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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? I need to run this with a journal file because of how large the output files are. When I try running it with a jou file, I get the error shown below.

It works well on the GUI, but I need to run it with a journal file. Please, can someone assist me with this? Attached also is a picture of the journal file.

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: pcm-zone

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: mp

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: /solve/patch

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: pcm

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: air-zone

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: mp

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: /solve/set/time-step

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: /solve/dual-time-iterate

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: wc

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: pcm-air-inlet-vof-3d.cas.h5

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: yes

 

Error: eval: unbound variable

Error Object: wd

[Rob]

Do you need the brackets around the pcm-zone? Always test a journal one line at a time before running remotely, if needs be use a smaller test case that has the same model set up as the real one. I'd also check the first line, I suspect it's also a problem.

[Onyedika Mbelu]

Yes, I tested it on the TUI before running remotely. I got the errors attached. I have also tried different brackets too.

[Onyedika Mbelu]

Yes, I tested it on the TUI before running remotely. I got the errors attached. I have also tried different brackets too.

Yes, I tested it on the TUI before running remotely. I got the errors attached. I have also tried different brackets too.

[Rob]

OK, so type in
/solve/patch
and see what the solver prompts. The () option closes the list.

[Onyedika Mbelu]

I don't quite understand your reply. I typed that in and I got the result shown above.

[Rob]

OK, and how does that compare to your journal? Use () to finish the list selection, so 1107 () will choose to patch into zone 1107 only.

[Onyedika Mbelu]

Thank you, it worked.