Post processing from OpenFoam to Tecplot

danielec87 · August 8, 2012, 18:57

Hi guys,
I am trying to post process my openFoam simulation, by using the command

-->foamToTecplot360

The problem is that I encounter the following error message:

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FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
Unknown patchField type nutkWallFunction for patch type wall

Valid patchField types are :

52
(
advective
buoyantPressure
calculated
codedFixedValue
codedMixed
cyclic
cyclicAMI
cyclicSlip
directionMixed
empty
fan
fanPressure
fixedFluxPressure
fixedGradient
fixedInternalValue
fixedPressureCompressibleDensity
fixedValue
freestream
freestreamPressure
inletOutlet
inletOutletTotalTemperature
mapped
mappedField
mappedFixedInternalValue
mappedFixedPushedInternalValue
mixed
multiphaseFixedFluxPressure
nonuniformTransformCyclic
oscillatingFixedValue
outletInlet
outletMappedUniformInlet
partialSlip
phaseHydrostaticPressure
processor
processorCyclic
rotatingTotalPressure
sliced
slip
symmetryPlane
syringePressure
timeVaryingMappedFixedValue
totalPressure
totalTemperature
turbulentInlet
turbulentIntensityKineticEnergyInlet
uniformDensityHydrostaticPressure
uniformFixedValue
uniformTotalPressure
waveSurfacePressure
waveTransmissive
wedge
zeroGradient
)

file: /home1/dcappell/OpenFOAM/-2.1.1/run/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/Hump_model_k_epsilon/0/nut::boundaryField::lowerWall from line 41 to line 42.

From function fvPatchField<Type>::New(const fvPatch&, const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>&, const dictionary&)
in file /u/dcappell/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude/fvPatchFieldNew.C at line 135.

FOAM exiting
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It seems that Tecplot is not compatible with turbulent wall functions...

Do you know how to fix this problem ?

Thank you very much !

DLuo · August 14, 2012, 15:13

A quick and dirty way I do it is convert to Ensight and read that into Tecplot.
Make sure you have the appropriate time solution reconstructed if you ran it in parallel then run foamToEnsight -time [soln_time] (if you just want a specific time).
In Tecplot use the Ensight solution loader and load the .case file.

danielec87 · August 14, 2012, 15:19

Thank you....
Anyway, to post process into Tecplot, I needed to add the following line:

libs ("libincompressibleRASModels.so");

in the controlDict file...

Bye...

August 8, 2012, 18:57	Post processing from OpenFoam to Tecplot	#1
danielec87 New Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 14	Hi guys, I am trying to post process my openFoam simulation, by using the command -->foamToTecplot360 The problem is that I encounter the following error message: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOAM FATAL IO ERROR: Unknown patchField type nutkWallFunction for patch type wall Valid patchField types are : 52 ( advective buoyantPressure calculated codedFixedValue codedMixed cyclic cyclicAMI cyclicSlip directionMixed empty fan fanPressure fixedFluxPressure fixedGradient fixedInternalValue fixedPressureCompressibleDensity fixedValue freestream freestreamPressure inletOutlet inletOutletTotalTemperature mapped mappedField mappedFixedInternalValue mappedFixedPushedInternalValue mixed multiphaseFixedFluxPressure nonuniformTransformCyclic oscillatingFixedValue outletInlet outletMappedUniformInlet partialSlip phaseHydrostaticPressure processor processorCyclic rotatingTotalPressure sliced slip symmetryPlane syringePressure timeVaryingMappedFixedValue totalPressure totalTemperature turbulentInlet turbulentIntensityKineticEnergyInlet uniformDensityHydrostaticPressure uniformFixedValue uniformTotalPressure waveSurfacePressure waveTransmissive wedge zeroGradient ) file: /home1/dcappell/OpenFOAM/-2.1.1/run/tutorials/incompressible/simpleFoam/Hump_model_k_epsilon/0/nut::boundaryField::lowerWall from line 41 to line 42. From function fvPatchField<Type>::New(const fvPatch&, const DimensionedField<Type, volMesh>&, const dictionary&) in file /u/dcappell/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-2.1.1/src/finiteVolume/lnInclude/fvPatchFieldNew.C at line 135. FOAM exiting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It seems that Tecplot is not compatible with turbulent wall functions... Do you know how to fix this problem ? Thank you very much !

August 14, 2012, 15:13		#2
DLuo Member D L Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 49 Rep Power: 14	A quick and dirty way I do it is convert to Ensight and read that into Tecplot. Make sure you have the appropriate time solution reconstructed if you ran it in parallel then run foamToEnsight -time [soln_time] (if you just want a specific time). In Tecplot use the Ensight solution loader and load the .case file. Tushar@cfd likes this.

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August 14, 2012, 15:19		#3
danielec87 New Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 14	Thank you.... Anyway, to post process into Tecplot, I needed to add the following line: libs ("libincompressibleRASModels.so"); in the controlDict file... Bye...