OpenFOAM stores U and p results in ".gz" files

blttkgl · February 25, 2017, 05:22

Hey,

My current build (OpenFOAM 4.0) stores the U and p values for each time in .gz files. Everything seems fine when I am in paraview however I am unable to use postprocessing tools, for example getting the xyz components of the velocity via postProcess utility. When I extract the folders into the directory gedit tells me the file has unidentified characters and cannot be viewed.

Does anyone has any idea how to fix this?

-Bulut

Traction · February 25, 2017, 06:17

Hey,

just deactivate the compression in your controlDict by setting the "writeCompression" entry to off or uncompressed. Maybe switching the "writeFormat" from binary to ascii also leads to further improvement.

February 25, 2017, 05:22	OpenFOAM stores U and p results in ".gz" files	#1
blttkgl Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Finland Posts: 39 Rep Power: 10	Hey, My current build (OpenFOAM 4.0) stores the U and p values for each time in .gz files. Everything seems fine when I am in paraview however I am unable to use postprocessing tools, for example getting the xyz components of the velocity via postProcess utility. When I extract the folders into the directory gedit tells me the file has unidentified characters and cannot be viewed. Does anyone has any idea how to fix this? -Bulut

February 25, 2017, 06:17		#2
Traction Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 39 Rep Power: 12	Hey, just deactivate the compression in your controlDict by setting the "writeCompression" entry to off or uncompressed. Maybe switching the "writeFormat" from binary to ascii also leads to further improvement. pavlossemelides and ZhangPikai like this.

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