Invalid command while defining a material. (battery_cell_tui)

[ypatel-qa]

🔍 Before submitting the issue

• I have searched among the existing issues
• I am using a Python virtual environment

🐞 Description of the bug

PyFluent is returning an invalid command error while executing. Same line is working in the Fluent.

solver.execute_tui("/define/materials/change-create aluminum e_material yes constant 2092 yes constant 678 yes constant 18.2 yes defined-per-uds 0 constant 1190000 1 constant 983000 -1 no ")

📝 Steps to reproduce

Fluent R23.1 version Build Time: Jul 28 2022 14:05:05 EDT Build Id: 108 (Windows 10)

To reproduce run (attached mesh and python files):

import ansys.fluent.core as pyfluent
import json
launch_parameters = {'precision': 'double', 'processor_count': 4, 'version': '3d', 'meshing_mode': False}
session = pyfluent.launch_fluent(**launch_parameters)
solver = session.solver.root
solver.dict['execute_tui'] = lambda x: session.scheme_eval.scheme_eval(
f'(ti-menu-load-string {json.dumps(x)} #t)'
)

solver.file.read(file_type = "case", file_name = "unit_battery.msh")
solver.mesh.check()
solver.execute_tui("/define/models/addon-module 8 ")
solver.setup.general.solver.time = "unsteady-1st-order"
solver.setup.models.energy = {"enabled" : True}
solver.execute_tui("/define/models/battery-model/enable-battery-model? yes ")
solver.execute_tui("/define/models/battery-model/model-parameters yes yes yes 14.6 no 0 0 0 1 0 3 4.3 ")
solver.execute_tui("/define/models/battery-model/electric-field-model/conductive-regions 2 () 3 4 () no ")
solver.execute_tui("/define/models
files.zip
/battery-model/electric-field-model/current-tap 9 () ")
solver.execute_tui("/define/models/battery-model/electric-field-model/voltage-tap 8 () ")
solver.execute_tui("(models-changed) ")
solver.execute_tui("/define/materials/change-create aluminum e_material yes constant 2092 yes constant 678 yes constant 18.2 yes defined-per-uds 0 constant 1190000 1 constant 983000 -1 no ")

💻 Which operating system are you using?

Windows

🐍 Which Python version are you using?

3.10

📦 Installed packages

alabaster==0.7.12
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ansys-fluent-visualization @ file:///C:/shared/PyFluent/PyFluent-packages/ansys_fluent_visualization-0.4.0-py3-none-any.whl
-e git+https://github.com/pyansys/pymapdl.git@d9b0276b682795118501ccadf0dadea555879454#egg=ansys_mapdl_core
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[ypatel-qa]

Another similar failure,

solver.execute_tui("/define/materials/change-create air water yes constant 1000 no no yes constant 0.001 no no no yes ")

Reordering domain using Reverse Cuthill-McKee method:
zones, cells, faces, done.
Bandwidth reduction = 25/25 = 1.00
Done.
Changing Discretization Scheme for Momentum to First Order Upwind
Pseudo Time Method settings are adjusted.

Adjusting the following settings:
Changing Discretization Scheme for Turbulent Kinetic Energy: from: Second Order Upwind to: First Order Upwind
Changing Discretization Scheme for Specific Dissipation Rate: from: Second Order Upwind to: First Order Upwind
Changing Discretization Scheme for Pressure to PRESTO!
water is a fluid

Density

Viscosity

invalid command [yes]

[mkundu1]

The issue here is *cx-yes-no-prompt?* is set to false in Fluent during remote call execution. We need to provide an execute_tui function for PyFluent which enables these prompts.

[mkundu1]

Following definition of execute_tui fixes the issue:

solver.__dict__['execute_tui'] = lambda x: session.scheme_eval.scheme_eval( f'(tui-menu-execute {json.dumps(x)} "")' )

Will add this method in new solver/meshing sessions (#611)

[ypatel-qa]

@mkundu1 Thank you. I confirm the fix.

[ypatel-qa]

@mkundu1 I am still seeing some "invalid" commands with the solver.dict['execute_tui'] = lambda x: session.scheme_eval.scheme_eval( f'(tui-menu-execute {json.dumps(x)} "")' )

To reproduce: Please run attached script.
adjoint_files.zip

[mkundu1]

adj_cylinder_tui_s1.pyansys.py.txt

Above is the updated script which will work after the linked PR is merged.

[ypatel-qa]

@mkundu1 Thank you.