Applies To Product(s): PULS Version(s): XM Environment: N/A Area: Error Subarea: Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group The following is a list of typical errors and solution to resolve. Item #1: INPUT ERROR Message INPUT ERROR - Nodes have different fluid IDs for element XX Fluid IDs can change at two or three ports or at centrifugal compressors. Try updating element information using ALT-M. Answer: Reviewing the definitions listed (two or three ports) changes to the Fluid ID can only occur at one of the 3 following locations without incurring this error message seen above. 2-port element (e.g., reducer, expander, elbows) 3-port element (tee or source node) centrifugal compressors Example: for a given model the fluid ID is changed between a volume element #28 and pipe run element #29. Because of the Volume element element #28 is not one of the 3 items listed above; changing the temp in element #29 affects the shared node point between element #28 and element #29. Thus causing the error message to be displayed. However, the program only looks at changing the temperature between 2 pipe runs as a warning instead of an error as shown above. The user can decide to accept this as Ok modeling technique by ignoring the warning, or do something about the warning and change the model in some form. See online help> Contents Tab> Bentley Puls> Comparison To experiments> NACA Test> modeling the mufflers for different modeling techniques. To convert the error message to a warning, model coul insert a new short pipe element and change the fluid ID between the pipe elements instead at the Pipe / volume node point . Again, this would produce a warning instead of an error. However, to fix the model correctly so no warnings are displayed, need to change the modeling technique for applying Fluid ID's to not cause such warnings/errors or different pipe routing/elements to get rid of the volume element completely. The choice is up to the user. Item #2: Error Message - INCORRECT NUMBER OF NODES SPECIFIED : INPUT ERROR - Piping may be disconnected. Incorrect number of loops or nodes. Number of loops entered = 0 Number of nodes entered = 54 INCORRECT NUMBER OF NODES SPECIFIED NNOD SHOULD BE = 55. Answer: Analysis nodes as per SOL file are different from actual model. S uspect that the issue is that the number of loops are not set properly. This may be found under Analyze> Number of loops> after running this command the number of loops will be updated as required (in this case, updated from 0 to 1 loop). Now run an analysis, the error should be removed. See online help for more details on this feature. Item #3: The following is displayed when exporting shaking forces: --------------------------- Error --------------------------- Failed to export the shaking force file: Overflow --------------------------- OK --------------------------- Answer: During the creation of the HMF file using File> Export> Shaking Forces, for some models the program may crash if the Analyze> Force direction command shows the AutoPIPE axes to be zero vectors. A new enhancement (CAE-CR-7856) has been added to a check for zero cosines when using File> Export forces. It is unknown what causes 0 direction cosines in some models. Workaround, if direction cosines are zeroes, set them to unit vectors by using "Edit> Shaking Forces". Item #4: When I run puls and try to open a model I see the following --------------------------- Pulsctrl --------------------------- Run-time error '459': Object or class does not support the set of events --------------------------- OK --------------------------- And then the following appears: --------------------------- Bentley PULS --------------------------- Run-time error '440': Automation error --------------------------- OK --------------------------- Have you seen these before, and if so any suggestion to fix? Answer: You probably have wrong pulsctrl.ocx. This is the correct one. May need to un-install and re-install. Make sure PULS is 8.9.0.28 or 29. Directory of C:\WINDOWS\system32 09/18/2007 04:54 PM 151,552 Pulsctrl.ocx Please follow this procedure 1. Uninstall PULS 2. Unregister OCX Then change directory to Windows\system32 and type " regsvr32 /u pulsctrl.ocx " 3. Delete pulsctrl.ocx 4. Remove C:\Bentley\PULS folder 5. Install again Item #5: The model solves fine under run and Run and Process. When we choose to display the violation ratios we get a Run-time error 383 'Text' property is read-only and the program hangs. MPR and VPR files are complete and results grid works. Furthermore, in another model the rated speed (1185 RPM) falls within the range of (1100-1200 RPM). With a step size of 2 RPM, the error happens when trying to graph the results either shaking force or violation ration, however with a step size of 1 RPM it does not crash. Perhaps there is something I am not seeing with this model. Why does this occur and how to fix it? Answer: In first model, the rated speed was found to be outside of the range, thus causing the application to freeze. Note, the violation dialog does not allow values outside the range. But the Modify+/Spectrum scale does and that is where rated rpm is defined The following was logged, CAE-TR-7826 Rated speed outside the range causes PULS to crash when plotting violation ratio. In the 2nd model, this is again has to do with rated rpm not within analyzed rpm points. Rated rpm is odd value 1185 while all rpms are even numbers with even steps. Either change step to 1 or change starting rpm to start at 1101. The fix to 7826 would have given an error message for this particular model. Item #6: steps to repeat: 1-Open the model 2-Select the "Analyze" tab. 3-Execute the "adjust pulsation" function. 4-Execute the "adjust flow" function. 5-Excute "Check". 6-None error had been found. 7-The following message appears: PulsWin.exe-Error of application “The instruction in “0x055cdd8d” makes reference to the memory in “0x00000020””. The memory not can “read”. It clicks in Accepting to finalize this program. How to fix the issue? Answer: Please download the PULS XM update puls08090029.zip (log service request asking for update and reference this WIKI) Please unzip the files to replace similar ones in the C:\Bentley\Puls XM folder. Item #7: I am receiving the following error when trying to run a number of models in PULS XM. Analysis Error - Inconsistent results Analysis Errors are found in SOL file ERROR RETURN FROM MA30B/BD SINGULARITY DETECTED IN ROW 143 ERROR RETURNED FROM MA30B/BD ERROR RETURNED FROM MA28B/BD BECAUSE ERROR IN SPARSE ROUTINE These error and warning messages are printed in the appropriate locations in the output file Answer: Issue was fixed on this particular model by modifying the speed range. Item #8: System Info button says information unavailable at this time. When pressing "Crtl+R" to run I get the following message: "Run Time Error 28 ' out of stack space'" Then the program crashes. How to fix the issue? Answer: With this particular model, It appears that the program crashes if the cylinder numbers are in certain order due to an error. There is no easy workaround. Please log an error and attach the file. "Program crashes using Analyze/Run or Analyze/Check for some models with 3 or more cylinders" The following was logged: CAE-TR-7114, "Program crashes using Analyze/Run or Analyze/Check for some models with 3 or more cylinders". A patch version was issued, please log a service request mentioning this WIKI. Item #9: When installing the new version of the application the following occurred: Error: -1603 Fatal error during installation. Error 1316 - A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file C:\BentleyDownloads\pls08090028en\install\PULS XM.msi How to fix the issue? Answer: Issue was resolved by uninstalling old versions. Using the Add/Remove programs to remove the original installations worked, rebooting the computer and re-installing the new version. Item #10: Error messages window and output report now show inconsistent flow directions at node 8. How to fix the issue? Answer: The tee flow direction has different rules in PIN file and that could be the reason for this inconsistency. Ignore this issue for now. Item #11: When I run PULS analysis, the following is displayed: ---------------------------- Error ---------------------------- Ther analysis module failed to run. No results are available ---------------------------- OK ---------------------------- How to fix this? Answer: There is a known issue in PULS. If PULS cannot read, it could be caused by this problem. he problem is caused by the file saved as a text file. It needs to be saved as (*.* All files). Workaround, copy the contents of the file into a new file puls_in1.txt and it worked. Item #12: The following appears after pressing the RUN command: ---------------------------- Error ---------------------------- Could not write the analysis file ---------------------------- OK ---------------------------- Answer: One suggestion is to Create a new folder on a different drive - if available on the machine - and then copy and run this model from there. This will rule out any disk space or folder permissions. Otherwise, please log a Service Request with Bentley. Item #13: Logged : November 2014 The following Appears when trying to use File> Export Forces.. command in PULS: --------------------------- Error --------------------------- This dialog applies for RPM scale export only. --------------------------- OK --------------------------- What does this mean, and how to export my loads to AutoPIPE? Answer: In order to export forces to AutoPIPE, model component in your model that required an RPM setting, (i.e. Pump, Compressor, etc..). A model with only a pressure sources will not have a setting to change the RPM scale and therefore cannot export any loads to AutoPIPE. Example: Open up PULS example model, C:\Bentley\PULS XM\Project\RECIPP.LP1, Analyze the model, and try to use the File> Export Forces command. In a moment, a dialog appears that allow the user to enter in Export Speed, Damping Ratio, and file name for the program to create a *.HMF file for import into AutoPIPE. Now, open up PULS example model, C:\Bentley\PULS XM\Project\PRESSURE.LP1, Analyze the model, and try to use the File> Export Forces command. Notice that the Error above appears. Again, model a component that requires entry of an SPEED value. See Also Bentley AutoPIPE External Links Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase Bentley LEARN Server Comments or Corrections? Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please submit any comments you have on this Wiki article to the "Comments" area below. THANK YOU!
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