Creating My First Solver

H0T_S0UP · February 21, 2015, 19:53

I am creating my own solver. Basically, it is a modification of laplacianFoam - I am solving a heat transfer problem with a source term included. It is creatively named "OwnSolverFoam" haha

I have modified createFields.H, OwnSolverFoam.C, Make/files and created a new tutorial directory for my case. running wmake yielded no errors. No errors within the tutorial were encountered too. However, when I go to run the case I get a message stating the command is not found:

Code:

skankatron@skankatron-Q551LN:/opt/openfoam231/tutorials/basic/OwnSolverFoam/flange$ OwnSolverFoamOwnSolverFoam: command not found
skankatron@skankatron-Q551LN:/opt/openfoam231/tutorials/basic/OwnSolverFoam/flange$

blacksquirrel · February 23, 2015, 08:02

Hi Alex,

since in your error message the name of the solver is written two times, are you sure you typed "OwnSolverFoam" only once?

Did you modify Make/files with

Code:

EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/OwnSolverFoam

?

Next step would be

Code:

echo $FOAM_USER_APPBIN

Then go into the shown folder and look whether you can find your OwnSolverFoam

If yes, then the command should be found. Please pay attention to lower and uppercase in the name.

February 21, 2015, 19:53	Creating My First Solver	#1
H0T_S0UP Member Alex Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 12	I am creating my own solver. Basically, it is a modification of laplacianFoam - I am solving a heat transfer problem with a source term included. It is creatively named "OwnSolverFoam" haha I have modified createFields.H, OwnSolverFoam.C, Make/files and created a new tutorial directory for my case. running wmake yielded no errors. No errors within the tutorial were encountered too. However, when I go to run the case I get a message stating the command is not found: Code: skankatron@skankatron-Q551LN:/opt/openfoam231/tutorials/basic/OwnSolverFoam/flange$ OwnSolverFoamOwnSolverFoam: command not found skankatron@skankatron-Q551LN:/opt/openfoam231/tutorials/basic/OwnSolverFoam/flange$

February 23, 2015, 08:02		#2
blacksquirrel Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 53 Rep Power: 14	Hi Alex, since in your error message the name of the solver is written two times, are you sure you typed "OwnSolverFoam" only once? Did you modify Make/files with Code: EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/OwnSolverFoam ? Next step would be Code: echo $FOAM_USER_APPBIN Then go into the shown folder and look whether you can find your OwnSolverFoam If yes, then the command should be found. Please pay attention to lower and uppercase in the name.

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