Fail to run on blueCFD-Core 2017

[MarineAiry]

Dear Bruno,

I am trying to run my simulation, but I get the following error:
$ ./AllrunSolver

`setFields already run on /home/ofuser/blueCFD/ofuser-of5/run/IWWTC_Model_T: remove log file 'log.setFields' to re-run
decomposePar already run on /home/ofuser/blueCFD/ofuser-of5/run/IWWTC_Model_T: remove log file 'log.decomposePar' to re-run
renumberMesh already run on /home/ofuser/blueCFD/ofuser-of5/run/IWWTC_Model_T: remove log file 'log.renumberMesh' to re-run
Application : interFoam
Parallel processing using MSMPI71 with 6 processors
Executing: /home/ofuser/blueCFD/ThirdParty-5.x/platforms/mingw_w64Gcc/MS-MPI-7.1/bin/mpirun -np 6 -genvlist WM_PROJECT_DIR,MPI_BUFFER_SIZE,PATH /home/ofuser/blueCFD/OpenFOAM-5.x/platforms/mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt/bin/interFoam  -parallel | tee  log
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| =========                 |                                                 |
| \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox           |
|  \\    /   O peration     | Version:  5.x                                   |
|   \\  /    A nd           | Web:      www.OpenFOAM.org                      |
|    \\/     M anipulation  |                                                 |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/*   Windows 32 and 64 bit porting by blueCAPE: http://www.bluecape.com.pt   *\
|  Based on Windows porting (2.0.x v4) by Symscape: http://www.symscape.com   |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build  : 5.x-963176928289
Exec   : D:/PROGRAMMI/blueCFD-Core-2017/OpenFOAM-5.x/platforms/mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt/bin/interFoam -parallel
Date   : Sep 11 2019
Time   : 23:37:31
Host   : "DESKTOP-8DN55BA"
PID    : 13300
I/O    : uncollated
Case   : D:/PROGRAMMI/blueCFD-Core-2017/ofuser-of5/run/IWWTC_Model_T
nProcs : 6
Slaves :
5
(
"DESKTOP-8DN55BA.896"
"DESKTOP-8DN55BA.7320"
"DESKTOP-8DN55BA.9892"
"DESKTOP-8DN55BA.16988"
"DESKTOP-8DN55BA.8936"
)

Pstream initialized with:
    floatTransfer      : 0
    nProcsSimpleSum    : 0
    commsType          : nonBlocking
    polling iterations : 0
SigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster (fileModificationSkew 10)
allowSystemOperations : Allowing user-supplied system call operations

// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Create time

Create mesh for time = 0


PIMPLE: Operating solver in PISO mode

Using LTS
Reading field p_rgh

Reading field U

Reading/calculating face flux field phi

Reading transportProperties

Selecting incompressible transport model Newtonian
Selecting incompressible transport model Newtonian
Selecting turbulence model type RAS
Selecting RAS turbulence model kOmegaSST
Selecting patchDistMethod meshWave
RAS
{
    RASModel        kOmegaSST;
    turbulence      on;
    printCoeffs     on;
    alphaK1         0.85;
    alphaK2         1;
    alphaOmega1     0.5;
    alphaOmega2     0.856;
    gamma1          0.555556;
    gamma2          0.44;
    beta1           0.075;
    beta2           0.0828;
    betaStar        0.09;
    a1              0.31;
    b1              1;
    c1              10;
    F3              false;
}


Reading g

Reading hRef
Calculating field g.h

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--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:
--> FOAM FATAL IO ERROR:






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Unable to set reference cell for field p
    Please supply either pRefCell or pRefPoint
Unable to set reference cell for field p
    Please supply either pRefCell or pRefPoint
Unable to set reference cell for field p
    Please supply either pRefCell or pRefPoint
Unable to set reference cell for field p
    Please supply either pRefCell or pRefPoint
Unable to set reference cell for field p
    Please supply either pRefCell or pRefPoint
Unable to set reference cell for field p
    Please supply either pRefCell or pRefPoint
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D:/PROGRAMMI/blueCFD-Core-2017/ofuser-of5/run/IWWTC_Model_T/system/fvSolution.PIMPLE
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bool Foam::setRefCell(const volScalarField&, const volScalarField&, const Foam::dictionary&, Foam::label&, Foam::scalar&, bool)
bool Foam::setRefCell(const volScalarField&, const volScalarField&, const Foam::dictionary&, Foam::label&, Foam::scalar&, bool)
bool Foam::setRefCell(const volScalarField&, const volScalarField&, const Foam::dictionary&, Foam::label&, Foam::scalar&, bool)
bool Foam::setRefCell(const volScalarField&, const volScalarField&, const Foam::dictionary&, Foam::label&, Foam::scalar&, bool)
bool Foam::setRefCell(const volScalarField&, const volScalarField&, const Foam::dictionary&, Foam::label&, Foam::scalar&, bool)
bool Foam::setRefCell(const volScalarField&, const volScalarField&, const Foam::dictionary&, Foam::label&, Foam::scalar&, bool)






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cfdTools/general/findRefCell/findRefCell.C
cfdTools/general/findRefCell/findRefCell.C
cfdTools/general/findRefCell/findRefCell.C
cfdTools/general/findRefCell/findRefCell.C
cfdTools/general/findRefCell/findRefCell.C
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FOAM parallel run exiting

FOAM parallel run exiting

FOAM parallel run exiting

FOAM parallel run exiting

FOAM parallel run exiting

FOAM parallel run exiting
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job aborted:
[ranks] message

[0] application aborted
aborting MPI_COMM_WORLD (comm=0x44000000), error 1, comm rank 0

[1] application aborted
aborting MPI_COMM_WORLD (comm=0x44000000), error 1, comm rank 1

[2] application aborted
aborting MPI_COMM_WORLD (comm=0x44000000), error 1, comm rank 2

[3] application aborted
aborting MPI_COMM_WORLD (comm=0x44000000), error 1, comm rank 3

[4] application aborted
aborting MPI_COMM_WORLD (comm=0x44000000), error 1, comm rank 4

[5] application aborted
aborting MPI_COMM_WORLD (comm=0x44000000), error 1, comm rank 5

---- error analysis -----

[0-5] on DESKTOP-8DN55BA
D:/PROGRAMMI/blueCFD-Core-2017/OpenFOAM-5.x/platforms/mingw_w64GccDPInt32Opt/bin/interFoam aborted the job. abort code 1

---- error analysis -----
reconstructPar already run on /home/ofuser/blueCFD/ofuser-of5/run/IWWTC_Model_T: remove log file 'log.reconstructPar' to re-run`

I would ask you, if possible, how to fix it.

Thank you in advance.

[wyldckat]

Quick answer:

remove log file 'log.setFields' to re-run

This means that the applications have already been executed. OpenFOAM's workflow usually has in its tutorials folders the scripts Allrun and Allclean, the first one runs the simulation and the second cleans up the case so it can be run again. So what you're missing is the Allclean.

[MarineAiry]

I have now removed all the log files with ./AllClean and re-started the running but unfortunately I encountered the same error while running in parallel, i.e. it keeps repeating "application aborted" up to 6 times, for each processor.

Is there anything else I can do to fix this issue ?

Thank you so much for your help!

[wyldckat]

That wasn't very clear in the first message, namely what was the specific error you were concerned about...

The other error stated by the solver was:

Unable to set reference cell for field p
Please supply either pRefCell or pRefPoint

See: https://cfd.direct/openfoam/user-guide/v5-fvsolution/#x20-1560004.5.4 - subsection "4.5.4 Pressure referencing"

[MarineAiry]

@wyldckat thank you for your prompt response.
It helped me to figure out the importance to determine the pressure level in a cell.
Since there was no declaration in PIMPLE subdictionary in fvSolution of pRefCell or pRefValue I added them by writing:
pRefCell 0; pRefValue 0;
and now the solver runs smoothly.

My infinite gratitude for your great work. Thank you.

[wyldckat]

I'm re-opening this issue, since this kind of issue should also be documented on our FAQ.