[wadezaza]

Hello,

i am using a UDF to set my own property in Fluent (2D, wet steam model) and want to save a UDF variable to be able to plot it in postprocessing. I know i need to use UD Memory and first allocate the appropriate number of Memory locations. In my case i just need one to save the value of the variable "NBTF". Unfortunately i am always getting a constant value in NBTF even though it is a function of the temperature which is changing
May someone please tell me if something is wrong with my code? Here is the begin and the part of the code with my NBTF variable.

#include "udf.h"
#include "stdio.h"
#include "ctype.h"
#include "stdarg.h"
/*Global Constants for this model*/
real ws_TPP = 338.150 ;
real ws_aaa = 0.01 ;
real cpg = 1882.0 ;

DEFINE_ON_DEMAND(I_do_nothing)
{

}
void wetst_init(Domain *domain)
{
ws_Tc = 647.286 ;/*Critical Temp. */
ws_Pc = 22089000.00 ;/*Critical Pressure */
mw_f = 18.016 ;/*fluid droplet molecular weight (water) */
Rgas_v = 461.50 ;/*vapor Gas Const*/
}
.
.
.
real wetst_surft(real T)
{
Domain *domain;
Thread *t;
cell_t c;
real sigma ;
real sigma_u ;
real NBTF ;
real Tr ;
real a1= 82.27 ;
real a2= 75.612 ;
real a3= -256.889 ;
real a4= 95.928 ;
real p1=0.98;
real p2=-270;
real q1=-275;

if (T > ws_Tc) T = ws_Tc ;
Tr = T/ws_Tc ;
sigma_u = 0.001*(a1 + Tr*(a2+ Tr*(a3+ Tr*a4))) ;

NBTF = (p1*T+p2)/(T+q1) ;
sigma = NBTF*sigma_u ;

domain=Get_Domain(1);
thread_loop_c (t,domain)
{
begin_c_loop (c,t)
{
C_UDMI(c,t,0) = NBTF;
}
end_c_loop (c,t)
}
return sigma ;
}

Regards.

[gearboy]

Originally Posted by wadezaza

Hello,

i am using a UDF to set my own property in Fluent (2D, wet steam model) and want to save a UDF variable to be able to plot it in postprocessing. I know i need to use UD Memory and first allocate the appropriate number of Memory locations. In my case i just need one to save the value of the variable "NBTF". Unfortunately i am always getting a constant value in NBTF even though it is a function of the temperature which is changing
May someone please tell me if something is wrong with my code? Here is the begin and the part of the code with my NBTF variable.

#include "udf.h"
#include "stdio.h"
#include "ctype.h"
#include "stdarg.h"
/*Global Constants for this model*/
real ws_TPP = 338.150 ;
real ws_aaa = 0.01 ;
real cpg = 1882.0 ;

DEFINE_ON_DEMAND(I_do_nothing)
{

}
void wetst_init(Domain *domain)
{
ws_Tc = 647.286 ;/*Critical Temp. */
ws_Pc = 22089000.00 ;/*Critical Pressure */
mw_f = 18.016 ;/*fluid droplet molecular weight (water) */
Rgas_v = 461.50 ;/*vapor Gas Const*/
}
.
.
.
real wetst_surft(real T)
{
Domain *domain;
Thread *t;
cell_t c;
real sigma ;
real sigma_u ;
real NBTF ;
real Tr ;
real a1= 82.27 ;
real a2= 75.612 ;
real a3= -256.889 ;
real a4= 95.928 ;
real p1=0.98;
real p2=-270;
real q1=-275;

if (T > ws_Tc) T = ws_Tc ;
Tr = T/ws_Tc ;
sigma_u = 0.001*(a1 + Tr*(a2+ Tr*(a3+ Tr*a4))) ;

NBTF = (p1*T+p2)/(T+q1) ;
sigma = NBTF*sigma_u ;

domain=Get_Domain(1);
thread_loop_c (t,domain)
{
begin_c_loop (c,t)
{
C_UDMI(c,t,0) = NBTF;
}
end_c_loop (c,t)
}
return sigma ;
}

Regards.

You should call wetst_surft function in your UDF executable macros, such as DEFINE_EXECUTE_AT_END, DEFINE_SOURCE, DEFINE ADJUST, etc. Furthermore, do not forget to hook these UDF macros.

real wetst_surft(real T) is just a definition, won't be executed unless you call it in your UDF macros.

[wadezaza]

Hi Gearboy,

thanks for your reply. Sorry i did not get your point. Why do i need to add a new DEFINE Macro? The code is still working fine. The problem is the constant value i am getting for NBTF in my UD Memory. Here are the final lines of my code. You may need it to help me

UDF_EXPORT WS_Functions WetSteamFunctionList =
{
wetst_init,
wetst_satP,
wetst_satT,
.
.
.
wetst_ktl,
wetst_surft
};

[AlexanderZ]

You should use build-in macros (such as DEFINE_ON_DEMAND, DEFINE_ADJUST or others, depends on your algorithm) to execute your functions.
Read Ansys Fluent Customization manual, you may find there information and tutorials regarding UDMs

Best regards

[pakk]

Stripping away all irrelevant code, I think it you want something like this:

DEFINE_ON_DEMAND(I_do_something)
{
 Domain *domain;
 Thread *t;
 cell_t c;
 real NBTF ;
 real ws_Tc = 647.286 ;
 real p1=0.98;
 real p2=-270;
 real q1=-275;
 real T;
  
 domain=Get_Domain(1);
 thread_loop_c (t,domain)
 {
  begin_c_loop (c,t)
  {
   T = C_T(c,t);
   if (T > ws_Tc) T = ws_Tc ;
   NBTF = (p1*T+p2)/(T+q1) ;
   C_UDMI(c,t,0) = NBTF;
  }
  end_c_loop (c,t)
 }
}

Code not tested, so typo's might still be there.

[wadezaza]

Pakk, thank you for your reply. This is how i managed it and it is working fine

[mahdi-united]

hi everybody please help me
i wrote a udf for calculating the mass transfer coefficient. now i want write another udf for calculating the source term of mass transfer. i need to access the mass transfer rate variable(m_dot)

how can i calling this variable in define_source udf??