Insufficient catalogue size

lostking18 · June 9, 2019, 09:36

Hi there

I am using CFX(R) Interpolator to interpolate a case with many cooling holes. I received the warning message as shown here:

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| ANSYS(R) CFX(R) Interpolator |
| |
| Release 17.2 |
| Build 17.2 2016.07.18-16.51-136427 |
| Mon Jul 18 17:04:39 GMTDT 2016 |
| |
| Executable Attributes |
| |
| single-64bit-int32-archfort-optimised-noprof-lcomp |
| |
| (C) 2016 ANSYS, Inc. |
| |
| All rights reserved. Unauthorized use, distribution or duplication |
| is prohibited. This product is subject to U.S. laws governing |
| export and re-export. For full Legal Notice, see documentation. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Job Information at Start of Run |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

Run mode: serial run

Host computer: ENGS-19856 (PID:13084)

Job started: Sun Jun 09 12:43:24 2019

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Memory Allocated for Run (Actual usage may be less) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

| Real | Integer | Character | Logical | Double
----------+------------+------------+-----------+----------+----------
Mwords | 32.56 | 23.22 | 3.69 | 0.01 | 0.30
Mbytes | 124.20 | 88.57 | 3.52 | 0.04 | 2.29
----------+------------+------------+-----------+----------+----------

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Host Memory Information (Mbytes) |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Host | System | Allocated | % |
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------+
| ENGS-19856 | 49149.58 | 218.62 | 0.44 |
+-------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| *** INSUFFICIENT CATALOGUE SIZE *** |
| |
| ACTION REQUIRED : Increase the file catalogue size. |
| |
| If the situation persists please contact the CFX Customer Helpline |
| giving the following details:- |
| Current catalogue size : 20000 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

Details of error:-
----------------
Error detected by routine MAKDAT
CDANAM = NDIM CDTYPE = INTR ISIZE = 1
CRESLT = FCAT

Current Directory : /INTERP/OLD1/MESH/TSTEP0/CLOOP0/ZN44
WARNING: CFXSTP, Regression check error.
An error has occurred in cfx5interp:

The ANSYS CFX Interpolation Program exited with return code 1

Could you kindly tell me how to fix it? Thanks!

AtoHM · June 9, 2019, 14:48

I've not seen this error before, but there are similar errors regarding lack of memory. They can be fixed within the expert parameters tab in CFX Pre. I assume you will find a setting for the cataloque memory allocation there and might use factors like '1.3x' to increase it. https://www.sharcnet.ca/Software/Ans...oryconfig.html

ghorrocks · June 9, 2019, 21:37

Modelling 100 cooling holes is always going to be tricky. A good candidate for a reduced order model, most likely.

Opaque · June 10, 2019, 08:37

May I ask which approach are you using to model such cooling holes?

The message has no reference to the cooling holes; therefore, I assume the case works w/o any of the cooling holes being modeled.

The message indicates there are at least 44 domains, are you modeling each hole coming from a different domain?

lostking18 · June 10, 2019, 17:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtoHM

I've not seen this error before, but there are similar errors regarding lack of memory. They can be fixed within the expert parameters tab in CFX Pre. I assume you will find a setting for the cataloque memory allocation there and might use factors like '1.3x' to increase it. https://www.sharcnet.ca/Software/Ans...oryconfig.html

Thanks! My problem has been solved!

GaneshNaik · May 13, 2020, 13:13

May i know how you solved the issue? Thank you

Gert-Jan · May 13, 2020, 13:19

Like AtoHM mentioned in the second message.

GaneshNaik · May 13, 2020, 17:24

Thank you, I could find the option in expert parameters.

Gert-Jan · May 13, 2020, 18:52

You can also find them in the Solver manager. When you define a run, open "detailed memory overrides" tab for interpolation. There you can allocate extra memory for Catalogue Size. As we speak, I had a sucessful run today by setting '10x' there.

June 9, 2019, 09:36	Insufficient catalogue size	#1
lostking18 Member phd Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 76 Rep Power: 13	Hi there I am using CFX(R) Interpolator to interpolate a case with many cooling holes. I received the warning message as shown here: +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ \| \| \| ANSYS(R) CFX(R) Interpolator \| \| \| \| Release 17.2 \| \| Build 17.2 2016.07.18-16.51-136427 \| \| Mon Jul 18 17:04:39 GMTDT 2016 \| \| \| \| Executable Attributes \| \| \| \| single-64bit-int32-archfort-optimised-noprof-lcomp \| \| \| \| (C) 2016 ANSYS, Inc. \| \| \| \| All rights reserved. Unauthorized use, distribution or duplication \| \| is prohibited. This product is subject to U.S. laws governing \| \| export and re-export. For full Legal Notice, see documentation. \| +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ \| Job Information at Start of Run \| +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ Run mode: serial run Host computer: ENGS-19856 (PID:13084) Job started: Sun Jun 09 12:43:24 2019 +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ \| Memory Allocated for Run (Actual usage may be less) \| +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ \| Real \| Integer \| Character \| Logical \| Double ----------+------------+------------+-----------+----------+---------- Mwords \| 32.56 \| 23.22 \| 3.69 \| 0.01 \| 0.30 Mbytes \| 124.20 \| 88.57 \| 3.52 \| 0.04 \| 2.29 ----------+------------+------------+-----------+----------+---------- +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ \| Host Memory Information (Mbytes) \| +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ \| Host \| System \| Allocated \| % \| +-------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------+ \| ENGS-19856 \| 49149.58 \| 218.62 \| 0.44 \| +-------------------------+----------------+----------------+--------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ \| * INSUFFICIENT CATALOGUE SIZE * \| \| \| \| ACTION REQUIRED : Increase the file catalogue size. \| \| \| \| If the situation persists please contact the CFX Customer Helpline \| \| giving the following details:- \| \| Current catalogue size : 20000 \| +--------------------------------------------------------------------+ Details of error:- ---------------- Error detected by routine MAKDAT CDANAM = NDIM CDTYPE = INTR ISIZE = 1 CRESLT = FCAT Current Directory : /INTERP/OLD1/MESH/TSTEP0/CLOOP0/ZN44 WARNING: CFXSTP, Regression check error. An error has occurred in cfx5interp: The ANSYS CFX Interpolation Program exited with return code 1 Could you kindly tell me how to fix it? Thanks! Last edited by lostking18; June 10, 2019 at 17:13.

June 9, 2019, 14:48		#2
AtoHM Senior Member M Join Date: Dec 2017 Posts: 703 Rep Power: 13	I've not seen this error before, but there are similar errors regarding lack of memory. They can be fixed within the expert parameters tab in CFX Pre. I assume you will find a setting for the cataloque memory allocation there and might use factors like '1.3x' to increase it. https://www.sharcnet.ca/Software/Ans...oryconfig.html lostking18 likes this.

June 9, 2019, 21:37		#3
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,870 Rep Power: 144	Modelling 100 cooling holes is always going to be tricky. A good candidate for a reduced order model, most likely. lostking18 likes this. __________________ Note: I do not answer CFD questions by PM. CFD questions should be posted on the forum.

June 10, 2019, 08:37		#4
Opaque Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,880 Rep Power: 33	May I ask which approach are you using to model such cooling holes? The message has no reference to the cooling holes; therefore, I assume the case works w/o any of the cooling holes being modeled. The message indicates there are at least 44 domains, are you modeling each hole coming from a different domain? lostking18 likes this.

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Gert-Jan Senior Member Gert-Jan Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 1,928 Rep Power: 28	You can also find them in the Solver manager. When you define a run, open "detailed memory overrides" tab for interpolation. There you can allocate extra memory for Catalogue Size. As we speak, I had a sucessful run today by setting '10x' there.