[Echidna]

I got a strange error in CFX, i have copied here the output file (bold characters). Could anyone help? Thanks!


This run of the CFX-12.1 Solver started at 23:04:11 on 18 Jun 2010 by
user Theo on THEO-PC (intel_xeon64.sse2_winnt) using the command:

"C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v121\CFX\bin\perllib\cfx5solve.pl" -batch
-ccl
C:\Users\Theo\AppData\Local\Temp\unsaved_project_7 860_Working\dp0\CFX\CFX\Work1\runInput.ccl
-file-comms
C:\Users\Theo\AppData\Local\Temp\unsaved_project_7 860_Working\dp0\CFX\CFX\Work1\runInfo.ccl

Setting up CFX Solver run ...


+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| CFX Command Language for Run |
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

LIBRARY:
MATERIAL: Air at 25 C
Material Description = Air at 25 C and 1 atm (dry)
Material Group = Air Data, Constant Property Gases
Option = Pure Substance
Thermodynamic State = Gas
PROPERTIES:
Option = General Material
EQUATION OF STATE:
Density = 1.185 [kg m^-3]
Molar Mass = 28.96 [kg kmol^-1]
Option = Value
END
SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY:
Option = Value
Specific Heat Capacity = 1.0044E+03 [J kg^-1 K^-1]
Specific Heat Type = Constant Pressure
END
REFERENCE STATE:
Option = Specified Point
Reference Pressure = 1 [atm]
Reference Specific Enthalpy = 0. [J/kg]
Reference Specific Entropy = 0. [J/kg/K]
Reference Temperature = 25 [C]
END
DYNAMIC VISCOSITY:
Dynamic Viscosity = 1.831E-05 [kg m^-1 s^-1]
Option = Value
END
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY:
Option = Value
Thermal Conductivity = 2.61E-02 [W m^-1 K^-1]
END
ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT:
Absorption Coefficient = 0.01 [m^-1]
Option = Value
END
SCATTERING COEFFICIENT:
Option = Value
Scattering Coefficient = 0.0 [m^-1]
END
REFRACTIVE INDEX:
Option = Value
Refractive Index = 1.0 [m m^-1]
END
THERMAL EXPANSIVITY:
Option = Value
Thermal Expansivity = 0.003356 [K^-1]
END
END
END
END
FLOW: Flow Analysis 1
SOLUTION UNITS:
Angle Units = [rad]
Length Units = [m]
Mass Units = [kg]
Solid Angle Units = [sr]
Temperature Units = [K]
Time Units = [s]
END
ANALYSIS TYPE:
Option = Steady State
EXTERNAL SOLVER COUPLING:
Option = None
END
END
DOMAIN: Default Domain
Coord Frame = Coord 0
Domain Type = Fluid
Location = B1661, B1662, B311
BOUNDARY: Default Domain Default
Boundary Type = WALL
Location = \
F1450.311,F1451.311,F1452.311,F1453.311,F1454.311, F1455.311,F1456.311\
,F1457.311,F1458.311,F1459.311,F1460.311,F1461.311 ,F1462.311,F1463.31\
1,F1464.311,F1465.311,F1466.311,F1467.311,F1468.31 1,F1469.311,F1470.3\
11,F1471.311,F1472.311,F1473.311,F1474.311,F1475.3 11,F1476.311,F1477.\
311,F1478.311,F1479.311,F1480.311,F1481.311,F1482. 311,F1483.311,F1484\
.311,F1485.311,F1486.311,F1487.311,F1488.311,F1489 .311,F1490.311,F149\
1.311,F1492.311,F1493.311,F1494.311,F1495.311,F149 6.311,F1497.311,F14\
98.311,F1499.311,F1500.311,F1501.311,F1502.311,F15 03.311,F1504.311,F1\
505.311,F1506.311,F1507.311,F1508.311,F1509.311,F1 510.311,F1511.311,F\
1512.311,F1513.311,F1514.311,F1515.311,F1516.311,F 1517.311,F1518.311,\
F1519.311,F1520.311,F1521.311,F1522.311,F1523.311, F1524.311,F1525.311\
,F1526.311,F1527.311,F1528.311,F1529.311,F1530.311 ,F1531.311,F1532.31\
1,F1533.311,F1534.311,F1535.311,F1536.311,F1537.31 1,F1538.311,F1539.3\
11,F1540.311,F1541.311,F1542.311,F1543.311,F1544.3 11,F1545.311,F1546.\
311,F1547.311,F1548.311,F1549.311,F1550.311,F1551. 311,F1552.311,F1553\
.311,F1554.311,F1555.311,F1556.311,F1557.311,F1558 .311,F1559.311,F156\
0.311,F1561.311,F1562.311,F1563.311,F1564.311,F156 5.311,F1566.311,F15\
67.311,F1568.311,F1569.311,F1570.311,F1571.311,F15 72.311,F1573.311,F1\
574.311,F1575.311,F1576.311,F1577.311,F1578.311,F1 579.311,F1580.311,F\
1581.1661,F1582.1661,F1585.1661,F1586.1661,F1587.1 661,F1588.1661,F158\
9.1662,F1590.1662,F1591.1662,F1592.1662,F1595.1662 ,F1596.1662,F253.31\
1,F254.311,F255.311,F256.311,F258.311,F259.311,F26 0.311,F261.311,F262\
.311,F263.311,F264.311,F265.311,F266.311,F267.311, F268.311,F269.311,F\
270.311,F271.311,F272.311,F273.311,F274.311,F275.3 11,F276.311,F277.31\
1,F278.311,F279.311,F280.311,F282.311,F283.311,F28 4.311,F285.311,F286\
.311,F287.311,F288.311,F289.311,F290.311,F291.311, F292.311,F293.311,F\
294.311,F295.311,F296.311,F297.311,F298.311,F299.3 11,F300.311,F301.31\
1,F302.311,F303.311,F304.311,F305.311,F306.311
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:
MASS AND MOMENTUM:
Option = No Slip Wall
END
WALL ROUGHNESS:
Option = Smooth Wall
END
END
END
BOUNDARY: Inlet
Boundary Type = INLET
Location = F257.311
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:
FLOW REGIME:
Option = Subsonic
END
MASS AND MOMENTUM:
Normal Speed = 28 [m s^-1]
Option = Normal Speed
END
TURBULENCE:
Option = Medium Intensity and Eddy Viscosity Ratio
END
END
END
BOUNDARY: Outlet
Boundary Type = OUTLET
Location = F252.311
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS:
FLOW REGIME:
Option = Subsonic
END
MASS AND MOMENTUM:
Option = Average Static Pressure
Pressure Profile Blend = 0.05
Relative Pressure = 2 [Pa]
END
PRESSURE AVERAGING:
Option = Average Over Whole Outlet
END
END
END
DOMAIN MODELS:
BUOYANCY MODEL:
Option = Non Buoyant
END
DOMAIN MOTION:
Option = Stationary
END
MESH DEFORMATION:
Option = None
END
REFERENCE PRESSURE:
Reference Pressure = 1 [atm]
END
END
FLUID DEFINITION: Fluid 1
Material = Air at 25 C
Option = Material Library
MORPHOLOGY:
Option = Continuous Fluid
END
END
FLUID MODELS:
COMBUSTION MODEL:
Option = None
END
HEAT TRANSFER MODEL:
Fluid Temperature = 25 [C]
Option = Isothermal
END
THERMAL RADIATION MODEL:
Option = None
END
TURBULENCE MODEL:
Option = k epsilon
END
TURBULENT WALL FUNCTIONS:
Option = Scalable
END
END
END
OUTPUT CONTROL:
RESULTS:
File Compression Level = Default
Option = Standard
END
END
SOLVER CONTROL:
Turbulence Numerics = First Order
ADVECTION SCHEME:
Option = High Resolution
END
CONVERGENCE CONTROL:
Length Scale Option = Conservative
Maximum Number of Iterations = 100
Minimum Number of Iterations = 1
Timescale Control = Auto Timescale
Timescale Factor = 1.0
END
CONVERGENCE CRITERIA:
Residual Target = 1.E-4
Residual Type = RMS
END
DYNAMIC MODEL CONTROL:
Global Dynamic Model Control = On
END
END
END
COMMAND FILE:
Version = 12.1
Results Version = 12.1
END
SIMULATION CONTROL:
EXECUTION CONTROL:
EXECUTABLE SELECTION:
Double Precision = Off
END
INTERPOLATOR STEP CONTROL:
Runtime Priority = Standard
MEMORY CONTROL:
Memory Allocation Factor = 1.0
END
END
PARALLEL HOST LIBRARY:
HOST DEFINITION: theopc
Remote Host Name = THEO-PC
Host Architecture String = winnt-amd64
Installation Root = C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v%v\CFX
END
END
PARTITIONER STEP CONTROL:
Multidomain Option = Independent Partitioning
Runtime Priority = Standard
EXECUTABLE SELECTION:
Use Large Problem Partitioner = Off
END
MEMORY CONTROL:
Memory Allocation Factor = 1.0
END
PARTITIONING TYPE:
MeTiS Type = k-way
Option = MeTiS
Partition Size Rule = Automatic
END
END
RUN DEFINITION:
Run Mode = Full
Solver Input File = \
C:\Users\Theo\AppData\Local\Temp\unsaved_project_7 860_Working\dp0\CFX\
\CFX\Work1\Fluid Flow.def
INITIAL VALUES SPECIFICATION:
INITIAL VALUES CONTROL:
Use Mesh From = Solver Input File
Continue History From = Workbench Initial Values
END
INITIAL VALUES: Workbench Initial Values
Option = Results File
File Name = \
C:\Users\Theo\AppData\Local\Temp\unsaved_project_7 860_Working\dp0\
\CFX\CFX\Work1\Fluid Flow_001.res
END
END
END
SOLVER STEP CONTROL:
Runtime Priority = Standard
MEMORY CONTROL:
Memory Allocation Factor = 1.0
END
PARALLEL ENVIRONMENT:
Number of Processes = 1
Start Method = Serial
END
END
END
END


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| Interpolation of Initial Values |
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| ANSYS CFX Interpolator 12.1 |
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| Version 2009.10.14-23.08 Thu Oct 15 00:45:24 GMTDT 2009 |
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| Executable Attributes |
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| single-int32-64bit-novc8-noifort-novc6-optimised-supfort-noprof-nos|
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| Copyright 2009 ANSYS Inc. |
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+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Job Information |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+

Run mode: serial run

Host computer: THEO-PC
Job started: Fri Jun 18 23:04:12 2010


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

Data Type Kwords Words/Node Words/Elem Kbytes Bytes/Node

Real 65212.1 69.17 13.09 254734.7 276.68
Integer 89353.8 94.78 17.94 349038.3 379.10
Character 200.0 0.21 0.04 195.3 0.21
Logical 10.0 0.01 0.00 39.1 0.04
Double 300.0 0.32 0.06 2343.8 2.55

================================================== ====================
Interpolating Onto Domain "Default Domain"
================================================== ====================

Total Number of Nodes in the Target Domain = 942790
Bounding Box Volume of the Target Mesh = 2.52303E+02


Checking all source domains from the source file:
Target mesh is the same as domain "Default Domain".

Start direct copying of variables from domain "Default Domain".

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Variable Range Information |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Variable Name | min | max |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Thermal Conductivity | 2.61E-02 | 2.61E-02 |
| Courant Number | 0.00E+00 | 0.00E+00 |
| Density | 1.18E+00 | 1.18E+00 |
| Isolated Volumes | 1.00E+00 | 3.00E+00 |
| Static Entropy | 0.00E+00 | 0.00E+00 |
| Pressure | 0.00E+00 | 0.00E+00 |
| Specific Heat Capacity at Constant Pressure| 1.00E+03 | 1.00E+03 |
| Turbulence Eddy Dissipation | 5.03E+03 | 5.03E+03 |
| Temperature | 2.98E+02 | 2.98E+02 |
| Turbulence Kinetic Energy | 2.94E+00 | 2.94E+00 |
| Velocity | 2.80E+01 | 2.80E+01 |
| Dynamic Viscosity | 1.83E-05 | 1.83E-05 |
| Eddy Viscosity | 1.83E-04 | 1.83E-04 |


Details of error:-
Details of error:-
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Error detected by routine MAKDAT
Error detected by routine MAKDAT
Illegal data area length CDANAM = NCOMPT CDTYPE = INTR ISIZE = 0
Illegal data area length CDANAM = NCOMPT CDTYPE = INTR ISIZE = 0
CRESLT = SIZE
CRESLT = SIZE


Current Directory : /INTERP/SOLUTION/DST/VX
Current Directory : /INTERP/SOLUTION/DST/VX

+================================================= ===================+
| ****** PROBLEM REPORT ****** |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Subsystem: Input |
| Subroutine name: ErrAction |
| Severity level: Fatal Error |
| Error message number: 001100279 |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Message: |
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| Stopped in routine MEMERR |
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+================================================= ===================+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| An error has occurred in cfx5solve: |
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| Error interpolating results onto the new mesh: C:\Program |
| Files\ANSYS Inc\v121\CFX\bin\winnt-amd64\solver-hpmpi.exe exited |
| with return code 1. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+


+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| The following user files have been saved in the directory |
| C:\Users\Theo\AppData\Local\Temp\unsaved_project_7 860_Working\dp0- |
| \CFX\CFX\Work1\Fluid Flow_006: |
| |
| job |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+


This run of the ANSYS CFX Solver has finished.

[ghorrocks]

I am just guessing but I think the interpolation routine to get your initial guess ran out of memory. Best do the interpolation on a machine with more memory, or at least make sure nothing else is running which gobbles up memory. There are also some memory options on the interpolator, these might help - see the documentation for these.

[gorge]

I am getting a similar kind of error...but running it on machine with higher memory does not solve it....where to find the interpolater settings??

[ghorrocks]

Have a look in the documentation. There is a command line utility which can do interpolation which has lots of options documented.

[meusha]

Hello Glenn,

I see that you have responded to this problem as a problem with "memory" quite a few times. I find that quite strange because it seems completely ridiculous. The solver states it very specifically if it has an issue with the memory and is not ambiguously going to point you to another direction in such a way.
The problem is with the mesh. Given the initial values, it is not possible for the solver, for some reason, to interpolate for other locations. It is therefore wise to take a look at the mesh and not waste any time with the memory. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, wrong with the memory here.
Have a nice day.