[chris1980]

I want to specify a inlet flow with backround turbulence. For this reason I have defined a inlet bc with fixed value for k and epsilon (I am using the k-e epsilon turbulence model). But the following error occurs:

--> FOAM FATAL ERROR : fixedValue is the wrong k patchField type for wall-functions on patch inlet
should be zeroGradient

I know I am using a high-Re turbulence model with wallfunctions and because of that I have to use zeroGradient at the walls.
But in my case I want to define a turbulent inlet.

Does anybody know what is going wrong or what I have to do?

[hjasak]

Yes. You have specified patch type wall for your inlet, which is not clever. You will find this either in your blockMeshDict or in the boundary file, depending where you got the mesh from.

[chris1980]

Hrv,

I have defined my inlet patch as type 'patch' not as wall?

[chris1980]

solved

The problem was caused due an old boundary file in polymesh (blockmesh does not update it?).

[hjasak]

The code says:

forAll(patches, patchi)
{
const fvPatch& curPatch = patches[patchi];

if (isType<wallfvpatch>(curPatch))
{
# include "checkPatchFieldTypes.H"


and in checkPatchFieldTypes.H

if (!isType<zerogradientfvpatchscalarfield>(k_.bounda ryField()[patchi]))
{
FatalErrorIn("wall-function evaluation")
<< k_.boundaryField()[patchi].type()
<< " is the wrong k patchField type for wall-functions on patch "
<< curPatch.name() << nl
<< " should be zeroGradient"
<< exit(FatalError);

}

As you can see, you patch IS a wall.

Hrv