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Trouble with simpleFoam

Hi, I'm trying to run simpleFoam on OpenFoam 4.1 using:

foamJob simpleFoam

and I receive:

Application : simpleFoam
Executing: /opt/openfoam4/platforms/linux64GccDPInt32Opt/bin/simpleFoam > log 2>&1 &

and when I check top command nothing is running.

I have no idea where to begin to solve this error, if anyone has any insight I would very much appreciate it.

I have modified the motorBike tutorial

Forgive me as I am new to CFD and OpenFOAM.

Thank you

It looks to me that foamJob is running simpleFoam in the background and put the process log in a log file. Try to look for the log file.

You can run the case using only simpleFoam. Your command window should show you all the process

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Thanks for the reply.

The command window shows me nothing it just stays on

Application : simpleFoam
Executing: /opt/openfoam4/platforms/linux64GccDPInt32Opt/bin/simpleFoam > log 2>&1 &

and if i click enter again i get

[1] 18928

Sorry if I am not explaining this properly I am quite new to CFD and OpenFoam.

Sorry I didn't explain clearly. What I mean is instead of typing " foamJob simpleFoam", you should use only "simpleFoam" to run your case. Try it

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Ah thanks, oh a whole bunch of warnings appeared. I guess I should start going through these and fixing them.

Thank you for your help

I've managed to fix some of the errors, but I'm left with this. Does anyone know how to approach this?

Code:

forces forceCoeffs1:

    Not including porosity effects

forceCoeffs forceCoeffs1:

    Not including porosity effects

--> FOAM Warning : 

    From function void Foam::timeControl::read(const Foam::dictionary&)

    in file db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControl.C at line 89

    Reading "/home/kizbiz/OpenFOAM/kizbiz-4.1/run/tutorials/pipe/system/controlDict.functions.forces1" from line 11 to line 26

    Using deprecated 'outputControl'

    Please use 'writeControl' with 'writeInterval'

forces forces1:

    Not including porosity effects



--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: 

keyword cumulative is undefined in dictionary "/home/kizbiz/OpenFOAM/kizbiz-4.1/run/tutorials/pipe/system/controlDict.functions.forces1.binData"



file: /home/kizbiz/OpenFOAM/kizbiz-4.1/run/tutorials/pipe/system/controlDict.functions.forces1.binData from line 23 to line 26.



    From function const Foam::entry& Foam::dictionary::lookupEntry(const Foam::word&, bool, bool) const

    in file db/dictionary/dictionary.C at line 441.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kinbean (Post 652250)

I've managed to fix some of the errors, but I'm left with this. Does anyone know how to approach this?

Code:

forces forceCoeffs1:

    Not including porosity effects

forceCoeffs forceCoeffs1:

    Not including porosity effects

--> FOAM Warning : 

    From function void Foam::timeControl::read(const Foam::dictionary&)

    in file db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControl.C at line 89

    Reading "/home/kizbiz/OpenFOAM/kizbiz-4.1/run/tutorials/pipe/system/controlDict.functions.forces1" from line 11 to line 26

    Using deprecated 'outputControl'

    Please use 'writeControl' with 'writeInterval'

forces forces1:

    Not including porosity effects



--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: 

keyword cumulative is undefined in dictionary "/home/kizbiz/OpenFOAM/kizbiz-4.1/run/tutorials/pipe/system/controlDict.functions.forces1.binData"



file: /home/kizbiz/OpenFOAM/kizbiz-4.1/run/tutorials/pipe/system/controlDict.functions.forces1.binData from line 23 to line 26.



    From function const Foam::entry& Foam::dictionary::lookupEntry(const Foam::word&, bool, bool) const

    in file db/dictionary/dictionary.C at line 441.

Hello

you are missing "cumulative" within subDict binData in your foceCoeffs functionObject. It should look something like this:

Code:



forceCoeffs1

{

    type        forceCoeffs;



    functionObjectLibs ( "libforces.so" );



    outputControl   timeStep;

    timeInterval    1;



    log         yes;



    patches     ( motorBikeGroup );

    rhoName     rhoInf;      // Indicates incompressible

    rhoInf      1;           // Redundant for incompressible

    liftDir     (0 0 1);

    dragDir     (1 0 0);

    CofR        (0.72 0 0);  // Axle midpoint on ground

    pitchAxis   (0 1 0);

    magUInf     20;

    lRef        1.42;        // Wheelbase length

    Aref        0.75;        // Estimated



    binData

    {

        nBin        20;          // output data into 20 bins

        direction   (1 0 0);     // bin direction

        cumulative  yes;

    }



}

Regards,
Ricky