Tutorial fix elasticThermalSolidFoam

applications/solvers/solidMechanics/elasticThermalSolidFoam/createFields.H

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         mesh
     );
 
-    //     volTensorField gradU = fvc::grad(U);
     volTensorField gradU
     (
         IOobject
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@
         mesh,
         dimensionedTensor("zero", dimless, tensor::zero)
     );
-    //surfaceVectorField snGradU = fvc::snGrad(U);
+
     surfaceVectorField snGradU
     (
         IOobject
@@ -115,15 +114,20 @@
     thermalModel thermal(T);
 
     volScalarField C = thermal.C();
-    volScalarField k = thermal.k();
+    volScalarField k
+    (
+        "DT",
+        thermal.k()
+    );
     volScalarField threeKalpha = rheology.threeK()*rho*thermal.alpha();
-    surfaceScalarField threeKalphaf = fvc::interpolate(threeKalpha, "threeKalpha");
+    surfaceScalarField threeKalphaf =
+        fvc::interpolate(threeKalpha, "threeKalpha");
     volScalarField T0 = thermal.T0();
     volScalarField rhoC = rho*C;
 
 
-// for aitken relaxation
+    // for aitken relaxation
-volVectorField aitkenDelta
+    volVectorField aitkenDelta
     (
         IOobject
         (
@@ -136,10 +140,7 @@ volVectorField aitkenDelta
         mesh,
         dimensionedVector("zero", dimLength, vector::zero)
     );
-// aitken relaxation factor
+
-scalar aitkenInitialRes = 1.0;
+    // aitken relaxation factor
-scalar aitkenTheta = 0.01;
+    scalar aitkenInitialRes = 1.0;
-// if(mesh.relax(U.name()))
+    scalar aitkenTheta = 0.01;
-//   {
-//     aitkenTheta = mesh.relaxationFactor(U.name());
-//   }

applications/solvers/solidMechanics/elasticThermalSolidFoam/elasticThermalSolidFoam.C

@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         while
         (
             relResT > convergenceToleranceT
-              &&
+         && ++iCorr < nCorr
-              ++iCorr < nCorr
         );
 
         Info<< "Solved for " << T.name()
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             << ", ClockTime = " << runTime.elapsedClockTime() << " s"
             << endl;
 
-      // solve momentum equation for displacement
+        // Solve momentum equation for displacement
         iCorr = 0;
         volVectorField gradThreeKalphaDeltaT =
             fvc::grad(threeKalpha*(T-T0), "grad(threeKalphaDeltaT)");
@@ -160,6 +159,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 Info<< "\tCorrector " << iCorr
                     << ", residual = " << solverPerfU.initialResidual()
                     << ", relative res = " << relResU;
+
                 if (aitkenRelax)
                 {
                     Info << ", aitken = " << aitkenTheta;
@@ -170,11 +170,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         while
         (
             iCorr++ == 0
-              ||
+         || (
-              (//solverPerfU.initialResidual() > convergenceTolerance
                 relResU > convergenceToleranceU
-                  &&
+             && iCorr < nCorr
-                  iCorr < nCorr)
+            )
         );
 
         Info<< "Solved for " << U.name()

tutorials/solidMechanics/elasticThermalSolidFoam/hotCylinder/0/T

@@ -35,24 +35,20 @@ boundaryField
         type            fixedValue;
         value           uniform 100;
     }
-
     outside
     {
         type            fixedValue;
         value           uniform 100;
     }
-
     front
     {
         type            empty;
-       //type            symmetryPlane;
     }
-
     back
     {
         type            empty;
-      //type            symmetryPlane;
     }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //

tutorials/solidMechanics/elasticThermalSolidFoam/hotCylinder/0/U

@@ -29,32 +29,31 @@ boundaryField
     {
         type            symmetryPlane;
     }
-
     inside
     {
         type            solidTraction;
         traction        uniform ( 0 0 0 );
         pressure        uniform 50e6;
+        DT              k;
         value           uniform (0 0 0);
     }
-
     outside
     {
         type            solidTraction;
         traction        uniform ( 0 0 0 );
         pressure        uniform 0.1e6;
+        DT              k;
         value           uniform (0 0 0);
     }
-
     front
     {
         type            empty;
     }
-
     back
     {
         type            empty;
     }
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //

tutorials/solidMechanics/elasticThermalSolidFoam/hotCylinder/constant/polyMesh/blockMeshDict

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ vertices
     (0.5 0 0.1)
     (0.7 0 0.1)
     (0 0.7 0.1)
-
 );
 
 blocks
@@ -45,26 +44,14 @@ edges
 
 patches
 (
-
-    empty back
-    (
-     (3 2 1 0)
-    )
-    empty front
-    (
-     (4 5 6 7)
-     )
-
     symmetryPlane left
     (
         (4 7 3 0)
     )
-
     symmetryPlane bottom
     (
         (1 2 6 5)
     )
-
     patch inside
     (
         (0 1 5 4)
@@ -73,6 +60,14 @@ patches
     (
         (7 6 2 3)
     )
+    empty back
+    (
+        (3 2 1 0)
+    )
+    empty front
+    (
+        (4 5 6 7)
+    )
 );
 
 mergePatchPairs

tutorials/solidMechanics/elasticThermalSolidFoam/hotCylinder/constant/polyMesh/boundary

@@ -17,41 +17,41 @@ FoamFile
 
 6
 (
-    back
-    {
-        type            empty;
-        nFaces          600;
-        startFace       1130;
-    }
-    front
-    {
-        type            empty;
-        nFaces          600;
-        startFace       1730;
-    }
     left
     {
         type            symmetryPlane;
         nFaces          10;
-        startFace       2330;
+        startFace       1130;
     }
     bottom
     {
         type            symmetryPlane;
         nFaces          10;
-        startFace       2340;
+        startFace       1140;
     }
     inside
     {
         type            patch;
         nFaces          60;
-        startFace       2350;
+        startFace       1150;
     }
     outside
     {
         type            patch;
         nFaces          60;
-        startFace       2410;
+        startFace       1210;
+    }
+    back
+    {
+        type            empty;
+        nFaces          600;
+        startFace       1270;
+    }
+    front
+    {
+        type            empty;
+        nFaces          600;
+        startFace       1870;
     }
 )
 

tutorials/solidMechanics/elasticThermalSolidFoam/hotCylinder/constant/thermalProperties

@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ thermal
     T0       T0 [0 0 0 1 0 0 0] 0;
 }
 
+
 // ************************************************************************* //