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Running the Simulation

  • Run the computation:
    # icoFoam
    /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
    | =========                 |                                                 |
    | \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
    |  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  dev                                   |
    |   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
    |    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
    \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
    Build  : dev-e2ccbbbb
    Exec   : icoFoam
    Date   : Jun 16 2017
    Time   : 08:20:00
    Host   : $HOSTNAME
    PID    : $$
    Case   : $FOAM_RUN/cavity
    nProcs : 1
    sigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
    fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster
    allowSystemOperations : Disallowing user-supplied system call operations
    
    // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
    Create time
    
    Create mesh for time = 0
    
    
    PISO: Operating solver in PISO mode
    
    Reading transportProperties
    
    Reading field p
    
    Reading field U
    
    Reading/calculating face flux field phi
    

     

  • Reading mesh, physical constants, initial and boundary conditions.

     

  • The computation starts, iterations are separated with time information.

     

    Starting time loop
    
    Time = 0.005
    
    Time = 0.005
    
    Courant Number mean: 0 max: 0
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Ux, Initial residual = 1, Final residual = 8.90511e-06, No Iterations 19
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Uy, Initial residual = 0, Final residual = 0, No Iterations 0
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 1, Final residual = 0.0492854, No Iterations 12
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 0.000466513, global = -1.79995e-19, cumulative = -1.79995e-19
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 0.590864, Final residual = 2.65225e-07, No Iterations 35
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 2.74685e-09, global = -2.6445e-19, cumulative = -4.44444e-19
    ExecutionTime = 0.02 s  ClockTime = 0 s
    
    Time = 0.01
    
    Courant Number mean: 0.0976825 max: 0.585607
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Ux, Initial residual = 0.160686, Final residual = 6.83031e-06, No Iterations 19
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Uy, Initial residual = 0.260828, Final residual = 9.65939e-06, No Iterations 18
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 0.428925, Final residual = 0.0103739, No Iterations 22
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 0.000110788, global = 3.77194e-19, cumulative = -6.72498e-20
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 0.30209, Final residual = 5.26569e-07, No Iterations 33
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 6.61987e-09, global = -2.74872e-19, cumulative = -3.42122e-19
    ExecutionTime = 0.02 s  ClockTime = 0 s
    
    Time = 0.015
    
    Courant Number mean: 0.144686 max: 0.758934
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Ux, Initial residual = 0.0447632, Final residual = 9.12473e-06, No Iterations 15
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Uy, Initial residual = 0.0817804, Final residual = 6.96014e-06, No Iterations 17
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 0.131584, Final residual = 0.00445878, No Iterations 11
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 5.30007e-05, global = 2.15729e-19, cumulative = -1.26393e-19
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 0.0973392, Final residual = 9.15339e-07, No Iterations 31
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 7.57271e-09, global = 6.03676e-19, cumulative = 4.77283e-19
    ExecutionTime = 0.02 s  ClockTime = 0 s
    

     

  • The three last iterations are following:

     

    Time = 0.49
    
    Courant Number mean: 0.222158 max: 0.852134
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Ux, Initial residual = 2.59115e-07, Final residual = 2.59115e-07, No Iterations 0
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Uy, Initial residual = 5.72577e-07, Final residual = 5.72577e-07, No Iterations 0
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 7.65497e-07, Final residual = 7.65497e-07, No Iterations 0
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 8.08001e-09, global = 3.9258e-19, cumulative = 8.82842e-18
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 1.04767e-06, Final residual = 2.68398e-07, No Iterations 1
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 4.00402e-09, global = 6.17738e-19, cumulative = 9.44616e-18
    ExecutionTime = 0.19 s  ClockTime = 1 s
    
    Time = 0.495
    
    Courant Number mean: 0.222158 max: 0.852134
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Ux, Initial residual = 2.43518e-07, Final residual = 2.43518e-07, No Iterations 0
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Uy, Initial residual = 5.33314e-07, Final residual = 5.33314e-07, No Iterations 0
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 5.25763e-07, Final residual = 5.25763e-07, No Iterations 0
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 6.11228e-09, global = 1.51821e-18, cumulative = 1.09644e-17
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 7.01015e-07, Final residual = 7.01015e-07, No Iterations 0
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 7.5484e-09, global = -4.1723e-19, cumulative = 1.05471e-17
    ExecutionTime = 0.19 s  ClockTime = 1 s
    
    Time = 0.5
    
    Courant Number mean: 0.222158 max: 0.852134
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Ux, Initial residual = 2.3091e-07, Final residual = 2.3091e-07, No Iterations 0
    smoothSolver:  Solving for Uy, Initial residual = 5.0684e-07, Final residual = 5.0684e-07, No Iterations 0
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 8.63844e-07, Final residual = 8.63844e-07, No Iterations 0
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 8.8828e-09, global = 4.94571e-19, cumulative = 1.10417e-17
    DICPCG:  Solving for p, Initial residual = 9.59103e-07, Final residual = 9.59103e-07, No Iterations 0
    time step continuity errors : sum local = 9.66354e-09, global = 1.13175e-18, cumulative = 1.21735e-17
    ExecutionTime = 0.2 s  ClockTime = 1 s
    
    End