error:floating point exception

August 15, 2001, 03:21

hi,

can somebody tell me what are the reasons for getting the error:"floating point exception"?and what are the remedies for it?

thanks and regards, santosh

August 15, 2001, 03:33

That means your solutions are diverging. Change your relaxation factors.(of course, under-relaxation factors.)

P.S : setting an proper initial condition would help to avoid diverging even though your problem is steady-state.

sheikh nasir · February 8, 2012, 03:06

Hello.
I am getting floating error:invalid number. I am working on train moving in tunnel. Can any body help me. My email is sheikhnasir39@gmail.com
thanks

August 15, 2001, 03:21	error:floating point exception	#1
santosh Guest Posts: n/a	hi, can somebody tell me what are the reasons for getting the error:"floating point exception"?and what are the remedies for it? thanks and regards, santosh

August 15, 2001, 03:33	Re: error:floating point exception	#2
chiseung Guest Posts: n/a	That means your solutions are diverging. Change your relaxation factors.(of course, under-relaxation factors.) P.S : setting an proper initial condition would help to avoid diverging even though your problem is steady-state.

February 8, 2012, 03:06	Floating error	#3
sheikh nasir Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 58 Rep Power: 14	Hello. I am getting floating error:invalid number. I am working on train moving in tunnel. Can any body help me. My email is sheikhnasir39@gmail.com thanks

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