[xucloud77]

NACA0012 is a basic benchmark in aerodynamics. We run a simple case with M=0.8 and attack angle = 1.25, which is a compressible steady state problem.

In OpenFOAM, we use the rhoCentralFoam solver. It takes 58000 seconds CPU time to reach the final steady state. With the same grid and coeffs, Fluent only takes 600 seconds CPU time to get convergence. In Fluent, we selected the steady problem and density based solver.

Does any body know the reason why Fluent is 100 times faster than OpenFOAM? We are really shocked by the results.

I guess this may be caused by several reasons:

1. Under the restrict of CFL condition, the delta time is nearly 1.0e-7. The boundary layer grids have large length-width ratio, will it affect the delta T?
2. I doubt about the time stepping in steady problems. Fluent does not have setting about time stepping but iteration for convergence.

These are about the models of solver. But other optimizations such as boundary condition, precondition of flow may be added to Fluent.

[akidess]

What about using rhoSimpleFoam?

[xucloud77]

Akidess, thank you for your reply.

We have used rhoSimpleFoam to run the case under OpenFOAM-4.0. Without changing the configuration, the case did not convergence got float point exception error.

I think there must be some problem in the settings of flux. The default flux scheme is linear.

I put all the case files and log here.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...SimpleFoam.zip

[olivierG]

Hello,

Your case look really strange:
- you set the turbulence model to laminar
- but you set in 0 dir k/epsilon ... and use wall function on empty patch....
- T and p seem also strange (p: fixedValue !)
- use "slip" on airfol for T and p
- do not use GAMG for p solver
- mesh seem to have high aspect ratio too.
...

Is this really the case you are comparing to Fluent ?
If yes, your case is really misconfigured.


regards,
olivier

[xucloud77]

Hello olivierG, sorry for my careless. I correct the case, and rerun it. But the problem happened again. Any other option should be corrected or add to make rhoSimpleFoam work and get the correct results?

I think this kind of steady state pressure-based solver could be more efficient than rhoCentralFoam. But now the most urgent is to make rhoSimpleFoam work.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...SimpleFoam.zip

[leehowe]

Originally Posted by xucloud77

Hello olivierG, sorry for my careless. I correct the case, and rerun it. But the problem happened again. Any other option should be corrected or add to make rhoSimpleFoam work and get the correct results?

I think this kind of steady state pressure-based solver could be more efficient than rhoCentralFoam. But now the most urgent is to make rhoSimpleFoam work.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...SimpleFoam.zip

Maybe you can try foam-ext version, I know there are several compressible steady state solvers such as steadyCompressibleFoam.