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[Onyedika Mbelu]

Hello,

I am running a VOF-3D-case in ANSYS FLUENT 2021 version which consists of an inlet and an air region on top of a PCM region. My goal is to melt the PCM as water enters from the inlet. I am trying to patch the air and the pcm, but I have been getting some errors attached below. Please, does anyone have an idea how I can patch this correctly?

Thank you.

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

Can you try directly in TUI step by step to learn what Fluent is expecting as input . I assume you want to patch cell zones or registers. Also just use GUI for quick resolution if you are just planning to run interactively

[Onyedika Mbelu]

Dear Dr Amine,
Thank you for your reply, yes, I am trying to patch cell zones.I tried what you recommended, but I am still getting the same error message. Do you have an idea what I try again?

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

Just use GUI for now.
I fo not see the screenshot

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

Add screenshot of patch GUI panel please.

[Onyedika Mbelu]

Dear DR.AMINE Find attached the screenshot of the patch GUI, I tried it and it gives errors in the fluent.out file.

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

What is the error,?

[Onyedika Mbelu]

Dear Dr.Amine Find attached the error and the corresponding journal file. Thank you

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

The error message might have many roots. It seems you are not patching now,,?
Please

Do not use any journal file just read case initialize from GUI patch from GUI and run one time step.

[Onyedika Mbelu]

Dear Dr Amine I have done that and it's correctly running. But how do I run it for longer time steps, should I save the new case file and run it again using the journal file?

THANK YOU.

[Amine Ben Hadj Ali]

You do not requirevany journal file for your run. Just increase the number of steps in the GUI.

[Onyedika Mbelu]

Okay, Thank you