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Forum: CFX December 27, 2011, 05:24
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Posted By ghorrocks
Well, the e based turbulence model cannot have...

Well, the e based turbulence model cannot have epsilon=0 as the turbulent viscosity goes undefined. This is a key failing of these models and is why they cannot model low Re flows or transitional...
Forum: CFX December 27, 2011, 05:07
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Posted By ghorrocks
You cannot have epsilon = 0. It leads to a divide...

You cannot have epsilon = 0. It leads to a divide by zero error on the turbulent viscosity - ie a floating point error :) This does not sound surprising at all to me.
Forum: CFX December 24, 2011, 04:38
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Posted By ghorrocks
Is it a floating point error? If so then this...

Is it a floating point error? If so then this means your simulation has diverged. Need to improve numerical stability.
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