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July 12, 2014, 11:43 |
Problem with Convergence (Over flow)
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Hello everyone.
I´m trying to simulation the flow in a turbine but I get only over flow problems in the solver. -Inlet stationary domain (A) then to a rotor (rotary domain B) and finally to the outlet which form part of the same domain (A). -Multiphase transient. 2D analysis (its 3d but only 1 layer depth) -65,000 nodes Inlet 1 - velocity (air) Opening 1 - Opening Pres and Dirn. (0 Pas.) only for air Outlet 1 - average static pressure -I have tried countless times to finish a simulation but I always get this Overflow error. I´m simulating with very small time steps equivalent to every 5 degrees of rotation of the rotor. (timestep: .0029 s) and with a total time of 0.21 s which is the time that takes for only 1 revolution. max 10 iterations, transient scheme: second order backward euler, Advection scheme: High resolution, convergence criteria RMS 1E-4. - Since the problem requires to have a water level inside the turbine (below the runner) I incorporated an expression for the volume of fraction for the stationay doman: Waterlevel=-235mm, WaterVolumefraction= if(y<Waterlevel,1,0) -I have tried with Double Precision/Normal, Parallel(2,4,8,12)/serial, but always around the same time step (65-75) i get the overflow problem. Any idea what could be the problem?? (I tried the same mesh before with steady state and worked, and before introducing the volume fraction equations; but i don’t see any problem with them) Thank you very much in advance! |
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July 13, 2014, 08:36 |
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Glenn Horrocks
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Have you read the FAQ? http://www.cfd-online.com/Wiki/Ansys...do_about_it.3F
What makes you think a 5 degree rotation is a small timestep? It sounds like a huge one to me. Your time step will need to be much smaller than that. |
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July 14, 2014, 04:30 |
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Glenn Horrocks
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You have reduced your time step size from huge to big.
Have you done a sensitivity study of your time step size? You need to make the time step smaller until your results do not change. I would expect this would give you a time step of more like 0.5 degrees or maybe less if you have a fine mesh. |
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July 14, 2014, 05:48 |
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Hello ghorrocks
My only further plan was to make a Mesh quality study but since you mentioned it, now it makes total sense to include the timestep duration into it. Thank you for your advice. |
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