Problem running in parallel with patch and patchField

Byba · June 30, 2017, 06:50

Dear users,

I have a problem running in parallel OpenFoam. A program uses the solver chtMultiRegionFoam that I modify to simulate two regions: water and solid material.
If I run it with a single core, I do not have problems. When I run in parallel (4 core), using decompoParDict for each region, I have problem only with water (not solid) and the following error message appears:

Code:

--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: 
inconsistent patch and patchField types for patch type symmetry and patchField type simmetryfile: 

/home/christian/user/user/case/0/coolant/cellToRegion.boundaryField.sides from line 26 to line 26.    From function static Foam::tmp<Foam::fvPatchField<Type> > 

Foam::fvPatchField<Type>::New(const Foam::fvPatch&, const 

Foam::DimensionedField<Type, Foam::volMesh>&, const Foam::dictionary&) [with Type = double]    in file /home/christian/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude/fvPatchFieldNew.C at line 160.FOAM exiting

I tried to modify the program, in order to have the right matching between Patch and PatchField: it doesn't work. This problem is strange because it should also appear for the case of a single core.
Any suggestions, please?
Thank you for your time.
Regards,

Christian

jennyjian · April 27, 2021, 10:27

Actually I meet this problem as well in a immersed boundary program, when I run the decomposePar command, it worked. However if I continue typing the
mpirun -np 4 icoIbFoam -parallel, the error message came out,"
inconsistent patch and patchField types for field phi
patch type immersedBoundary and patchField type calculated"
When I run the single core simulation it worked perfectly.
So this is really strange.

June 30, 2017, 06:50	Problem running in parallel with patch and patchField	#1
Byba New Member Christian Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 9 Rep Power: 9	Dear users, I have a problem running in parallel OpenFoam. A program uses the solver chtMultiRegionFoam that I modify to simulate two regions: water and solid material. If I run it with a single core, I do not have problems. When I run in parallel (4 core), using decompoParDict for each region, I have problem only with water (not solid) and the following error message appears: Code: --> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: inconsistent patch and patchField types for patch type symmetry and patchField type simmetryfile: /home/christian/user/user/case/0/coolant/cellToRegion.boundaryField.sides from line 26 to line 26. From function static Foam::tmp<Foam::fvPatchField<Type> > Foam::fvPatchField<Type>::New(const Foam::fvPatch&, const Foam::DimensionedField<Type, Foam::volMesh>&, const Foam::dictionary&) [with Type = double] in file /home/christian/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-4.1/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude/fvPatchFieldNew.C at line 160.FOAM exiting I tried to modify the program, in order to have the right matching between Patch and PatchField: it doesn't work. This problem is strange because it should also appear for the case of a single core. Any suggestions, please? Thank you for your time. Regards, Christian Last edited by Byba; June 30, 2017 at 10:14.

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April 27, 2021, 10:27		#2
jennyjian New Member Jianfeng Join Date: Apr 2021 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 5	Actually I meet this problem as well in a immersed boundary program, when I run the decomposePar command, it worked. However if I continue typing the mpirun -np 4 icoIbFoam -parallel, the error message came out," inconsistent patch and patchField types for field phi patch type immersedBoundary and patchField type calculated" When I run the single core simulation it worked perfectly. So this is really strange.