[ghost82]

Hi,
I'm trying to solve a solidification-melting problem and I have to initialize temperature, function of x coordinate: I used the following udf, which compiles/interprets fine:

#include "udf.h"

DEFINE_INIT(my_init_func,d)
{
  cell_t c;
  Thread *t;
  real xc[ND_ND];

  /* loop over all cell threads in the domain  */
  thread_loop_c(t,d)
    {

      /* loop over all cells  */
      begin_c_loop_all(c,t)
        {
          C_CENTROID(xc,c,t);
            if (xc[0] <= 0.015)
                C_T(c,t) = 346.15;
            else if (xc[0] <= 0.01575 && xc[0] > 0.015)
                C_T(c,t) = -2208.*xc[0]+351.171;
            else if (xc[0] <= 0.01625 && xc[0] > 0.01575)
                C_T(c,t) = -414.*xc[0]+322.9155;
            else if (xc[0] <= 0.01675 && xc[0] > 0.01625)
                C_T(c,t) = -66.*xc[0]+317.2605;
            else if (xc[0] <= 0.01725 && xc[0] > 0.01675)
                C_T(c,t) = -8.*xc[0]+316.289;
            else if (xc[0] <= 0.01775 && xc[0] > 0.01725)
                C_T(c,t) = -2.*xc[0]+316.1855;
            else
                C_T(c,t) = 316.15;
        }
      end_c_loop_all(c,t)
    }
}

Solidus temperature for my problem is 316.15 K, liquidus temperature 327.15 K;
However, after initializing, temperature contour plot looks fine, but when I plot liquid fraction my domain is 100% liquid....

Do I have to patch also the liquid fraction in my udf?If yes, how?

Daniele

[ghost82]

I initialized also the liquid fraction thanks to C_LIQF(c,t) to 0; my problem was that I initialized all my domain, whch is composed by solid and fluid, but, as the fluent guide says, C_LIQF(c,t) is available only for fluid zones, so I received an access violation..now all is ok (I think).

..but I didn't know that I had to initialize also the liquid fraction, I thought that fluent would compute it automatically.

Daniele

[yashganatra]

Hi,
I am also working on the same problem. Were you able to solve this problem? I know it's late, you should also update enthalpy right to get the updated liquid fraction? Did you use the inbuilt solidification module?