Residual is sky high in Starccm+

jsb12136 · October 28, 2014, 11:58

I am using Starccm+ 9 to simulate the rotation of a vertical axis water turbine (only one blade). It runs well in the first half cycle but it crushes in the other half. The residual runs sky high. What is the problem of this?

lcarasik · October 28, 2014, 12:08

You're asking an incredibly generic question without provide any details.

Pauli · October 29, 2014, 09:46

What is it crushing?

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Originally Posted by jsb12136

I am using Starccm+ 9 to simulate the rotation of a vertical axis water turbine (only one blade). It runs well in the first half cycle but it crushes in the other half. The residual runs sky high. What is the problem of this?

October 28, 2014, 11:58	Residual is sky high in Starccm+	#1
jsb12136 New Member Xiaosong Zhang Join Date: Oct 2014 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 12	I am using Starccm+ 9 to simulate the rotation of a vertical axis water turbine (only one blade). It runs well in the first half cycle but it crushes in the other half. The residual runs sky high. What is the problem of this?

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October 28, 2014, 12:08		#2
lcarasik Senior Member Lane Carasik Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 692 Rep Power: 15	You're asking an incredibly generic question without provide any details.