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Old   November 10, 2015, 11:46
Default Unstable solution with blueSolver
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Hi everyone!

I'm simulating a VAWT Darrieus Turbine using blueSolver. Following the tutorials everythings seems to be fine, but after starting the case, something goes wrong. Even if I'm using the std solutors of the case.



fvSolution
Code:
/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.3.x                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
|*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|  File created by CFD support s.r.o., Wed Oct 22 11:35:02 2014               |
|                    http://www.cdfsupport.com                                |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
    version     2.3;
    format      ascii;
    class       dictionary;
    location    "system";
    object      fvSolution;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

solvers
{
    p
    {
        solver          GAMG;
        tolerance       1e-8;
        relTol          0.001;
        smoother        GaussSeidel;
        cacheAgglomeration true;
        nCellsInCoarsestLevel 20;
        agglomerator    faceAreaPair;
        mergeLevels     1;
    }

    U
    {
        solver          smoothSolver;
        smoother        GaussSeidel;
        nSweeps         2;
        tolerance       1e-20;
        relTol          0.1;
    }

    k
    {
        solver          smoothSolver;
        smoother        GaussSeidel;
        nSweeps         2;
        tolerance       1e-20;
        relTol          0.1;
    }

    "(omega|epsilon)"
    {
        solver          smoothSolver;
        smoother        GaussSeidel;
        nSweeps         2;
        tolerance       1e-20;
        relTol          0.1;
    }
}

SIMPLE
{
    nNonOrthogonalCorrectors 0;
    numberIterationsStator 1;
    numberIterationsRotor 1;
    UMax      500;
    pMin      pMin   [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0]    -1000;
    pMax      pMax   [0 2 -2 0 0 0 0]     1000;
}

relaxationFactors
{
    fields
    {
        p               0.3;
    }
    equations
    {
        U               0.7;
        k               0.3;
        epsilon         0.3;
        omega           0.3;
    }
}


// ************************************************************************* //
fvSchemes
Code:
/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  2.1.x                                 |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       dictionary;
    location    "system";
    object      fvSchemes;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

ddtSchemes
{
    default         steadyState;
}

gradSchemes
{
    default         Gauss linear;
}

divSchemes
{
    default          none;
    div(phi,U)       bounded Gauss limitedLinearV 1.0;//Gauss linearUpwindV grad(U);
    div(phi,k)       bounded Gauss upwind;
    div(phi,omega)   bounded Gauss upwind;
    div(phi,epsilon) bounded Gauss upwind;
    
    div((nuEff*dev(T(grad(U))))) Gauss linear;
}

laplacianSchemes
{
    default         Gauss linear corrected;
}

interpolationSchemes
{
    default         linear;
}

snGradSchemes
{
    default         corrected;
}

fluxRequired
{
    default         no;
    p               ;
}


// ************************************************************************* //
deltaT 0.0001
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