Wierd results after running setFields without getting an error in terminal

vava10 · January 12, 2021, 21:11

Hey everyone,

I am trying to create my own case wich involve VOF method. I apply setFields and I don't get any error in the Ubuntu terminal. But when I open the alpha.water file which is formed after running the setFields, it doesn't have 0 and 1. Instead, it has "?", "ð?" and blank space. I have attached the file along with this. I went through a lot of errors related to setFields which was posted in this forum and couldn't find any similar to this and I don't know why I get such an alpha.water file after running setFields. So I could not search for a specific error

alpha.water.txt

Does anyone have any idea why I get this error?
Thank you in advance

Kind regards
vava10

simrego · January 14, 2021, 09:43

Hi!

What is your setting for the "writeFormat" in system/controlDict? If it is binary then this is totally normal. If it is ascii then there are some serious problems...
BTW: This is not an error. If there is an error, OF will tell you with nice big ERROR messages.

vava10 · January 15, 2021, 11:48

Hey,

Thank you for your reply. It is binary.

I was not able to visualize the setfields result in ParaView for some reason. I thought this could be the reason.

Do you have any idea why I am not able to visualize the result in ParaView? Can you suggest to me what I might have done wrong? Like the usual reasons this might occur from your experience with the software so that I can check them.

simrego · January 15, 2021, 12:12

Blindly I would guess that you left the "skip zero time" option checked (by default) in paraview, and your resulted field is in the 0 time folder so paraview won't read it.
If this is not the problem then you should attach your case or give more information.

January 12, 2021, 21:11	Wierd results after running setFields without getting an error in terminal	#1
vava10 Member Deutschland Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 69 Rep Power: 6	Hey everyone, I am trying to create my own case wich involve VOF method. I apply setFields and I don't get any error in the Ubuntu terminal. But when I open the alpha.water file which is formed after running the setFields, it doesn't have 0 and 1. Instead, it has "?", "ð?" and blank space. I have attached the file along with this. I went through a lot of errors related to setFields which was posted in this forum and couldn't find any similar to this and I don't know why I get such an alpha.water file after running setFields. So I could not search for a specific error alpha.water.txt Does anyone have any idea why I get this error? Thank you in advance Kind regards vava10

January 14, 2021, 09:43		#2
simrego Senior Member anonymous Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 416 Rep Power: 14	Hi! What is your setting for the "writeFormat" in system/controlDict? If it is binary then this is totally normal. If it is ascii then there are some serious problems... BTW: This is not an error. If there is an error, OF will tell you with nice big ERROR messages. vava10 likes this.

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January 15, 2021, 11:48		#3
vava10 Member Deutschland Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 69 Rep Power: 6	Hey, Thank you for your reply. It is binary. I was not able to visualize the setfields result in ParaView for some reason. I thought this could be the reason. Do you have any idea why I am not able to visualize the result in ParaView? Can you suggest to me what I might have done wrong? Like the usual reasons this might occur from your experience with the software so that I can check them.

January 15, 2021, 12:12		#4
simrego Senior Member anonymous Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 416 Rep Power: 14	Blindly I would guess that you left the "skip zero time" option checked (by default) in paraview, and your resulted field is in the 0 time folder so paraview won't read it. If this is not the problem then you should attach your case or give more information.