Solution Initialization

simulator · March 22, 2013, 07:21

Hi,

I'm a new user of Fluent... In a steady simulation should the solution be independent of the initial conditions? I mean... depending on the solution initialization parameters a get different results... is that bad?

Regards.

oj.bulmer · March 22, 2013, 08:45

Bad initialization should result in longer convergence periods, but the results shouldn't be too different for different initializations, provided the boundary conditions and other settings remain the same.

OJ

flotus1 · March 22, 2013, 10:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by simulator

Hi,
depending on the solution initialization parameters a get different results... is that bad?

In most cases this means that the solution simply in not converged.

March 22, 2013, 07:21	Solution Initialization	#1
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March 22, 2013, 08:45		#2
oj.bulmer Senior Member OJ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: United Kindom Posts: 473 Rep Power: 20	Bad initialization should result in longer convergence periods, but the results shouldn't be too different for different initializations, provided the boundary conditions and other settings remain the same. OJ