keyword potentialFlow is undefined in dictionary, please help.

TommiPLaiho · October 21, 2013, 08:15

Hi,

I get this from the OpenFOAM when I try to run:

Code:

 potentialFoam -writep

Quote:

--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
keyword potentialFlow is undefined in dictionary "/home/tommi2/OpenFOAM/tommi2-2.1.1/run/system/fvSolution"

file: /home/tommi2/OpenFOAM/tommi2-2.1.1/run/system/fvSolution from line 21 to line 71.

From function dictionary::subDict(const word& keyword) const
in file db/dictionary/dictionary.C at line 461.

Please help me what to do for next. Thanks in advance.

chegdan · October 21, 2013, 11:22

This is a case where OpenFOAM is really good at telling you what is wrong with your case setup. The message

Code:

keyword potentialFlow is undefined in dictionary "/home/tommi2/OpenFOAM/tommi2-2.1.1/run/system/fvSolution"

tells you that you are missing the keyword "potentialFlow" in the fvSolution file. You can either go to the tutorials folder and do

Code:

grep -R 'potentialFlow' .

to search for examples or go to tutorials/basic/potentialFoam/pitzDaily/system/fvSolution

and find an example entry like:

Code:

potentialFlow
{
    nNonOrthogonalCorrectors 0;
}

and experiment a bit with the entry

Code:

nNonOrthogonalCorrectors     0;

good luck

TommiPLaiho · October 21, 2013, 18:12

Thanks. It helped. But I am running from another problem to another...I wonder if there is something wrong with my installation. Hmm...

October 21, 2013, 11:22		#2
chegdan Senior Member Daniel P. Combest Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: St. Louis, USA Posts: 621 Rep Power: 0	This is a case where OpenFOAM is really good at telling you what is wrong with your case setup. The message Code: keyword potentialFlow is undefined in dictionary "/home/tommi2/OpenFOAM/tommi2-2.1.1/run/system/fvSolution" tells you that you are missing the keyword "potentialFlow" in the fvSolution file. You can either go to the tutorials folder and do Code: grep -R 'potentialFlow' . to search for examples or go to tutorials/basic/potentialFoam/pitzDaily/system/fvSolution and find an example entry like: Code: potentialFlow { nNonOrthogonalCorrectors 0; } and experiment a bit with the entry Code: nNonOrthogonalCorrectors 0; good luck

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October 21, 2013, 18:12		#3
TommiPLaiho New Member Tommi P. Laiho Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 18 Rep Power: 13	Thanks. It helped. But I am running from another problem to another...I wonder if there is something wrong with my installation. Hmm...