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Foam Serious Error while running solver

Hi everyone,
I am receiving errors regarding two volScalarFields while running my own solver. It's strange to me that only these two variables are causing errors, considering I have defined and worked with other variables in the code without any issues during solver execution. Additionally, I should mention that the solver compiles without any errors or warnings. It's a coupling solver with LIGGGHTS (CFD-DEM), but I'm encountering this error prior to the coupling initiation at each CFD time-step.

I am confused why I am getting error just for these two variables, I would appreciate it if anyone can help me.

Error:

Quote:

[0] --> FOAM Serious Error :
[0] From function virtual bool Foam::regIOobject::writeObject(Foam::IOstream::str eamFormat, Foam::IOstream::versionNumber, Foam::IOstream::compressionType, bool) const
[0] in file db/regIOobject/regIOobjectWrite.C at line 55
[0] instance undefined for object Qaj
[3] --> FOAM Serious Error :
[3] From function virtual bool Foam::regIOobject::writeObject(Foam::IOstream::str eamFormat, Foam::IOstream::versionNumber, Foam::IOstream::compressionType, bool) const
[3] in file db/regIOobject/regIOobjectWrite.C at line 55
[3] instance undefined for object cellQj

Defining Qaj and cellQj:

Code:

volScalarField cellQj

(

   IOobject

   (

    "cellQj",

       mesh,

       IOobject::NO_READ,

       IOobject::AUTO_WRITE

   ),

    mesh,

    dimensionedScalar(dimPower, Zero)

);



volScalarField Qaj

(

   IOobject

   (

    "Qaj",

       mesh,

       IOobject::NO_READ,

       IOobject::AUTO_WRITE

   ),

    mesh,

    dimensionedScalar(dimPower, Zero)

);

Code: (all the variables are dimensionedScalar in this code snippet and emfVec is a vector field.

Code:





imensionedScalar tempValue = sqrt(coilElectricalResis/(relParticleMagPer* particleElectricalResis));

dimensionedScalar elecEfficiency = 1/(1 + (Di/Do) * tempValue);

forAll(emfVec,celli)

{

    Qaj[celli] = (pow(mag(emfVec[celli]),2)/particleElectricalResis.value())+ SMALL;

}

cellQj= Qaj/(elecEfficiency * thermalEfficiency);

runTime.write();

Hello Hamedhoorijani,

Not sure this will help, but in your definition of the fields one line seems to be missing; the mesh.time().timeName() parameter inside the IOobject.

As per the coding guidelines (https://develop.openfoam.com/Develop...terns/registry) new field definition format is as follows:

fieldPtr = new volScalarField
(
IOobject
(
objectName,
mesh.time().timeName(),
mesh.thisDb(),
IOobject::NO_READ,
IOobject::NO_WRITE
// implicit: IOobject::REGISTER
),
mesh,
dimensionedScalar(dimless, Zero)
// implicit: calculatedType()
);

Quote:

Originally Posted by VRN (Post 867800)

Hello Hamedhoorijani,

Not sure this will help, but in your definition of the fields one line seems to be missing; the mesh.time().timeName() parameter inside the IOobject.

Most definitely this is the cause. If you have called it with a single parameter (eg, "fieldName") the only constructor it knows about takes a fileName, which it tries to split into components (it splits on the '/' slashes).

Good answer, BTW.

Dear Vinayak and Mark,

Thank you for your reply. Overlooking those lines was indeed the cause of errors that I was getting. It is solved now.