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I am trying to simulate a NACA0012 airfoil 2D. I have 8 logical processors. I tried with 4 hoping that would help as has year ago but not now. I really need help. I have copied and pasted what CFX solver produced :

This run of the CFX 2023 R1 Solver started at 21:17:22 on 06 Apr 2024
by user o2-azoui on STU-CZC8208KCC (intel_xeon64.sse2_winnt) using the
command:

"C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v231\CFX\bin\perllib\cfx5solve.pl" -batch
-ccl runInput.ccl -fullname "1 NACA 0012 Square Domain_002"

2023 R1

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Setting up CFX Solver run ...


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| CFX Command Language for Run |
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LIBRARY:
MATERIAL: Air Ideal Gas
Material Description = Air Ideal Gas (constant Cp)
Material Group = Air Data, Calorically Perfect Ideal Gases
Option = Pure Substance
Thermodynamic State = Gas
PROPERTIES:
Option = General Material
EQUATION OF STATE:
Molar Mass = 28.96 [kg kmol^-1]
Option = Ideal Gas
END
SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY:
Option = Value
Specific Heat Capacity = 1.0044E+03 [J kg^-1 K^-1]
Specific Heat Type = Constant Pressure
END
REFERENCE STATE:
Option = Specified Point
Reference Pressure = 1 [atm]
Reference Specific Enthalpy = 0. [J/kg]
Reference Specific Entropy = 0. [J/kg/K]
Reference Temperature = 25 [C]
END
DYNAMIC VISCOSITY:
Dynamic Viscosity = 1.831E-05 [kg m^-1 s^-1]
Option = Value
END
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY:
Option = Value
Thermal Conductivity = 2.61E-2 [W m^-1 K^-1]
END
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT:
Absorption Coefficient = 0.01 [m^-1]
Option = Value
END
SCATTERING COEFFICIENT:
Option = Value
Scattering Coefficient = 0.0 [m^-1]
END
REFRACTIVE INDEX:
Option = Value
Refractive Index = 1.0 [m m^-1]
END
END
END
END
FLOW: Flow Analysis 1
SOLUTION UNITS:
Angle Units = [rad]
Length Units = [m]
Mass Units = [kg]
Solid Angle Units = [sr]
Temperature Units = [K]
Time Units = [s]
END
ANALYSIS TYPE:
Option = Steady State
EXTERNAL SOLVER COUPLING:
Option = None
END
END
DOMAIN: Default Domain
Coord Frame = Coord 0
Domain Type = Fluid
Location = B32
BOUNDARY: Inlet
Boundary Type = INLET
Location = Inlet
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:
FLOW REGIME:
Option = Subsonic
END
HEAT TRANSFER:
Option = Static Temperature
Static Temperature = 288 [K]
END
MASS AND MOMENTUM:
Normal Speed = 51 [m s^-1]
Option = Normal Speed
END
TURBULENCE:
Option = Medium Intensity and Eddy Viscosity Ratio
END
END
END
BOUNDARY: Opening
Boundary Type = OPENING
Location = Bottom,Top
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:
FLOW REGIME:
Option = Subsonic
END
HEAT TRANSFER:
Opening Temperature = 288 [K]
Option = Opening Temperature
END
MASS AND MOMENTUM:
Option = Entrainment
Relative Pressure = 0 [Pa]
END
TURBULENCE:
Option = Zero Gradient
END
END
END
BOUNDARY: Outlet
Boundary Type = OUTLET
Location = Outlet
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:
FLOW REGIME:
Option = Subsonic
END
MASS AND MOMENTUM:
Option = Average Static Pressure
Pressure Profile Blend = 0.05
Relative Pressure = 0 [Pa]
END
PRESSURE AVERAGING:
Option = Average Over Whole Outlet
END
END
END
BOUNDARY: Symmetry
Boundary Type = SYMMETRY
Location = Symmetry 2,Symmetry 1
END
BOUNDARY: Wall
Boundary Type = WALL
Location = Wall
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:
HEAT TRANSFER:
Option = Adiabatic
END
MASS AND MOMENTUM:
Option = No Slip Wall
END
WALL ROUGHNESS:
Option = Smooth Wall
END
END
END
DOMAIN MODELS:
BUOYANCY MODEL:
Option = Non Buoyant
END
DOMAIN MOTION:
Option = Stationary
END
MESH DEFORMATION:
Option = None
END
REFERENCE PRESSURE:
Reference Pressure = 101325 [Pa]
END
END
FLUID DEFINITION: Fluid 1
Material = Air Ideal Gas
Option = Material Library
MORPHOLOGY:
Option = Continuous Fluid
END
END
FLUID MODELS:
COMBUSTION MODEL:
Option = None
END
HEAT TRANSFER MODEL:
Include Viscous Work Term = True
Option = Total Energy
END
THERMAL RADIATION MODEL:
Option = None
END
TURBULENCE MODEL:
Option = SST
END
TURBULENT WALL FUNCTIONS:
High Speed Model = Off
Option = Automatic
END
END
END
OUTPUT CONTROL:
RESULTS:
File Compression Level = Default
Option = Standard
END
END
SOLVER CONTROL:
Turbulence Numerics = First Order
ADVECTION SCHEME:
Option = High Resolution
END
CONVERGENCE CONTROL:
Length Scale Option = Conservative
Maximum Number of Iterations = 100
Minimum Number of Iterations = 1
Timescale Control = Auto Timescale
Timescale Factor = 1.0
END
CONVERGENCE CRITERIA:
Residual Target = 0.000001
Residual Type = RMS
END
DYNAMIC MODEL CONTROL:
Global Dynamic Model Control = On
END
INTERRUPT CONTROL:
Option = Any Interrupt
CONVERGENCE CONDITIONS:
Option = Default Conditions
END
END
END
END
COMMAND FILE:
Version = 23.1
Results Version = 23.1
END
SIMULATION CONTROL:
EXECUTION CONTROL:
EXECUTABLE SELECTION:
Double Precision = Yes
Large Problem = No
END
INTERPOLATOR STEP CONTROL:
Runtime Priority = Standard
MEMORY CONTROL:
Memory Allocation Factor = 1.0
Option = Model Based
END
END
PARALLEL HOST LIBRARY:
HOST DEFINITION: stuczc8208kcc
Remote Host Name = STU-CZC8208KCC
Host Architecture String = winnt-amd64
Installation Root = C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v%v\CFX
END
END
PARTITIONER STEP CONTROL:
Multidomain Option = Automatic
Runtime Priority = Standard
MEMORY CONTROL:
Memory Allocation Factor = 1.0
Option = Model Based
END
PARTITION SMOOTHING:
Maximum Partition Smoothing Sweeps = 100
Option = Smooth
END
PARTITIONING TYPE:
MeTiS Type = k-way
Option = MeTiS
Partition Size Rule = Automatic
Partition Weight Factors = 0.25000, 0.25000, 0.25000, 0.25000
END
END
RUN DEFINITION:
Run Mode = Full
Solver Input File = 1 NACA 0012 Square Domain.def
Solver Results File = F:/ CFD DISS/Smooth NACA 0012 Validation \
Model Process_pending/dp0_CFX_3_Solution_3/1 NACA 0012 Square \
Domain_002.res
END
SOLVER STEP CONTROL:
Runtime Priority = Standard
MEMORY CONTROL:
Memory Allocation Factor = 1.0
Option = Model Based
END
PARALLEL ENVIRONMENT:
Number of Processes = 4
Start Method = Intel MPI Local Parallel
Parallel Host List = stuczc8208kcc*4
END
END
END
END


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| Partitioning |
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| ANSYS(R) CFX(R) Partitioner |
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| 2023 R1 |
| Build 23.1 2022-11-25T14:31:12.124816 |
| Fri Nov 25 16:56:29 GMTST 2022 |
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| Executable Attributes |
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| double-64bit-int32-archfort-optimised-std-lcomp |
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| (C) 1996-2023 ANSYS, Inc. |
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| All rights reserved. Unauthorized use, distribution or duplication |
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| export and re-export. For full Legal Notice, see documentation. |
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Job Information at Start of Run |
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Run mode: partitioning run

Host computer: STU-CZC8208KCC (PID:656)

Job started: Sat Apr 6 21:17:32 2024

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| License Information |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

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License ID: STU-CZC8208KCC_campus_ads_uwe_ac_uk-o2-azoui-15440-000810

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INFO: You are using an academic license.


+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Initial Memory Allocation (Actual usage may vary) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

| Real | Integer | Character | Logical | Double
----------+------------+------------+-----------+----------+----------
Mwords | 8.60 | 167.72 | 8.85 | 0.12 | 0.00
Mbytes | 65.63 | 639.80 | 8.44 | 0.46 | 0.00
----------+------------+------------+-----------+----------+----------


+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Host Memory Information (Mbytes): Partitioner |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Host | System | Allocated | % |
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
| STU-CZC8208KCC | 32647.21 | 714.33 | 2.19 |
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| The MeTiS partitioning method allocates additional memory. |
| Total memory usage will therefore exceed the values shown above. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Topology Simplification |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ****** Warning ****** |
| |
| Topology simplification is activated with the following |
| restrictions: |
| |
| - Mesh regions referenced only within User Fortran and NOT |
| in the command file will cause the solver to stop. |
| - The solver will stop during any "Edit Run in Progress" step |
| if new 2D regions are referenced. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Mesh Statistics |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

Domain Name : Default Domain

Total Number of Nodes = 1701406

Total Number of Elements = 9611401
Total Number of Tetrahedrons = 9536911
Total Number of Prisms = 74490

Total Number of Faces = 265544

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Vertex Based Partitioning |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

Partitioning of domain: Default Domain

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ERROR #001100279 has occurred in subroutine ErrAction. |
| Message: |
| SYMASS_ZONE_EL : The solver ran out of temporary space while buil- |
| ding a linked list for a domain. Try setting the expert paramete- |
| r "topology estimate factor" to a value greater than 1.0. Values |
| higher than 1.2 should not be necessary. |
| |
| |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ERROR #001100279 has occurred in subroutine ErrAction. |
| Message: |
| Stopped in routine SYMASS_ERROR |
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| An error has occurred in cfx5solve: |
| |
| The ANSYS CFX partitioner exited with return code 1. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+


+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| The following user files have been saved in the directory |
| F:/CFD DISS/Smooth NACA 0012 Validation Model |
| Process_pending/dp0_CFX_3_Solution_3/1 NACA 0012 Square |
| Domain_002: |
| |
| trace |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+


+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| For CFX runs launched from Workbench, the final locations of |
| directories and files generated may differ from those shown. |
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This run of the ANSYS CFX Solver has finished.