[Heini]

I'm a new user of openFOAM and I'm trying to simulate flow around a cylinder. I use pisoFoam as a solver, but get the follwoing error.

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

Create mesh for time = 0

Reading field p

Reading field U

Reading/calculating face flux field phi

Selecting incompressible transport model Newtonian
Selecting turbulence model type RASModel
Selecting RAS turbulence model kEpsilon
bounding k, min: 0 max: 0.00325 average: 0.00325
bounding epsilon, min: 0 max: 0.000765 average: 0.000765
#0 Foam::error:rintStack(Foam::Ostream&) in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libOpenFOAM.so"
#1 Foam::sigFpe::sigHandler(int) in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libOpenFOAM.so"
#2 in "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6"
#3 Foam::divide(Foam::Field<double>&, Foam::UList<double> const&, Foam::UList<double> const&) in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libOpenFOAM.so"
#4 void Foam::divide<Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh>(Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh>&, Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh> const&, Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh> const&) in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libincompressibleRASModels.so"
#5 at kEpsilon.C:0
#6 Foam::incompressible::RASModels::kEpsilon::kEpsilo n(Foam::GeometricField<Foam::Vector<double>, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh> const&, Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvsPatchField, Foam::surfaceMesh> const&, Foam::transportModel&, Foam::word const&, Foam::word const&) in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libincompressibleRASModels.so"
#7 Foam::incompressible::RASModel::adddictionaryConst ructorToTable<Foam::incompressible::RASModels::kEp silon>::New(Foam::GeometricField<Foam::Vector<doub le>, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh> const&, Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvsPatchField, Foam::surfaceMesh> const&, Foam::transportModel&, Foam::word const&) in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libincompressibleRASModels.so"
#8 Foam::incompressible::RASModel::New(Foam::Geometri cField<Foam::Vector<double>, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh> const&, Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvsPatchField, Foam::surfaceMesh> const&, Foam::transportModel&, Foam::word const&) in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libincompressibleRASModels.so"
#9 Foam::incompressible::turbulenceModel::addturbulen ceModelConstructorToTable<Foam::incompressible::RA SModel>::NewturbulenceModel(Foam::GeometricField<F oam::Vector<double>, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh> const&, Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvsPatchField, Foam::surfaceMesh> const&, Foam::transportModel&, Foam::word const&) in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libincompressibleRASModels.so"
#10 Foam::incompressible::turbulenceModel::New(Foam::G eometricField<Foam::Vector<double>, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh> const&, Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvsPatchField, Foam::surfaceMesh> const&, Foam::transportModel&, Foam::word const&) in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/lib/libincompressibleTurbulenceModel.so"
#11
in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/bin/pisoFoam"
#12 __libc_start_main in "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6"
#13
in "/opt/openfoam211/platforms/linux64GccDPOpt/bin/pisoFoam"
Floating point exception (core dumped)


Any of you guys recognize this error and the reason for it?

[josp]

How does your k and epsilon initial settings look, any chance they are initialized to zero? If so change it to something non-zero.

[Heini]

I don't think so. I have posted my k & epsilon below located in the /0 folder. Doesn't it look OK?

/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| ========= | |
| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
| \\ / O peration | Version: 2.1.1 |
| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
| \\/ M anipulation | |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
version 2.0;
format ascii;
class volScalarField;
location "0";
object k;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

dimensions [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];

internalField uniform 0.00325;

boundaryField
{
inlet
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0.00325;
}
outlet
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0.00325;
}
bot_cyl_wall
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0;
}
upper_cyl_wall
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0;
}
bot_symmetry
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0;
}
upper_symmetry
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0;
}
frontAndBackPlanes
{
type empty;
}
}


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


/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| ========= | |
| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
| \\ / O peration | Version: 2.1.1 |
| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
| \\/ M anipulation | |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
version 2.0;
format ascii;
class volScalarField;
location "0";
object epsilon;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

dimensions [0 2 -3 0 0 0 0];

internalField uniform 0.000765;

boundaryField
{
inlet
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0.000765;
}
outlet
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0.000765;
}
bot_cyl_wall
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0;
}
upper_cyl_wall
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0;
}
bot_symmetry
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0;
}
upper_symmetry
{
type fixedValue;
value uniform 0;
}
frontAndBackPlanes
{
type empty;
}
}


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