OpenFOAM 5 fails to register pointDisplacement

[davidscn]

Using the FSI module of the adapter with OpenFOAM 5 leads to the following error message:

--> FOAM Warning : 
    From function void adapterInfo(std::__cxx11::string, std::__cxx11::string)
    in file Utilities.C at line 50
    Error (deferred - will exit later) in the preCICE adapter: 

    request for pointVectorField pointDisplacement from objectRegistry region0 failed
    available objects of type pointVectorField are
0()

The error can easily be reproduced by trying to run one of the FSI tutorials. In this case, the OF-deal.II tutorials have been used.

The error does not occur for the same setup and OpenFOAM 6. I have not checked it for other OpenFOAM versions.

[MakisH]

This is a known issue originating from the merging of OpenFOAM solvers at OpenFOAM 6 and ?v1712?. We are getting the solver from the controlDict, where we need to define pimpleDyMFoam for older versions and pimpleFoam for newer versions.

Since we (should) support the latest OpenFOAM versions by default, and since we don't have any solver versions in the tutorials repository, we have set it to "pimpleFoam" by default. Running Allrun or runFluid shows a hint at the end.

Unless you have any better idea on how to approach this, let's just close it.

[davidscn]

Ok I see. Maybe we should remove the removeObsoleteFolders.sh message or formulate the main oint there shorter to motivate people to read it.
Is there an option to get the version information and abort the simulation using the shell scripts before the simulation starts? I guess this would be another option. Anyway, I'm fine with closing it, if it is known.

[MakisH]

If we could find a nice way to do it, of course, let's just do it. But then the issue is different ("guess the correct OpenFOAM solver") and should go into the tutorials.

But, be prepared, OpenFOAM does not have a consistent way to get the version. At least not a way that goes back until OpenFOAM 5. See also #32

[davidscn]

Alright, for now I will close it

[precice-bot]

This issue has been mentioned on preCICE Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://precice.discourse.group/t/openfoam-calculix-coupling-with-interfoam/175/4

[precice-bot]

This issue has been mentioned on preCICE Forum on Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://precice.discourse.group/t/openfoam-v7-cannot-find-pointdisplacement/393/1

[precice-bot]

This issue has been mentioned on preCICE Forum on Discourse. There might be relevant details there:

https://precice.discourse.group/t/request-for-pointvectorfield-pointdisplacement-from-objectregistry-region0-failed-available-objects-of-type-pointvectorfield-are-0/658/1