[cfd_saad]

Hi Foamers,

I have this following error when I try to launch a simulation :

[0]
[0]
[0] --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: (openfoam-2012)[2] [3]
[3]
[3] --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: (openfoam-2012)
[3] Expected a ')' or a '}' while reading List, found on line 0: word 'patchWall_Bottom' at stream position 0
[4]
[4]
[4] --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: (openfoam-2012)
[4] Expected a ')' or a '}' while reading List, found on line 0: word 'patchWall_Bottom' at stream position 0
[4]
[4]
[5]
[5]
[5] --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: (openfoam-2012)
[5] Expected a ')' or a '}' while reading List, found on line 0: word 'patchWall_Bottom' at stream position 0
[5]
[5]
[5]     From char Foam::Istream::readEndList(const char*)
[5]     in file db/IOstreams/IOstreams/Istream.C at line 174.

[0] Expected a ')' or a '}' while reading List, found on line 224: word 'patchWall_Bottom' at stream position 0
[0]
[0]
[0]     From char Foam::Istream::readEndList(const char*)
[0]     in file db/IOstreams/IOstreams/Istream.C at line 174.
[0]
FOAM parallel run exiting
[0]
[3]
[3]
[3]     From char Foam::Istream::readEndList(const char*)
[3]     in file db/IOstreams/IOstreams/Istream.C at line 174.
[3]
FOAM parallel run exiting
[3]
[4]     From char Foam::Istream::readEndList(const char*)
[4]     in file db/IOstreams/IOstreams/Istream.C at line 174.
[4]
FOAM parallel run exiting
[4]
[5]
FOAM parallel run exiting
[5]
[1]
[1]
[1] --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: (openfoam-2012)
[1] Expected a ')' or a '}' while reading List, found on line 0: word 'patchWall_Bottom' at stream position 0
[1]
[1]
[1]     From char Foam::Istream::readEndList(const char*)
[1]     in file db/IOstreams/IOstreams/Istream.C at line 174.
[1]
FOAM parallel run exiting
[1]

[2]
[2] --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: (openfoam-2012)
[2] Expected a ')' or a '}' while reading List, found on line 0: word 'patchWall_Bottom' at stream position 0
[2]
[2]
[2]     From char Foam::Istream::readEndList(const char*)
[2]     in file db/IOstreams/IOstreams/Istream.C at line 174.
[2]
FOAM parallel run exiting
[2]
[muse104.cluster:154529] 4 more processes have sent help message help-mpi-api.txt / mpi-abort
[muse104.cluster:154529] Set MCA parameter "orte_base_help_aggregate" to 0 to see all help / error messages

real    0m1.014s
user    0m0.025s
sys     0m0.050s

patchWall_Bottom is a patch I created in topoSet and createPatchDict, I changed it from patch to wall in the polyMesh/boundary.

Does anyone have an idea ?

thanks!!

[cfd_saad]

The error was in controlDict in line patches :

	gaugesP
    {
        type    sets;
        libs ("libsampling.so");
        writeControl    timeStep;
        writeInterval   1;
        setFormat       raw;
        surfaceFormat   raw;
        interpolationScheme cellPointFace;
        fields          ( p U );
        sets
        (
            GaugesP
            {
                type    patchCloud;
                axis    xyz;
                patches 1(mur_couronnement patchWall_Bottom patchWall_Front);
                points  (
						(221.5 0.5 31.4)
						(221.5 0.5 33.1)
						(221.5 0.5 34.8)
						
						(221.5 0.5 36)
						
						(222.5 0.5 30.692) 
						(225 0.5 30.692)
						(227.5 0.5 30.692)
						);
                maxDistance 0.01;
            }
        );
    }

I had : patches 1(....) now I have patches (....)
I removed the 1 before the parenthesis and now it works!

Btw what is the functionnality of adding a number before a parenthesis ?

Cheers,

[tomf]

Hi,

As far as I know that number just indicates the length of a list to expect.

Your list contained 3 entries:

1. mur_couronnement
2. patchWall_Bottom
3. patchWall_Front

But you told OpenFOAM the length of the list is 1. So after reading the first entry it expected a closing bracket, but it did not find one, so the solver exited with an error.

This is probably related to memory allocation at some level but I have to admit that is me guessing beyond the limits of my knowledge.

Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Tom