[bassaad17]

Hi Folks,

I'm having an issue that I can't figure out how to solve. I'm using Grasshopper/Butterfly to create a first pass of my OF Case setup for v1612+.

I'm simulating wind flow in an urban environment for tall buildings. I have a 6 sided cube with the flow direction incoming form the North (negative y axis).

I'm able to run blockMesh, checkMesh, surfaceFeatureExtract, decomposePar, snappyHexMesh (24 cpu's), reconstructParMesh .. When I go to run decomposePar I receive this FOAM FATAL IO ERROR

Time = 0


--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:

    patch type 'wall' not constraint type 'symmetry'
    for patch Side_270 of field k in file "/Projects/TestCase/Run_N_01-2/0/k"

file: /Projects/TestCase/Run_N_01-2/0/k.boundaryField.Side_270 from line 36 to line 36.

    From function Foam::symmetryFvPatchField<Type>::symmetryFvPatchField(const Foam::fvPatch&, const Foam::DimensionedField<Type, Foam::volMesh>&, const Foam::dictionary&) [with Type = double]
    in file fields/fvPatchFields/constraint/symmetry/symmetryFvPatchField.C at line 56.

FOAM exiting

My 0/k is defined as follows:

/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  v1612+                                |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* Butterfly 0.0.4                https://github.com/ladybug-tools/butterfly *\
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
	version		4.0;
	format		ascii;
	class		volScalarField;
	location	"0";
	object		k;
}

dimensions		[0 2 -2 0 0 0 0];

internalField		uniform 0.02;

boundaryField
{

    Top
    {

        type		slip;

    }

    Side_270
    {

        type		symmetry;


    }

    Side_180
    {

        type		zeroGradient;


    }

    Terraces
    {

        type		kqRWallFunction;

        value		$internalField;

    }

    Far_Ground
    {

        type		kqRWallFunction;

        value		$internalField;

    }

    Close_Buildings_and_Target
    {

        type		kqRWallFunction;

        value		$internalField;

    }

    Surroundings
    {

        type		kqRWallFunction;

        value		$internalField;

    }

    Side_090
    {

        type		symmetry;


    }

    Side_000
    {

        type		fixedValue;

        value		$internalField;

    }

    Close_Ground
    {

        type		kqRWallFunction;

        value		$internalField;

    }

}

I was able to identify that the constant/polyMesh boundary file has everything define as walls - and that must be the source of the error

/*--------------------------------*- C++ -*----------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  v1612+                                |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.com                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
FoamFile
{
    version     2.0;
    format      ascii;
    class       polyBoundaryMesh;
    location    "constant/polyMesh";
    object      boundary;
}
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //

11
(
    boundingbox
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          11;
        startFace       50471483;
    }
    Side_000
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          22930;
        startFace       50471494;
    }
    Side_180
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          22930;
        startFace       50494424;
    }
    Side_090
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          22930;
        startFace       50517354;
    }
    Side_270
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          22930;
        startFace       50540284;
    }
    Terraces
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          33879;
        startFace       50563214;
    }
    _53StateStMesh018_Close_Ground
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          50197;
        startFace       50597093;
    }
    _53StateStMesh018_Far_Ground
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          62431;
        startFace       50647290;
    }
    Top
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          68073;
        startFace       50709721;
    }
    Close_Buildings_and_Target
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          152814;
        startFace       50777794;
    }
    Surroundings
    {
        type            wall;
        inGroups        1(wall);
        nFaces          205497;
        startFace       50930608;
    }
)

// ************************************************************************* //

What do I need to be doing to make sure that the 'boundary' file is picking up the right conditions as defined in my k, nut, omega, p, U files in the 0 folder.

Please advise. Thank you.

[alexeym]

Hi,

You can use changeDictionary utility to change boundary file. Set type of Side_090 and Side_270 to symmetryPlane. Alternatively, you can edit boundary file by hand.

[bassaad17]

Hi alexeym ... I ended up manually editing the 'boundary' file by assigning its proper conditions and the model kicked off fine using simpleFoam thereafter. Thank you.

BA