FlowRate BC for LiquidFlow

Dear All,
I am running a simple 1D problem with the LiquidFlow Module of OGS.

Problem:

On the left boundary (inlet), I am applying a curve scaled Flow Rate BC, and on the right boundary (outlet) I am applying a pressure BC (p=0 MPa).

When plotting the flow rate over time at the inlet in ParaView, the resulting curve (blue and red) does not fit the expected curve (orange).

When using a constant flow rate, the result was similar:

Does anyone has a suggestion for this problem?

Implementation of the FlowRate BC at Inlet

<parameter>
	<name>p_in</name>
	<type>CurveScaled</type>
	<curve>curve_p_in</curve>
	<parameter>p_in_start</parameter>
</parameter>
<parameter>
	<name>p_in_start</name>
	<type>Constant</type>
	<value>1</value>
</parameter>
<curve>
	<name>curve_p_in</name>
	<coords>1 80000 80001 6000000</coords>
	<values>1e-9 1e-9 0.5e-9 0.5e-9</values>
</curve> 
...
<boundary_conditions>
	<boundary_condition>
		<geometrical_set>line</geometrical_set>
		<geometry>left</geometry>
		<type>Neumann</type>
		<parameter>p_in</parameter>
</boundary_condition>

Whole .prj-file configuration:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='ISO-8859-1'?>
<OpenGeoSysProject>
    <!-- <meshes>
        <mesh>mesh/bulk_mesh_with_k.vtu</mesh>
        <mesh>mesh/Sub_Xmax_0_0.vtu</mesh>
        <mesh>mesh/Sub_Xmin_0_0.vtu</mesh>
    </meshes> -->
    <mesh>mesh/bulk_mesh_with_k.vtu</mesh>
    <geometry>mesh/bulk_mesh_with_k.gml</geometry>
    <processes>
        <process>
            <name>LiquidFlow</name>
            <type>LIQUID_FLOW</type>
            <integration_order>2</integration_order>
            <!-- <dimension>1</dimension> -->
            <process_variables>
                <process_variable>pressure</process_variable>
            </process_variables>
            <secondary_variables>
                <secondary_variable internal_name="darcy_velocity" output_name="v"/>
                <!-- <secondary_variable internal_name="k" output_name="k"/> -->
            </secondary_variables>
            <specific_body_force>0.0</specific_body_force>
            <!-- <mass_lumping>true</mass_lumping> -->
        </process>
    </processes>
    <media>
        <medium id="0">
            <phases>
                <phase>
                    <type>AqueousLiquid</type>
                    <properties>
                        <property>
                            <name>viscosity</name>
                            <type>Constant</type>
                            <value>1.006e-3 </value>
                        </property>
                        <property>
                            <name>density</name>
                            <type>Constant</type>
                            <value>998.2</value>
                        </property>
                    </properties>
                </phase>
            </phases>
            <properties>
                <property>
                    <name>permeability</name>
                    <type>Parameter</type>
                    <parameter_name>k</parameter_name>
                </property>
                <!-- <property>
                    <name>permeability</name>
                    <type>Constant</type>
                    <value>1e-16</value>
                </property> -->
                <property>
                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
                    <type>Constant</type>
                    <value>293.15</value>
                </property>
                <property>
                    <name>porosity</name>
                    <type>Constant</type>
                    <value>0.01</value>
                </property>
                <property>
                    <name>storage</name>
                    <type>Constant</type>
                    <value>8.730336828513545e-12</value>
                </property>
            </properties>
        </medium>
        <!--  <medium id="1">
            <phases>
                <phase>
                    <type>AqueousLiquid</type>
                    <properties>
                        <property>
                            <name>viscosity</name>
                            <type>Constant</type>
                            <value>1.006e-3 </value>
                        </property>
                        <property>
                            <name>density</name>
                            <type>Constant</type>
                            <value>998.2</value>
                        </property>
                    </properties>
                </phase>
            </phases>
            <properties>
                <property>
                    <name>permeability</name>
                    <type>Constant</type>
                    <value>1e-18</value>
                </property>
                <property>
                    <name>reference_temperature</name>
                    <type>Constant</type>
                    <value>293.15</value>
                </property>
                <property>
                    <name>porosity</name>
                    <type>Constant</type>
                    <value>0.01</value>
                </property>
                <property>
                    <name>storage</name>
                    <type>Constant</type>
                    <value>1.416e-11</value>
                </property>
            </properties>
        </medium> -->
    </media>
    <time_loop>
        <processes>
            <process ref="LiquidFlow">
                <nonlinear_solver>basic_picard</nonlinear_solver>
                <convergence_criterion>
                    <type>DeltaX</type>
                    <norm_type>NORM2</norm_type>
                    <abstol>1.e-6</abstol>
                </convergence_criterion>
                <time_discretization>
                    <type>BackwardEuler</type>
                </time_discretization>
                <time_stepping>
                    <type>EvolutionaryPIDcontroller</type>
                    <t_initial>0</t_initial>          
                    <t_end>500000</t_end> 
                    <!-- <t_end>10000</t_end>  -->
                    <dt_guess>50</dt_guess>
                    <dt_min>50</dt_min>
                    <dt_max>2e3</dt_max>
                    <rel_dt_min>0.05</rel_dt_min>
                    <rel_dt_max>4</rel_dt_max>
                    <tol>1</tol>
                </time_stepping>
            </process>
        </processes>
        <output>
            <type>VTK</type>
            <prefix>Flow2D_LiquidFlow_</prefix>
            <timesteps>
                <pair>
                    <repeat>1</repeat>
                    <each_steps>1</each_steps>
                </pair>
            </timesteps>
            <variables>
                <variable>pressure</variable>
                <variable>v</variable>
                <variable>k</variable>
            </variables>
            <suffix>_ts_{:timestep}_t_{:time}</suffix>
            <fixed_output_times>1 5e3 10e3  80e3 100e3 140e3 160e3</fixed_output_times> 
        </output>
    </time_loop>
    <parameters>
        <!-- Model parameters -->
        <parameter>
            <name>zero</name>
            <type>Constant</type>
            <value>0</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>k</name>
            <type>MeshElement</type>
            <field_name>k</field_name>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>p_test</name>
            <type>Constant</type>
            <!-- <value>1e5</value> -->
            <value>0</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>pressure_ic</name>
            <type>Constant</type>
            <!-- <value>1e5</value> -->
            <value>0e+00</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>p_in</name>
            <type>CurveScaled</type>
            <curve>curve_p_in</curve>
            <parameter>p_in_start</parameter>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>p_in_start</name>
            <type>Constant</type>
            <value>1</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>p_in_const</name>
            <type>Constant</type>
            <value>1e-9</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>v_test</name>
            <type>Constant</type>
            <value>1e-8</value>
            <!-- <value>2e6</value> -->
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>p_out</name>
            <type>Constant</type>
            <value>0e+00</value>
        </parameter>
        <parameter>
            <name>kappa1</name>
            <type>Constant</type>
            <values>1.e-12</values>
        </parameter>
    </parameters>
    <curves>
        <!-- Pressure curve -->
        <!-- <curve>
            <name>curve_p_in</name>
            <coords>1 80000 80001 6000000</coords>
            <values>1e+06 1e+06 0.5e+06 0.5e+06</values>
        </curve>  -->
        <curve>
            <name>curve_p_in</name>
            <coords>1 80000 80001 6000000</coords>
            <values>1e-9 1e-9 0.5e-9 0.5e-9</values>
        </curve> 
        <!-- <curve>
            <name>curve_p_in</name>
            <coords>1 50    51        70000   70001   90000  90001 140000  140001  500e3</coords>
            <values>0 0     1.5e-9    1.5e-9   0      0     0.5e-9 0.5e-9   0       0</values>
        </curve> -->
    </curves>
    <process_variables>
        <process_variable>
            <name>pressure</name>
            <components>1</components>
            <order>1</order>
            <initial_condition>pressure_ic</initial_condition>
<!--        Version with .vtu meshes    
             <boundary_conditions>
                <boundary_condition>
                    <mesh>Sub_Xmin_0_0</mesh>
                    <type>Neumann</type>
                    <parameter>v_test</parameter>
                </boundary_condition>
                <boundary_condition>
                    <mesh>Sub_Xmax_0_0</mesh>
                    <type>Dirichlet</type>
                    <parameter>p_out</parameter>
                </boundary_condition>
            </boundary_conditions> -->
<!-- Version with GMESH -->
            <boundary_conditions>
                <boundary_condition>
                    <geometrical_set>line</geometrical_set>
                    <geometry>left</geometry>
                    <type>Neumann</type>
                    <parameter>p_in_const</parameter>
                </boundary_condition>
                <boundary_condition>
                   <geometrical_set>line</geometrical_set>
                    <geometry>right</geometry>
                    <type>Dirichlet</type>
                    <parameter>p_out</parameter>
                </boundary_condition>
            </boundary_conditions>
            <!-- <source_terms>
                <source_term>
                    <mesh>Sub_Edge_X_neg_0_0</mesh>
                    <type>Nodal</type>
                    <parameter>p_in</parameter>
                </source_term>
            </source_terms> -->
        </process_variable>
    </process_variables>
    <!-- Setting from Embedded Fracture Modell -->
    <!--     <nonlinear_solvers>
        <nonlinear_solver>
            <name>basic_newton</name>
            <type>Newton</type>
            <max_iter>100</max_iter>
            <linear_solver>general_linear_solver</linear_solver>
        </nonlinear_solver>
    </nonlinear_solvers>
    <linear_solvers>
        <linear_solver>
            <name>general_linear_solver</name>
            <lis>-i SparseLU -p ilu -tol 1e-8 -maxiter 10000</lis>
            <eigen>
                <solver_type>SparseLU</solver_type>
                <precon_type>DIAGONAL</precon_type>
                <max_iteration_step>10000</max_iteration_step>
                <error_tolerance>1e-8</error_tolerance>
            </eigen>
        </linear_solver>
    </linear_solvers> -->
    <!-- ============================================================= -->
    <!-- Setting from Liquid Flow: -->
    <nonlinear_solvers>
        <nonlinear_solver>
            <name>basic_picard</name>
            <type>Picard</type>
            <max_iter>10</max_iter>
            <linear_solver>general_linear_solver</linear_solver>
        </nonlinear_solver>
    </nonlinear_solvers>
    <linear_solvers>
        <linear_solver>
            <name>general_linear_solver</name>
            <lis>-i cg -p jacobi -tol 1e-20 -maxiter 10000</lis>
            <eigen>
                <solver_type>CG</solver_type>
                <precon_type>DIAGONAL</precon_type>
                <max_iteration_step>10000</max_iteration_step>
                <error_tolerance>1e-20</error_tolerance>
            </eigen>
            <petsc>
                <prefix>lf</prefix>
                <parameters>-lf_ksp_type cg -lf_pc_type bjacobi -lf_ksp_rtol 1e-16 -lf_ksp_max_it 10000</parameters>
            </petsc>
        </linear_solver>
    </linear_solvers>
</OpenGeoSysProject>

```

Solution: Updating OGS

After updating OGS to the latest version (6.4.1), the evolution of the VolumetricFlowRate at the inlet looks as expected. :sweat_smile:

Maybe this thread might still help someone else. :smile: