When running in parallel the decomposed dictionary files are read from the
case directory in either un-collated or collated format and changed dictionaries
written in the form specified by the selected fileHandler.
The instance directory of the dictionary file is obtained from the file path
argument, e.g.
mpirun -np 4 foamDictionary 0.5/U \
-entry boundaryField.movingWall.value \
-set "uniform (2 0 0)" -parallel
If the -case option is specified time is created from the case
system/controlDict enabling support for parallel operation, e.g.
mpirun -np 4 \
foamDictionary -case . 0/U -entry boundaryField.movingWall.value \
-set "uniform (2 0 0)" \
-parallel
This will read and modify the 0/U field file from the processor directories even
if it is collated. To also write the 0/U file in collated format the collated
fileHandler can be specified, e.g.
mpirun -np 4 \
foamDictionary -case . 0/U -entry boundaryField.movingWall.value \
-set "uniform (2 0 0)" \
-fileHandler collated -parallel
This provides functionality for field manipulation equivalent to that provided
by the deprecated changeDictionary utility but in a more flexible and efficient
manner and with the support of fileHandlers for collated parallel operation.
This clarifies the purpose which is to indicate that the object should be read
or written on this particular processor rather than it is or is not valid.
for
db/functionObjects/timeControl/timeControl.H: timeControls
primitives/bools/Switch/Switch.H: class switchType
primitives/strings/fileName/fileName.H: fileType
primitives/strings/wordRe/wordRe.H: compOption
This generalizes and replaces the previous "noBanner" option provided by argList
and is extended to include the messages printed by Time.
Resolves bug-report https://bugs.openfoam.org/view.php?id=2782
When an OpenFOAM simulation runs in parallel, the data for decomposed fields and
mesh(es) has historically been stored in multiple files within separate
directories for each processor. Processor directories are named 'processorN',
where N is the processor number.
This commit introduces an alternative "collated" file format where the data for
each decomposed field (and mesh) is collated into a single file, which is
written and read on the master processor. The files are stored in a single
directory named 'processors'.
The new format produces significantly fewer files - one per field, instead of N
per field. For large parallel cases, this avoids the restriction on the number
of open files imposed by the operating system limits.
The file writing can be threaded allowing the simulation to continue running
while the data is being written to file. NFS (Network File System) is not
needed when using the the collated format and additionally, there is an option
to run without NFS with the original uncollated approach, known as
"masterUncollated".
The controls for the file handling are in the OptimisationSwitches of
etc/controlDict:
OptimisationSwitches
{
...
//- Parallel IO file handler
// uncollated (default), collated or masterUncollated
fileHandler uncollated;
//- collated: thread buffer size for queued file writes.
// If set to 0 or not sufficient for the file size threading is not used.
// Default: 2e9
maxThreadFileBufferSize 2e9;
//- masterUncollated: non-blocking buffer size.
// If the file exceeds this buffer size scheduled transfer is used.
// Default: 2e9
maxMasterFileBufferSize 2e9;
}
When using the collated file handling, memory is allocated for the data in the
thread. maxThreadFileBufferSize sets the maximum size of memory in bytes that
is allocated. If the data exceeds this size, the write does not use threading.
When using the masterUncollated file handling, non-blocking MPI communication
requires a sufficiently large memory buffer on the master node.
maxMasterFileBufferSize sets the maximum size in bytes of the buffer. If the
data exceeds this size, the system uses scheduled communication.
The installation defaults for the fileHandler choice, maxThreadFileBufferSize
and maxMasterFileBufferSize (set in etc/controlDict) can be over-ridden within
the case controlDict file, like other parameters. Additionally the fileHandler
can be set by:
- the "-fileHandler" command line argument;
- a FOAM_FILEHANDLER environment variable.
A foamFormatConvert utility allows users to convert files between the collated
and uncollated formats, e.g.
mpirun -np 2 foamFormatConvert -parallel -fileHandler uncollated
An example case demonstrating the file handling methods is provided in:
$FOAM_TUTORIALS/IO/fileHandling
The work was undertaken by Mattijs Janssens, in collaboration with Henry Weller.
Provides better context for the available boundary conditions, fvOptions,
functionObjects etc. and thus returns only those available to and compatible
with the particular application.
e.g.
pimpleFoam -help
Usage: pimpleFoam [OPTIONS]
options:
-case <dir> specify alternate case directory, default is the cwd
-listFunctionObjects
List functionObjects
-listFvOptions List fvOptions
-listRegisteredSwitches
List switches registered for run-time modification
-listScalarBCs List scalar field boundary conditions (fvPatchField<scalar>)
-listSwitches List switches declared in libraries but not set in
etc/controlDict
-listTurbulenceModels
List turbulenceModels
-listUnsetSwitches
List switches declared in libraries but not set in
etc/controlDict
-listVectorBCs List vector field boundary conditions (fvPatchField<vector>)
-noFunctionObjects
do not execute functionObjects
-parallel run in parallel
-postProcess Execute functionObjects only
-roots <(dir1 .. dirN)>
slave root directories for distributed running
-srcDoc display source code in browser
-doc display application documentation in browser
-help print the usage
pimpleFoam listTurbulenceModels
pimpleFoam -listTurbulenceModels
/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
| ========= | |
| \\ / F ield | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox |
| \\ / O peration | Version: dev |
| \\ / A nd | Web: www.OpenFOAM.org |
| \\/ M anipulation | |
\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Build : dev-39c46019e44f
Exec : pimpleFoam -listTurbulenceModels
Date : Jun 10 2017
Time : 21:37:49
Host : "dm"
PID : 675
Case : /home/dm2/henry/OpenFOAM/OpenFOAM-dev
nProcs : 1
sigFpe : Enabling floating point exception trapping (FOAM_SIGFPE).
SetNaN : Initialising allocated memory to NaN (FOAM_SETNAN).
fileModificationChecking : Monitoring run-time modified files using timeStampMaster (fileModificationSkew 10)
allowSystemOperations : Allowing user-supplied system call operations
// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
Turbulence models
3
(
LES
RAS
laminar
)
RAS models
18
(
LRR
LamBremhorstKE
LaunderSharmaKE
LienCubicKE
LienLeschziner
RNGkEpsilon
SSG
ShihQuadraticKE
SpalartAllmaras
kEpsilon
kOmega
kOmegaSST
kOmegaSSTLM
kOmegaSSTSAS
kkLOmega
qZeta
realizableKE
v2f
)
LES models
10
(
DeardorffDiffStress
Smagorinsky
SpalartAllmarasDDES
SpalartAllmarasDES
SpalartAllmarasIDDES
WALE
dynamicKEqn
dynamicLagrangian
kEqn
kOmegaSSTDES
)
Further work will be needed to support the -listTurbulenceModels option in
multiphase solvers.
Description
Base-class for thermophysical properties of solids, liquids and gases
providing an interface compatible with the templated thermodynamics
packages.
liquidProperties, solidProperties and thermophysicalFunction libraries have been
combined with the new thermophysicalProperties class into a single
thermophysicalProperties library to simplify compilation and linkage of models,
libraries and applications dependent on these classes.
The fundamental properties provided by the specie class hierarchy were
mole-based, i.e. provide the properties per mole whereas the fundamental
properties provided by the liquidProperties and solidProperties classes are
mass-based, i.e. per unit mass. This inconsistency made it impossible to
instantiate the thermodynamics packages (rhoThermo, psiThermo) used by the FV
transport solvers on liquidProperties. In order to combine VoF with film and/or
Lagrangian models it is essential that the physical propertied of the three
representations of the liquid are consistent which means that it is necessary to
instantiate the thermodynamics packages on liquidProperties. This requires
either liquidProperties to be rewritten mole-based or the specie classes to be
rewritten mass-based. Given that most of OpenFOAM solvers operate
mass-based (solve for mass-fractions and provide mass-fractions to sub-models it
is more consistent and efficient if the low-level thermodynamics is also
mass-based.
This commit includes all of the changes necessary for all of the thermodynamics
in OpenFOAM to operate mass-based and supports the instantiation of
thermodynamics packages on liquidProperties.
Note that most users, developers and contributors to OpenFOAM will not notice
any difference in the operation of the code except that the confusing
nMoles 1;
entries in the thermophysicalProperties files are no longer needed or used and
have been removed in this commet. The only substantial change to the internals
is that species thermodynamics are now "mixed" with mass rather than mole
fractions. This is more convenient except for defining reaction equilibrium
thermodynamics for which the molar rather than mass composition is usually know.
The consequence of this can be seen in the adiabaticFlameT, equilibriumCO and
equilibriumFlameT utilities in which the species thermodynamics are
pre-multiplied by their molecular mass to effectively convert them to mole-basis
to simplify the definition of the reaction equilibrium thermodynamics, e.g. in
equilibriumCO
// Reactants (mole-based)
thermo FUEL(thermoData.subDict(fuelName)); FUEL *= FUEL.W();
// Oxidant (mole-based)
thermo O2(thermoData.subDict("O2")); O2 *= O2.W();
thermo N2(thermoData.subDict("N2")); N2 *= N2.W();
// Intermediates (mole-based)
thermo H2(thermoData.subDict("H2")); H2 *= H2.W();
// Products (mole-based)
thermo CO2(thermoData.subDict("CO2")); CO2 *= CO2.W();
thermo H2O(thermoData.subDict("H2O")); H2O *= H2O.W();
thermo CO(thermoData.subDict("CO")); CO *= CO.W();
// Product dissociation reactions
thermo CO2BreakUp
(
CO2 == CO + 0.5*O2
);
thermo H2OBreakUp
(
H2O == H2 + 0.5*O2
);
Please report any problems with this substantial but necessary rewrite of the
thermodynamic at https://bugs.openfoam.org
Henry G. Weller
CFD Direct Ltd.
- provides support for manipulating polyMesh/boundary
- changed behaviour of disableFunctionEntries option to preserve
#include
- dictionary: added reading of lists of dictionaries.
+ each list element may be accessed using the 'entryDDD' keyword
according to their list index.
Patch contributed by Mattijs Janssens
- Write differences with respect to the specified dictionary
(or sub entry if -entry specified)
- Write the differences with respect to a template dictionary:
foamDictionary 0/U -diff $FOAM_ETC/templates/closedVolume/0/U
- Write the differences in boundaryField with respect to a
template dictionary:
foamDictionary 0/U -diff $FOAM_ETC/templates/closedVolume/0/U \
-entry boundaryField
Patch contributed by Mattijs Janssens
Usage: foamList [OPTIONS]
options:
-case <dir> specify alternate case directory, default is the cwd
-compressibleTurbulenceModels
List compressible turbulenceModels
-functionObjects List functionObjects
-fvOptions List fvOptions
-incompressibleTurbulenceModels
List incompressible turbulenceModels
-noFunctionObjects
do not execute functionObjects
-registeredSwitches
List switches registered for run-time modification
-scalarBCs List scalar field boundary conditions (fvPatchField<scalar>)
-switches List switches declared in libraries but not set in
etc/controlDict
-unset List switches declared in libraries but not set in
etc/controlDict
-vectorBCs List vector field boundary conditions (fvPatchField<vector>)
-srcDoc display source code in browser
-doc display application documentation in browser
-help print the usage
Usage: foamList [OPTIONS]
options:
-case <dir> specify alternate case directory, default is the cwd
-compressibleTurbulenceModels
List compressible turbulenceModels
-functionObjects List functionObjects
-fvOptions List fvOptions
-incompressibleTurbulenceModels
List incompressible turbulenceModels
-noFunctionObjects
do not execute functionObjects
-registeredSwitches
List switches registered for run-time modification
-switches List switches declared in libraries but not set in
etc/controlDict
-unset List switches declared in libraries but not set in
etc/controlDict
-srcDoc display source code in browser
-doc display application documentation in browser
-help print the usage
