FloTHERM outputs nonsensical residuals

Liquid774 · February 21, 2012, 20:58

Hello

I am running a copy of FloTHERM on a cluster VM which has worked fine in the past, however, now when solving the iteration count oscillates rather than going forward. Has anyone seen anything like this before? Thanks for the help.

I attached an image of the residuals.

RobinB · February 22, 2012, 09:17

Looks like you've got 2 solves going on for the same project at the same time. Not common or easy to achieve. Would advise you stop, reinitialise and kick off just one solve again.

Liquid774 · February 22, 2012, 10:50

That made sense. The solver would not seem to stop, but restarting the VM machine and reinitializing seemed to do the trick. By the way if this is Robin Bornoff from Mentor/Electronics Cooling magazing I love your articles.

Thank you

RobinB · February 22, 2012, 11:04

Hi Evan, I'm pleased it worked out! Yep, I'm that Robin. Glad you like the blogs

btw, if you're interested: http://www.facebook.com/groups/106136222763671/

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February 22, 2012, 09:17		#2
RobinB New Member Robin Bornoff Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 17	Looks like you've got 2 solves going on for the same project at the same time. Not common or easy to achieve. Would advise you stop, reinitialise and kick off just one solve again.

February 22, 2012, 10:50		#3
Liquid774 New Member Evan Chenelly Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 14	That made sense. The solver would not seem to stop, but restarting the VM machine and reinitializing seemed to do the trick. By the way if this is Robin Bornoff from Mentor/Electronics Cooling magazing I love your articles. Thank you

February 22, 2012, 11:04		#4
RobinB New Member Robin Bornoff Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 17	Hi Evan, I'm pleased it worked out! Yep, I'm that Robin. Glad you like the blogs btw, if you're interested: http://www.facebook.com/groups/106136222763671/