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norkistar March 13, 2013 02:57

HI, Martin, how to realize that the transport properties like nu and DT is a function of temperature in the OpenFOAM? Best regards. Can you help to send a revised solver and simple case as you revised in this topic?

Mirage12 July 18, 2013 04:07

I am using OpenFoam 2.2.0.

I downloaded the case and solver of Martin ( post 31) but i could not run the case.

Output:
Code:

abm5kor@BMH301562:~/Downloads/case_of2$ mySimpleFoam
mySimpleFoam: command not found

any idea ? :confused:

andrea.pasquali July 18, 2013 04:12

You should first compile it.
enter in the mySimpleFoam directory and run wmake.

Best
Andrea

Mirage12 July 18, 2013 04:30

As you could not the case, i copied the the simpleFoam-solver in my Home (i followed the tutorial How to add temperature to icoFoam ) and i copied the data content of mySimpleFoam.C in my my_simpleFoam.C.

The case is now working but i got same this warning for every timestep :

Code:

Time = 0.03
--> FOAM Warning :
    From function gaussConvectionScheme
    in file finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.H at line 123
    Reading "/home/abm5kor/Desktop/validation/my/phi90/simp/system/fvSchemes.divSchemes.div(phi,U)" at line 33
    Unbounded 'Gauss' div scheme used in steady-state solver, use 'bounded Gauss' to ensure boundedness.
    To remove this warning switch off 'boundedGauss' in "/opt/openfoam220/etc/controlDict"
smoothSolver:  Solving for Ux, Initial residual = 1, Final residual = 0.00563413, No Iterations 6
smoothSolver:  Solving for Uy, Initial residual = 1, Final residual = 0.00681572, No Iterations 6
GAMGPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 1, Final residual = 0.0997764, No Iterations 17
time step continuity errors : sum local = 1.07194e-05, global = -1.74168e-07, cumulative = -1.74168e-07
ExecutionTime = 2.72 s  ClockTime = 3 s

Time = 0.06

--> FOAM Warning :
    From function gaussConvectionScheme
    in file finiteVolume/convectionSchemes/gaussConvectionScheme/gaussConvectionScheme.H at line 123
    Reading "/home/abm5kor/Desktop/validation/my/phi90/simp/system/fvSchemes.divSchemes.div(phi,U)" at line 33
    Unbounded 'Gauss' div scheme used in steady-state solver, use 'bounded Gauss' to ensure boundedness.
    To remove this warning switch off 'boundedGauss' in "/opt/openfoam220/etc/controlDict"
smoothSolver:  Solving for Ux, Initial residual = 0.282954, Final residual = 0.00049519, No Iterations 9
smoothSolver:  Solving for Uy, Initial residual = 0.500867, Final residual = 0.00099807, No Iterations 9
GAMGPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 0.164892, Final residual = 0.0134685, No Iterations 8
time step continuity errors : sum local = 2.1845e-05, global = -1.18233e-07, cumulative = -2.92401e-07
ExecutionTime = 3.6 s  ClockTime = 4 s


how can fix the warning?


Thx :)

Mirage12 July 18, 2013 04:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrea.pasquali (Post 440474)
You should first compile it.
enter in the mySimpleFoam directory and run wmake.

Best
Andrea

Thx for your answer :)

i cannot compil it :

Code:

abm5kor@BMH301562:~/OpenFOAM/abm5kor-2.2.0/applications/solvers/my_SimpleFoam$ wmake
make: *** No rule to make target `my_SimpleFoam.dep', needed by `Make/linux64GccDPOpt/dependencies'.  Stop.

:confused:

andrea.pasquali July 18, 2013 04:34

I guess you should update the fvSchemes and fvSolutions files to the latest version you are using.
You can find these files into one of the tutorial case in your openfoam installation.
Best
Andrea

Mirage12 July 18, 2013 04:44

Do you think, that i could not compile the new solver, because i did not used the latest version of fvSchemes and fvSolutions?

Mirage12 July 18, 2013 23:34

i understood , what i mean Andrea :)
i need the latest version of fvSchemes and fvSolutions, only for running the case :)

haze_1986 August 6, 2013 23:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by libia87 (Post 367161)
Hi!
I'm trying to add concentration following the tutorial "how to add temperature to icoFoam", but I'm using buoyantboussinesqPimpleFoam and it doesn't work, anyone knows why??
when I do the WMAKE appears that error:

Making dependency list for source file my_buoyantBoussinesqPimpleFoam.C
could not open file readTransportProperties.H for source file my_buoyantBoussinesqPimpleFoam.C
SOURCE=my_buoyantBoussinesqPimpleFoam.C ; g++ -m64 -Dlinux64 -DWM_DP -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wold-style-cast -Wnon-virtual-dtor -O3 -DNoRepository -ftemplate-depth-100 -I../buoyantBoussinesqSimpleFoam -I/opt/openfoam210/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude -I/opt/openfoam210/src/turbulenceModels -I/opt/openfoam210/src/turbulenceModels/incompressible/RAS/lnInclude -I/opt/openfoam210/src/transportModels -I/opt/openfoam210/src/transportModels/incompressible/singlePhaseTransportModel -IlnInclude -I. -I/opt/openfoam210/src/OpenFOAM/lnInclude -I/opt/openfoam210/src/OSspecific/POSIX/lnInclude -fPIC -c $SOURCE -o Make/linux64GccDPOpt/my_buoyantBoussinesqPimpleFoam.o
In file included from my_buoyantBoussinesqPimpleFoam.C:61:
createFields.H:47:41: error: readTransportProperties.H: No existe el fichero o el directorio
In file included from my_buoyantBoussinesqPimpleFoam.C:61:
createFields.H: In function ‘int main(int, char**)’:
createFields.H:52: error: ‘laminarTransport’ was not declared in this scope
createFields.H:64: error: ‘beta’ was not declared in this scope
createFields.H:64: error: ‘TRef’ was not declared in this scope
In file included from my_buoyantBoussinesqPimpleFoam.C:86:
TEqn.H:2: error: ‘Prt’ was not declared in this scope
TEqn.H:5: error: ‘Pr’ was not declared in this scope
/opt/openfoam210/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude/readTimeControls.H:38: warning: unused variable ‘maxDeltaT’
make: *** [Make/linux64GccDPOpt/my_buoyantBoussinesqPimpleFoam.o] Error 1

add in #include readTransportProperties.H

jvd.mechanic September 24, 2013 16:43

rasInterFoam problem
 
hi every one
i have a problem with solution "damBreak" tutorial in OpenFoam with rasInterFoam solver.when i type " rasInterFoam " in terminal , it seid " rasInterFoam: command not found " !! do every one how can i solve my problem ?
version of my OpenFoam is 2.2.1 ; it hasn't rasInterFoam but in folder of interFoam ( or many of other solvers) it has "ras" and "les" folder . and my damBreak folder has " RASProperties " .:confused:

AndreasG September 25, 2013 03:50

Hey jvd.mechanic,

there is no rasInterFoam in 2.2.1. Just use interFoam as it is supports generic turbulence modeling like RAS, LES or laminar. Just set the constant/transportProperties and RAS/LESProperties according to the model you want to use.
See here:
$FOAM_SOLVERS/multiphase/interFoam line 34:
Quote:

Turbulence modelling is generic, i.e. laminar, RAS or LES may be selected.

yash.aesi April 21, 2014 07:48

Regarding adding the equation in simpleFoam solver
 
Greeting Martin and all ,
i am using OF-2.2 and i need to find scaler dissipation rate (chi) of the cold flow for that i have to add mixture fraction variance (Zvar) equation into the existing solver, as
chi= Cx * epsilon/k * Zvar
so now i had made separate my_simpleFoam solver but not getting idea how to proceed further. so can somebody guide me through this problem:)

Thank You,
Regards,
Sonu

flowAlways October 21, 2014 15:34

Hello,
Can someone please explain me.
What does adding temperature to simpleFoam solver essentially means?

Does it mean

1. That we want to obtain both the flow field and the temperature(not coupled) distribution
and if so why not use scalarTransportFoam after obtaining the flow field using simpleFoam ?

or

2. If we want to consider a strong coupling of the flow field with the temperature distribution(which effects the density and viscosity) why not use rhoSimpleFoam ?

or.

3. we consider small variations in temperature and thus density in which case we can use buoyantBoussinesqSimpleFoam.

Please if someone could illustrate. I am confused.
I want to model a burner with turbulent reacting flows and I started with laminar flow, isothermal turbulent flow and next I want to learn non-isothermal turbulent flow. But I dont understand which model will be the best suited for the last case?

pgiannatselis March 16, 2015 10:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by flowAlways (Post 515416)
Hello,
Can someone please explain me.
What does adding temperature to simpleFoam solver essentially means?

Does it mean

1. That we want to obtain both the flow field and the temperature(not coupled) distribution
and if so why not use scalarTransportFoam after obtaining the flow field using simpleFoam ?

or

2. If we want to consider a strong coupling of the flow field with the temperature distribution(which effects the density and viscosity) why not use rhoSimpleFoam ?

or.

3. we consider small variations in temperature and thus density in which case we can use buoyantBoussinesqSimpleFoam.

Please if someone could illustrate. I am confused.
I want to model a burner with turbulent reacting flows and I started with laminar flow, isothermal turbulent flow and next I want to learn non-isothermal turbulent flow. But I dont understand which model will be the best suited for the last case?

I am having trouble finding a way to modify simpleFOAM to solve for T because both DT and viscosity change with Temperature. I think that I am answering your question.

The reason why in a non-Newtonian (non-Newtonian means that viscosity changes) incompressible flow we must add T is that, like in my case, the viscosity depends to the T field. Not solving for T we do not know the viscosity and therefore we solve fore a fluid that has different properties.

I would be very thankful if somebody shared with me his experience solving a problem as complex as mine. I feel I am in a bucket with glue.

flowAlways March 19, 2015 03:41

Both effective diffusivity(DTEff) and viscosity can be updated at each step of the simulation by reading the previous temperature field and re-calculating these quantities.

I myself have done for DTEff but not for viscosity. for DTEff follow
https://openfoamwiki.net/index.php/C...mpleScalarFoam

For viscosity you can refer to
http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kur...nFoam%20v2.pdf

Note that what you are looking for is a very basic functionality and is available in all complex OpenFOAM solvers for instance reactingFoam calculates laminar viscosity using Sutherlands Law. However its difficult to understand these complex solvers at the first place.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pgiannatselis (Post 536531)
I am having trouble finding a way to modify simpleFOAM to solve for T because both DT and viscosity change with Temperature. I think that I am answering your question.

The reason why in a non-Newtonian (non-Newtonian means that viscosity changes) incompressible flow we must add T is that, like in my case, the viscosity depends to the T field. Not solving for T we do not know the viscosity and therefore we solve fore a fluid that has different properties.

I would be very thankful if somebody shared with me his experience solving a problem as complex as mine. I feel I am in a bucket with glue.


slashss4 December 3, 2015 01:58

Hello everyone,

Does anybody know how the wall heat flux is used with mySimpleFoam?

Best,

agustinvo December 3, 2015 05:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by slashss4 (Post 576022)
Hello everyone,

Does anybody know how the wall heat flux is used with mySimpleFoam?

Best,

Hello

there are two ways to specify it:
- with turbulentHeatFluxTemperature as a BC (you can check the code, it is easy to read)
- with groovyBC, you give the definition of the gradient of temperature as a function of the heat flux
- you give a fixedGradient (if the thermal conductivity dos not change, you will have the same heat flux along the wall)

slashss4 December 4, 2015 02:00

Dear Agustin,

Thank you for your answer. When I use turbulentHeatFluxTemperature BC, I am getting

request for volScalarField kappaEff from objectRegistry region0 failed
available objects of type volScalarField are

8
(
nut
pPrevIter
TPrevIter
k
nu
p
T
epsilon
)
error

Also, I tried to use fixedGradient BC, and heat flux value is 400 W/m^2 however, when I compared the results between Fluent and OF, walls heated the system just 1 Kelvin in OF and roughly 50 K in Fluent. I dont know what the problem is.

Best,

agustinvo December 4, 2015 04:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by slashss4 (Post 576172)
Dear Agustin,

Thank you for your answer. When I use turbulentHeatFluxTemperature BC, I am getting

request for volScalarField kappaEff from objectRegistry region0 failed
available objects of type volScalarField are

8
(
nut
pPrevIter
TPrevIter
k
nu
p
T
epsilon
)
error

Also, I tried to use fixedGradient BC, and heat flux value is 400 W/m^2 however, when I compared the results between Fluent and OF, walls heated the system just 1 Kelvin in OF and roughly 50 K in Fluent. I dont know what the problem is.

Best,

Hello

the BC works like this:
  • the heat flux is defined as
    Quote:

    q=k\nabla T={\kappa_{eff}}{\rho C_p}\nabla T
    so the BC is looking for that variable, kappaEff
  • you have to tell to the BC how it is called your kappaEff. In your solver you should have this term in your temperature equation, defined as
    Quote:

    \kappa_{eff}=\kappa+\kappa_t=\frac{k}{\rho Cp}+\frac{\nu_t}{Pr_t}=\frac{\nu}{Pr}+\frac{\nu_t}{Pr_t}
  • in your transportProperties you have to provide your rhoCp value
In case of the fixedGradient, you should give the value
Quote:

\nabla T=\frac{q}{k}=\frac{q}{{\kappa_{eff}}{\rho C_p}}

Sugajen May 30, 2017 17:28

scalar transport not working
 
Hi all,

I am relatively new to OpenFOAM. I am using OpenFOAM 4. I tried to add concentration, a scalar field, in the ways mentioned in the previous posts but unable to find it implemented in my test case. When I run the case file the entire region is filled with initial conditions of the concentrations that I specified. I have attached the codes below.
Any directions will be very helpful.
Thank you!

createfields.h
Code:

Info<< "Reading field p\n" << endl;
volScalarField p
(
    IOobject
    (
        "p",
        runTime.timeName(),
        mesh,
        IOobject::MUST_READ,
        IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
    ),
    mesh
);



Info<< "Reading field U\n" << endl;
volVectorField U
(
    IOobject
    (
        "U",
        runTime.timeName(),
        mesh,
        IOobject::MUST_READ,
        IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
    ),
    mesh
);

// Initializing c

Info<< "Reading field c\n" << endl;
volScalarField c
(
    IOobject
    (
        "c",
        runTime.timeName(),
        mesh,
        IOobject::MUST_READ,
        IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
    ),
    mesh
);

#include "createPhi.H"


label pRefCell = 0;
scalar pRefValue = 0.0;
setRefCell(p, simple.dict(), pRefCell, pRefValue);
mesh.setFluxRequired(p.name());


singlePhaseTransportModel laminarTransport(U, phi);

// reading transport properties

Info<< "Reading transportProperties\n" << endl;
IOdictionary transportProperties
(
 IOobject
 (
 "transportProperties",
 runTime.constant(),
 mesh,
 IOobject::MUST_READ,
 IOobject::NO_WRITE
 )
);

dimensionedScalar Ds
(
 transportProperties.lookup("Ds")
);


autoPtr<incompressible::turbulenceModel> turbulence
(
    incompressible::turbulenceModel::New(U, phi, laminarTransport)
);

#include "createMRF.H"

solver
Code:


#include "fvCFD.H"
#include "singlePhaseTransportModel.H"
#include "turbulentTransportModel.H"
#include "simpleControl.H"
#include "fvOptions.H"

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    #include "postProcess.H"

    #include "setRootCase.H"
    #include "createTime.H"
    #include "createMesh.H"
    #include "createControl.H"
    #include "createFields.H"
    #include "createFvOptions.H"
    #include "initContinuityErrs.H"

    turbulence->validate();

    // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

    Info<< "\nStarting time loop\n" << endl;

    while (simple.loop())
    {
        Info<< "Time = " << runTime.timeName() << nl << endl;

        // --- Pressure-velocity SIMPLE corrector
        {
            #include "UEqn.H"
            #include "cEqn.H"
            #include "pEqn.H"

        }

        laminarTransport.correct();
        turbulence->correct();



        runTime.write();

        Info<< "ExecutionTime = " << runTime.elapsedCpuTime() << " s"
            << "  ClockTime = " << runTime.elapsedClockTime() << " s"
            << nl << endl;
    }

    Info<< "End\n" << endl;

    return 0;
}


// ************************************************************************* //

cEqn:
Code:



fvScalarMatrix cEqn
(
 //  fvm::ddt(c)
  fvm::div(phi, c)
 - fvm::laplacian(Ds, c)
);

cEqn.relax();
cEqn.solve().initialResidual();



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