TRACE User Guide  TRACE Version 9.6.1
Convergence control Commands

Operators

  • Maximum
  • Variation
  • Deviation
  • DeviationDual
  • Difference
  • Imbalance
  • DerivativeVariation

Variables

Variable Location
MassFlow Surfaces
TemperatureStagnationAbs Surfaces
AerodynamicWorkImag Surfaces
AerodynamicWorkReal Surfaces
MassFlow SurfacePairs
Pressure Surfaces
PressureStagnationAbsRatio SurfacePairs
Pressure SurfacePairs
TemperatureStagnationAbsRatio SurfacePairs
TemperatureStagnationAbs SurfacePairs
EfficiencyIsentropic SurfacePairs
ResidualL1 Volumes
ResidualL2 Volumes
ResidualMax Volumes
ForceX Surfaces
ForceTheta Surfaces
ForceR Surfaces
TorqueX Surfaces
SoundPowerX Surfaces
PenalizedBlockCount Global
UserDefinedVariable Analysis
MachAbs Surfaces
VelocityAngleZ Surfaces
BoundaryConditionControllerResidual Global

SetVolumeConvergenceCriterion

Set convergence criteria for volumes.

Usage
SetVolumeConvergenceCriterion <control volume> <quantity> <operator> <limit>
Domain
all

SetSurfaceConvergenceCriterion

Set convergence criteria for surfaces.

Usage
SetSurfaceConvergenceCriterion <quantity> <operator> <limit [%]> <panel family name> <criterion name>
SetSurfaceConvergenceCriterion AeroWork* <operator> <limit [%]> <panel family name> <mode name>
Domain
all

SetSurfacePairConvergenceCriterion

Set convergence criteria for surface pairs.

Usage
SetSurfacePairConvergenceCriterion <quantity> <operator> <limit [%]> <panel family name in> <panel family name out> <criterion name>
Domain
all

SetGlobalConvergenceCriterion

Set global convergence criteria.

Usage
SetGlobalConvergenceCriterion <quantity> <operator> <limit> <name>
Domain
all

SetOnlineAnalysisConvergenceCriterion

Set convergence criteria for online analysis data.

Usage
SetOnlineAnalysisConvergenceCriterion [options]
Long option Short option Description
--source -s Name of online analysis that provides quantity to monitor.
--variable -var Variable that will be used as quantity to monitor.
--limit -l Value that will be compared to operator[quantitiy] (interpreted as percent for "Variation" operators in analogy to gmc).
--convergenceOperator -cop (optional) Operator that will be applied to quantity within the convergence interval. Choose Maximum, Variation, Deviation, DeviationDual, Difference, Imbalance, or DerivativeVariation.
--threshold -t (optional) Performs convergence check only if current value of quantity is above given threshold; if below the criterion is always fulfilled.
Domain
all
Example
all immediate SetOnlineAnalysisConvergenceCriterion --source Analysis004 --variable SoundPowerX --limit 0.1 --convergenceOperator Variation --threshold 0.0
Since
9.3 (threshold)

SetConvergenceCriterionStartAndInterval

Set starting time step and interval for convergence criteria.

Usage
SetConvergenceCriterionStartAndInterval <starting time step> <interval>
Domain
all