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Old   November 10, 2011, 07:35
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Hi,

I have solved my problem, now the solver seems to go.
Thanks

Dario
Hi Dario

Can you tell me how you solved the problem with the error:
Unknown polyPatch type ?

I tried to create my own boundary but blockMesh can't find the library i created with wmake libso.

Thanks a lot
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Hi Mike

I could run the code in parallel with 2 processors in the x direction, but when I tried reconstructPar I got

Reconstructing FV fields

Reconstructing volScalarFields

EP


--> FOAM FATAL ERROR:

request for polyMesh solid from objectRegistry liquidprocessor0 failed
available objects of type polyMesh are

1
(
region0
)


From function objectRegistry::lookupObject<Type>(const word&) const
in file /build/buildd/openfoam-1.6-ext-1.6.0/OpenFOAM-1.6-ext/src/OpenFOAM/lnInclude/objectRegistryTemplates.C at line 140.

FOAM aborting

Aborted

---------------------------------------------------------------------

I am really surprise that reconstrucPar looks for the directory liquidprocessor0 my main directory is liquid

Any comments are welcome!
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Hi Aram

Did you solve your problem?

Could you please tell what did you do?

Thanks

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Dear all!!

I changed the procedure of parallelising with chtMultiregionFaom as described in the previous post a bit:

3) use the 0.001/air directory as initial directory 0/
4) run "decomposePar" => processor<n> has now a 0/ and constant/ directory
5) put processor<n>/constant/polyMesh and heater/ into processor<n>/0/air and processor<n>/0/ respectivly and copy the system/ directory into each processor<n>/ directory
6) run "mpirun.openmpi -np 4 chtMultiRegionFoam -parallel"

The simulation runs but aborts during the first time step of the solid calculation:

************************************************** *****
Region: air Courant Number mean: 0 max: 0
Region: air Courant Number mean: 0 max: 0
deltaT = 0.001199041
Time = 0.00119904

Solving for fluid region air
diagonal: Solving for rho, Initial residual = 0, Final residual = 0, No Iterations 0
DILUPBiCG: Solving for h, Initial residual = 1, Final residual = 3.867589e-07, No Iterations 15
Min/max T:min(T) [0 0 0 1 0 0 0] 100 max(T) [0 0 0 1 0 0 0] 632.0841
GAMG: Solving for pd, Initial residual = 1, Final residual = 0.08695774, No Iterations 3
GAMG: Solving for pd, Initial residual = 0.03317856, Final residual = 0.002205762, No Iterations 3
diagonal: Solving for rho, Initial residual = 0, Final residual = 0, No Iterations 0
time step continuity errors (air): sum local = 0.0002709278, global = -2.734944e-05, cumulative = -2.734944e-05
GAMG: Solving for pd, Initial residual = 0.6863633, Final residual = 0.03345041, No Iterations 3
GAMG: Solving for pd, Initial residual = 0.0922989, Final residual = 8.175851e-07, No Iterations 13
diagonal: Solving for rho, Initial residual = 0, Final residual = 0, No Iterations 0
time step continuity errors (air): sum local = 6.847878e-06, global = 9.906124e-08, cumulative = -2.725038e-05

Solving for solid region heater
DICPCG: Solving for T, Initial residual = 1, Final residual = 3.015545e-07, No Iterations 1
3 additional processes aborted (not shown)
************************************************** ****************

with the following error message:

************************************************** *****************
aa@lws16:~/OpenFOAM/aa-1.5.x/run/chtMultiRegionFoam/simpleRegionHeaterParall02$ mpirun.openmpi -np 4 chtMultiRegionFoam -parallel > log.chtMultiRegionFoam
[0] #0 Foam::error:rintStack(Foam::Ostream&)[3] #0 Foam::error:rintStack(Foam::Ostream&) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/O in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libOpenFOAM.so"
[0] #1 Foam::sigSegv::sigSegvHandler(int)penFOAM-1.5.x/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libOpenFOAM.so"
[3] #1 Foam::sigSegv::sigSegvHandler(int) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libOpenFOAM.so"
[0] #2 in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libOpenFOAM.so"
[3] #2 ???? in "/lib/l in "/lib/libc.so.6"
[0] #3 ibc.so.6"
[3] #3 Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Foam::typeOfSum<double, double>::type> > Foam:perator+<double, double>(Foam::UList<double> const&, Foam::UList<double> const&) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[3] #4 Foam::tmp<Foam::Field<Foam::typeOfSum<double, double>::type> > Foam:perator+<double, double>(Foam::UList<double> const&, Foam::UList<double> const&) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[0] #4 Foam::solidWallMixedTemperatureCoupledFvPatchScala rField::evaluate(Foam::Pstream::commsTypes) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAMFoam::solidWallMixedTemperatureCoupledFvPa tchScalarField::evaluate(Foam::Pstream::commsTypes )/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[3] #5 Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh>::GeometricBoundaryField::evaluate() in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[0] #5 Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh>::GeometricBoundaryField::evaluate() in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[3] #6 Foam::fvMatrix<double>::solve(Foam::Istream&) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[0] #6 Foam::fvMatrix<double>::solve(Foam::Istream&) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libfiniteVolume.so"
[0] #7 in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libfiniteVolume.so"
[3] #7 Foam::lduMatrix::solverPerformance Foam::solve<double>(Foam::tmp<Foam::fvMatrix<doubl e> > const&) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[0] #8 Foam::lduMatrix::solverPerformance Foam::solve<double>(Foam::tmp<Foam::fvMatrix<doubl e> > const&)main in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[3] #8 in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[0] #9 __libc_start_main in "/lib/libc.so.6"
[0] #10 main in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[3] #9 __libc_start_main in "/lib/libc.so.6"
[3] #10 _start in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[lws16:06857] *** Process received signal ***
[lws16:06857] Signal: Segmentation fault (11)
[lws16:06857] Signal code: (-6)
[lws16:06857] Failing at address: 0x3e800001ac9
[lws16:06857] [ 0] /lib/libc.so.6 [0x7f5b913ab0a0]
[lws16:06857] [ 1] /lib/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7f5b913ab015]
[lws16:06857] [ 2] /lib/libc.so.6 [0x7f5b913ab0a0]
[lws16:06857] [ 3] chtMultiRegionFoam(_ZN4FoamplIddEENS_3tmpINS_5Fiel dINS_9typeOfSumIT_T0_E4typeEEEEERKNS_5UListIS4_EER KNSA_IS5_EE+0x68) [0x435108]
[lws16:06857] [ 4] chtMultiRegionFoam [0x431f78]
[lws16:06857] [ 5] chtMultiRegionFoam(_ZN4Foam14GeometricFieldIdNS_12 fvPatchFieldENS_7volMeshEE22GeometricBoundaryField 8evaluateEv+0xc6) [0x44ed26]
[lws16:06857] [ 6] /home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libfiniteVolume.so(_ZN4Foam8fvMatrixIdE5solveERNS_ 7IstreamE+0x19f) [0x7f5b933a1dcf]
[lws16:06857] [ 7] chtMultiRegionFoam(_ZN4Foam5solveIdEENS_9lduMatrix 17solverPerformanceERKNS_3tmpINS_8fvMatrixIT_EEEE+ 0x50) [0x44a2e0]
[lws16:06857] [ 8] chtMultiRegionFoam [0x440eec]
[lws16:06857] [ 9] /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0x7f5b91396466]
[lws16:06857] [10] chtMultiRegionFoam [0x41c019]
[lws16:06857] *** End of error message ***
mpirun.openmpi noticed that job rank 0 with PID 6854 on node lws16 exited on signal 15 (Terminated).
************************************************** ****

When I decompose the domain into 4 subdomains, subdomain 0 and 3 have no interface with the solid region; whereas with 2 subdomains, both share patches with the solid region, the calculation aborts at the same time as before but the error message looks different:

************************************************** ******
aa@lws16:~/OpenFOAM/aa-1.5.x/run/chtMultiRegionFoam/simpleRegionHeaterParall$ mpirun.openmpi -np 2 chtMultiRegionFoam -parallel > log.chtMultiRegionFoam
[0] #0 Foam::error:rintStack(Foam::Ostream&) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libOpenFOAM.so"
[0] #1 Foam::sigFpe::sigFpeHandler(int) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/lib/linux64GccDPOpt/libOpenFOAM.so"
[0] #2 ?? in "/lib/libc.so.6"
[0] #3 double Foam::max<Foam::fvPatchField, double>(Foam::FieldField<Foam::fvPatchField, double> const&) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[0] #4 Foam::dimensioned<double> Foam::max<double, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh>(Foam::GeometricField<double, Foam::fvPatchField, Foam::volMesh> const&) in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[0] #5 main in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[0] #6 __libc_start_main in "/lib/libc.so.6"
[0] #7 _start in "/home/aa/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-1.5.x/applications/bin/linux64GccDPOpt/chtMultiRegionFoam"
[lws16:05764] *** Process received signal ***
[lws16:05764] Signal: Floating point exception (8)
[lws16:05764] Signal code: (-6)
[lws16:05764] Failing at address: 0x3e800001684
[lws16:05764] [ 0] /lib/libc.so.6 [0x7f4208af70a0]
[lws16:05764] [ 1] /lib/libc.so.6(gsignal+0x35) [0x7f4208af7015]
[lws16:05764] [ 2] /lib/libc.so.6 [0x7f4208af70a0]
[lws16:05764] [ 3] chtMultiRegionFoam(_ZN4Foam3maxINS_12fvPatchFieldE dEET0_RKNS_10FieldFieldIT_S2_EE+0x160) [0x44f7c0]
[lws16:05764] [ 4] chtMultiRegionFoam(_ZN4Foam3maxIdNS_12fvPatchField ENS_7volMeshEEENS_11dimensionedIT_EERKNS_14Geometr icFieldIS4_T0_T1_EE+0x20) [0x4806e0]
[lws16:05764] [ 5] chtMultiRegionFoam [0x441761]
[lws16:05764] [ 6] /lib/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe6) [0x7f4208ae2466]
[lws16:05764] [ 7] chtMultiRegionFoam [0x41c019]
[lws16:05764] *** End of error message ***
mpirun.openmpi noticed that job rank 0 with PID 5764 on node lws16 exited on signal 8 (Floating point exception).
************************************************** ****************

I greatly appreciate your comments!! Thx in advace,

Aram
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Old   February 28, 2012, 07:47
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Hi!

I think this problem was solved with OF 1.6.

Concerning your problem with reconstructPar, you can only reconstruct fields from specific regions, e.g. reconstructPar -region <regionName>.

Hope that helps! Cheers,
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Hello Foamers

I am trying to use decomposePar for the geometry sketched below, fluid domain with a solid domain which length is a third of the liquid length, until now I can only run conjugateHeatFoam solver using 2 processor for the liquid and 2 for the solid (x-direction), is there a way to use at least 6 processors for the liquid and 2 for the solid (or more), I have found the instruction

globalFaceZones ( nameofzone1 nameofzone2 );

but I do not know how it works or if it is useful for my problem,

Using more than 2 processors I have observed that theres is not regioncouple between processor L0 and S0, how can I solve this issue?

Please let me know your opinion about this problem

Any help is welcome.

Thanks in advance.

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Old   May 23, 2012, 05:04
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Hi,

I'm trying to run the conjugateHeatFoam tutorial but I'm encountering some difficulties.
If I run blockMesh I have: Unknown polyPatch type regionCouple for patch right.
If I run conjugateHeatFoam: Cannot find file "points" in directory "constant/solid/polyMesh".
I don't know why!
Can someone help me?
Thanks

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how solving this problem?
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Hi,

I'm trying to run the conjugateHeatFoam tutorial but I'm encountering some difficulties.
If I run blockMesh I have: Unknown polyPatch type regionCouple for patch right.
If I run conjugateHeatFoam: Cannot find file "points" in directory "constant/solid/polyMesh".
I don't know why!
Can someone help me?
Thanks

Dario
i use kubuntu with extended 1.6 and i was faced with this problem.how do i solve this problem?
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Hi FOAMer,
How to implement a steady conjugateHeatTransfer solver?
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Hi,
Has anyone succeded building conjugateHeatFoam solver in OpenFoam other than 1.6-ext?
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Hi Foamers,

How i can define temperature dependent diffusivity in fluid region in conjugateHeatFoam solver?

for example DT=a+bT ???
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Hi,

In conjugateHeatFoam solver that released in OpenFoam 3.1 ext

in polyMesh section there are bridge over lap and master,anybody know

what do they mean???

another question is that how can i define a constant temperature piece

that cooling down with a fluid?

in 1.6 ext version with internalField i can do this but in 3.1 ext i can't!!!
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Dear Hrvoje Jasak,


It is a very good concept that I would like to use for multiphase flow. Thanks for the implementation. I tried to understand the boundary conditions chtTemperature and chtRcThermalDiffusivity in foam extended 4.1. The first boundary condition asks me diffusivity field other than remote field. The problem for multiphase flow is that conductivity of solid is diffusing which makes the diffused conductiivity in the liquid-gas mixture since they are coupled. I could not find the exact piece of code that makes this diffused conductivity(because of harmonic mean you implemented or from thermodynamic libraries?). I would like to keep the solid conductivity uniform everywhere. However as the liquid-gas interface moves, I would like to couple it with solid domain. Could you give me any idea?


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Are all isues with conjugateHeatFoam sorted out? I'm using 1.5-dev

I'm trying to use a modified version of conjugateHeatFoam but I'm running into some issues with the solution. I'm getting strange behaviour between the two coupled regions and I'm not able to reproduce the solution that I get from Comsol.


My problem at the moment is fairly basic: Two steady-state diffusion equations on a 1D domain where the diffusion coefficient changes by 2 orders of magnitude at the interface between the two regions. So I have:

Region 1:
laplacian(Dleft,c) + 0.1 = 0 (at x=0 c=100)

Region 2:
laplacian(Dright,c) + 0.1 = 0 (at x=1 c=0)

I've done this for 2 cases with the profile of c vs x in the figures below:
Case 1: Dleft=10^-5, Dright=10^-4
Case 2: Dleft=10^-5, Dright=10^-3

They both give problems at the interface between the two regions (at x=0.5). This is my solver: multiRegionFoam.tgz.

Can anybody provide input on this?

Case 1:


Case 2:


Clearly I'm getting some sort of a discontinuity at the interface of the two regions. Any help would be much appreciated!
multiRegionFoam.tgz file is not available. Can you please re upload it ??
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