced with the latest version and it cannot be done in older versions. You will have to set it manually as an actual value and not percentage but as the value changes, the values you selected are fix.

The way you tried it with an equation goal will give you the 1% value which over the iterations changes and the goal criteria set to 0.0001 is basically a 0.01% fluctuation you allow of that 1% value. So this is not the same as the new percentage way in 2015.

Boris

February 3, 2015, 10:26	1% convergence criteria with SWFS 2013?	#1
drdet New Member Dan Hofstetter Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 14	Is there a way I can set goals to achieve 1% convergence using SWFS 2013? I like this feature in 2015, but not all of the computers I use have the latest version. I tried setting an equation goal: "{GG Av Static Pressure}/100" and then set the criterion for that goal = 0.0001 just to see what would happen, but it doesn't really work the way I hoped.

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February 9, 2015, 05:24		#2
Boris_M Disabled Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 616 Rep Power: 23	No, this feature was introduced with the latest version and it cannot be done in older versions. You will have to set it manually as an actual value and not percentage but as the value changes, the values you selected are fix. The way you tried it with an equation goal will give you the 1% value which over the iterations changes and the goal criteria set to 0.0001 is basically a 0.01% fluctuation you allow of that 1% value. So this is not the same as the new percentage way in 2015. Boris