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Old   May 1, 2024, 12:22
Exclamation First time User fvOptions error OpenFOAM 11
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Code:
--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: 
keyword type is undefined in dictionary "/home/OpenFOAM/run/heatedDuct/constant/heater/fvOptions/options"

file: /home/OpenFOAM/run/heatedDuct/constant/heater/fvOptions/options from line 22 to line 33.

    From function const Foam::entry& Foam::dictionary::lookupEntry(const Foam::word&, bool, bool) const
    in file db/dictionary/dictionary.C at line 827.

FOAM exiting
This is the error I receive when trying to run a program from a 3 yr old Heat Transfer tutorial https://youtu.be/Nhhm-ZPxVRc?si=9P15Zi3DpA9oKFSm

Here is my fvOptions file
Code:
 FoamFile                                                                                                                                  
 {                                                                                                                                         
     version     2.0;                                                                                                                      
     format      ascii;                                                                                                                    
     class       dictionary;                                                                                                               
     location    "constant/heater";                                                                                                        
     object      fvOptions;                                                                                                                
 }                                                                                                                                         
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
 options                                                                                                                                   
 {                                                                                                                                         
     energySource                                                                                                                          
     {                                                                                                                                     
         type            scalarSemiImplicitSource;                                                                                         
         selectionMode   all;                                                                                                              
         volumeMode      specific;                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                           
         injectionRateSuSp                                                                                                                 
         {                                                                                                                                 
             name h;                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                           
             timeStart           0;                                                                                                        
             duration            1;                                                                                                        
             selectionMode       all;                                                                                                      
             explicit            10e7;                                                                                                     
             //implicit          ;{}                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                           
         }                                                                                                                                 
     }                                                                                                                                     
 }
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Hi,

The error says that the options part does not have a type entry. Probably you have a level of {} too many. Try this:

Code:
FoamFile                                                                                                                                  
{                                                                                                                                         
    version     2.0;                                                                                                                      
    format      ascii;                                                                                                                    
    class       dictionary;                                                                                                               
    location    "constant/heater";                                                                                                        
    object      fvOptions;                                                                                                                
}                                                                                                                                         
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //                                                           
                                                                                                                                           
energySource                                                                                                                          
{                                                                                                                                     
    type            scalarSemiImplicitSource;                                                                                         
    selectionMode   all;                                                                                                              
    volumeMode      specific;                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                       
    injectionRateSuSp                                                                                                                 
    {                                                                                                                                 
        name h;                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                      
        timeStart           0;                                                                                                        
        duration            1;                                                                                                        
        selectionMode       all;                                                                                                      
        explicit            10e7;                                                                                                     
        //implicit          ;{}                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                      
    }                                                                                                                                 
}
It may then throw a different error, as syntax may have changed in three years.

Hope this helps.
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Thanks,


That helped to generate a different error. Unfortunately, I am quite inexperienced with openFOAM and have very little idea of what to do next. The number of changes between versions makes it very difficult to learn from scratch.



Here is the new error I receive:


Code:
--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: 
Unknown fvModel scalarSemiImplicitSource

Valid fvModels are:

22
(
accelerationSource
actuationDiskSource
buoyancyEnergy
buoyancyForce
coded
effectivenessHeatExchangerSource
explicitPorositySource
heatSource
heatTransfer
interRegionExplicitPorositySource
interRegionHeatTransfer
massSource
phaseLimitStabilisation
radialActuationDiskSource
rotorDisk
semiImplicitSource
sixDoFAccelerationSource
solidEquilibriumEnergySource
solidificationMeltingSource
volumeFractionSource
zeroDimensionalFixedPressure
zeroDimensionalMassSource
)
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Hi,

Indeed some of these changes can be difficult to trace back. However given the name, I guess you should use semiImplicitSource.

The link above will give some more information on the usage as it is implemented in v11. You may need to "translate" your setup to the new syntax.

Good luck,
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