[pakk]

Originally Posted by Ahmed A. Serageldin

I am trying to simulate closed loop U-Tube heat exchanger at which the fluid outlet is heated by electrical heater then enter again the U-Tube, So I used UDF to defined the temperature profile at outlet then using UDM to store it, and after that defining the temperature profile at inlet equal to the value stored in the UDM from previous time step.the problem is that, it works well until the time of 8400 sec then the temperature remain constant and didn't change with time, My total simulation time is 252000 sec, the time step is 60 sec.
What is the wrong and what could be the problem?
thanks in advance, the following indicate the UDF used
#include "udf.h"
/* Defining outlet temperature.*/
DEFINE_ADJUST(average_exit_temp,domain)
{
face_t f1;
face_t f2;
real tempa=0.0;
real totalarea=0.0;
real avetempa=0.0;
real A[ND_ND];
real tt=RP_Get_Real("flow-time");
int ID1 = 28; /* the outlet boundary condition identifier*/
Thread *outlet_thread = Lookup_Thread(domain,ID1);
int ID2 = 27; /* the inlet boundary condition identifier*/
Thread *inlet_thread = Lookup_Thread(domain,ID2);
//printf("average temperature1=%e\n",avetempa);
/*loop over faces in a face thread to get the information stored on faces.*/
begin_f_loop(f1,outlet_thread)
{
/* F_T gets face temperature.+=causes all faces areas/temperatures to be added together.*/
F_AREA(A,f1,outlet_thread);
totalarea +=NV_MAG(A);
tempa +=NV_MAG(A)*F_T(f1,outlet_thread);
}
end_f_loop(f1,outlet_thread)
avetempa= tempa/totalarea+ ((5989.8-0.0001*tt)/(0.285888*4182));
begin_f_loop(f2,inlet_thread)
{
F_UDMI(f2,inlet_thread,0)=avetempa;
}
end_f_loop(f2,inlet_thread)
}
DEFINE_PROFILE(Inlettemp,t,i)
{
real time=RP_Get_Real("flow-time");
face_t f;
if(time<=60)
{
begin_f_loop(f,t)
{
F_PROFILE(f,t,i)=288.15;
}
end_f_loop(f,t)
}
else
{
begin_f_loop(f,t)
{
if(F_UDMI(f,t,0)<315;
{F_PROFILE(f,t,i) = F_UDMI(f,t,0);}
else
{
break;
}
}
end_f_loop(f,t)
}
}

This code can not run.

if(F_UDMI(f,t,0)<315;

This is malformed, and should give errors. Do you interpret or compile?

[Ahmed A. Serageldin]

Originally Posted by pakk

This code can not run.

if(F_UDMI(f,t,0)<315;

This is malformed, and should give errors. Do you interpret or compile?

I compile and it works until time 8400 sec and after than the inlet temperature didn't changed anymore, the outlet temperature was 297.15 K and inlet temperature was 302.15 K

[pakk]

Impossible.

I believe that you clicked the 'build' button, and that you think that you compiled. But with the code above, there must have been an error showing in the text user interface.

[pakk]

test.c: In function average_exit_temp:
test.c:16: error: expected expression before / token
test.c: In function Inlettemp:
test.c:49: error: expected ) before ; token
test.c:55: error: expected expression before } token

Don't you see such errors?

[Ahmed A. Serageldin]

Originally Posted by pakk

Impossible.

I believe that you clicked the 'build' button, and that you think that you compiled. But with the code above, there must have been an error showing in the text user interface.

Yes, You are right I just click build and no error appear, what do you think about the error and how I can solve it?

[Ahmed A. Serageldin]

No error appears

[pakk]

An error appears, I guarantee you. You are just not looking in the right place.

Look in the text zone that is normally on the bottom right of your Fluent screen. After you click 'build', text is printed there. Look at this text, this contains the errors.

[Ahmed A. Serageldin]

these are screen shoots after build and compile respectively

[Ahmed A. Serageldin]

I got this message after 8000 sec

[pakk]

"build" and "compile" is the same thing.

If there is no error on your screen (which I can not see from your screen shots), then you are not compiling the code that you shared on this thread.

[pakk]

Originally Posted by Ahmed A. Serageldin

I got this message after 8000 sec

This definitely shows that you are using a different code than posted here. The code that you posted here does not print the averaged inlet temperature to the screen.

[Ahmed A. Serageldin]

Originally Posted by pakk

This definitely shows that you are using a different code than posted here. The code that you posted here does not print the averaged velocity to the screen.

So, How to fix this error?

[pakk]

"this error" is you. You use a different code in Fluent than you post on this forum.
If you want help with the code that you use in Fluent, post the code that you use in Fluent.

[Ahmed A. Serageldin]

Originally Posted by pakk

"this error" is you. You use a different code in Fluent than you post on this forum.
If you want help with the code that you use in Fluent, post the code that you use in Fluent.

Here is the .C file I used, it is the same, and why I use different code and ask about another one, I did not want to bother you

[pakk]

Please look more carefully. The code that you attached is NOT the same as the code that you posted here earlier.

[Ahmed A. Serageldin]

Originally Posted by pakk

Please look more carefully. The code that you attached is NOT the same as the code that you posted here earlier.

Thanks for your concern, you are right, iam sorry for this misunderstanding.
Regards the attached one are there any problems because the temperature didnot changes after 8000 sec.

[pakk]

I am sorry but it takes too much time and energy to help you in this way. I'm out.

[Ahmed A. Serageldin]

[QUOTE=pakk;682170]I am sorry but it takes too much time and energy to help you in this way. I'm out.[/QUOT
Thanks for your much time and energy and I appreciate your help