Matlab crash related to Refprop

Dear all,

actually I'm having a trouble with Matlab, when using the additional Refprop package. Sometimes, randomly, Matlab crashes when recalling Refprop function. It is a very random situation. The same code may run correctly 4 times, and then crash 2 times. I really can't understand the reason, I contacted Matlab support without getting a result, since it was told me to contact Nist. Nist told me to contact Matlab support....

The following Crash report is obtained:

MATLAB crash file:C:\Users\gzzncl\AppData\Local\Temp\matlab_crash_dump.23612-1:

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Access violation detected at ven apr 10 03:52:51 2020 +0200

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Configuration:

Crash Decoding : Disabled - No sandbox or build area path

Crash Mode : continue (default)

Default Encoding : windows-1252

Deployed : false

Graphics Driver : Unknown hardware

Graphics card 1 : Citrix Systems Inc. ( 0x5853 ) Citrix Indirect Display Adapter Version 12.40.44.247 (2019-1-23)

Graphics card 2 : Intel Corporation ( 0x8086 ) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 Version 10.18.10.5129 (2020-1-21)

Graphics card 3 : NVIDIA ( 0x10de ) NVIDIA GeForce 610M Version 23.21.13.8857 (2017-12-4)

Java Version : Java 1.8.0_202-b08 with Oracle Corporation Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM mixed mode

MATLAB Architecture : win64

MATLAB Entitlement ID : 1849657

MATLAB Root : C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b

MATLAB Version : 9.7.0.1296695 (R2019b) Update 4

OpenGL : hardware

Operating System : Microsoft Windows 10 Home

Process ID : 23612

Processor ID : x86 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel

Session Key : 91b1c5d2-5164-44bb-a4c9-972aaad00ece

Window System : Version 10.0 (Build 18363)

Fault Count: 1

Abnormal termination:

Access violation

Register State (from fault):

RAX = 6f7263732d74696b RBX = 00000000c4ea8e8c

RCX = 00000000c4ea7b00 RDX = 00000000b8444500

RSP = 00000000043f4d28 RBP = 0000000004a50160

RSI = 0000000004a50160 RDI = 000000017d2ebfa0

R8 = 00000000000000ff R9 = 0000000000000004

R10 = 72742d7261626c6c R11 = 00000000c4ea7aa0

R12 = 0000000004d87210 R13 = 0000000004d870b0

R14 = 0000000004d86f90 R15 = 0000000004a4ed30

RIP = 00000000c192e2e0 EFL = 00010202

CS = 0033 FS = 0053 GS = 002b

Stack Trace (from fault):

[ 0] 0x00000000c192e2e0 C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.9619_none_08e065a3a84109b0\MSVCR90.dll+00123616 memmove+00000176

[ 1] 0x00000000c4c921a8 C:\Program Files (x86)\REFPROP\REFPRP64.DLL+00401832 PASSCMN+00075864

[ 2] 0x00007ff875b05ac1 C:\Program Files (x86)\REFPROP\REFPRP64_thunk_pcwin64.dll+00023233 voidvoidPtrcstringcstringcstringvoidPtrcstringint32int32int32int32Thunk+00000465

[ 3] 0x000000001020f5fd C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\libmwcli.dll+00062973

[ 4] 0x0000000010213a6b C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\libmwcli.dll+00080491 mwboost::serialization::singleton_module::get_lock+00000555

[ 5] 0x0000000010233223 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\libmwcli.dll+00209443 PointerMapSize+00102067

[ 6] 0x00000000102346dd C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\libmwcli.dll+00214749 PointerMapSize+00107373

[ 7] 0x00000000101e1208 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\builtins\ml_external_interfaces\mwlibmwcli_builtinimpl.dll+00004616 us_set_bundle_context_instance_com_mathworks_cli_builtinimpl+00000040

[ 8] 0x000000001bb2eb25 bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00125733 Mfh_MATLAB_fn_impl::dispatch_mf_with_reuse+00000137

[ 9] 0x000000001bb1ed82 bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00060802 AutoPushingExecutionFrame::~AutoPushingExecutionFrame+00000770

[ 10] 0x000000001bb1e1ad bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00057773 Mfh_MATLAB_fn_impl::dispatch+00000045

[ 11] 0x000000001c9651e3 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00283107

[ 12] 0x000000001ca6a205 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01352197 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00478701

[ 13] 0x000000001c96355b bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00275803

[ 14] 0x000000001c9619f3 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00268787

[ 15] 0x000000001c958355 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00230229

[ 16] 0x000000001c95746c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00226412

[ 17] 0x000000001c972f11 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00339729

[ 18] 0x000000001c957270 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00225904

[ 19] 0x000000001c956d9c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00224668

[ 20] 0x000000001bb1f3a0 bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00062368 AutoPushingExecutionFrame::~AutoPushingExecutionFrame+00002336

[ 21] 0x000000001bb1ea2d bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00059949 Mfh_file::dispatch_with_reuse+00000045

[ 22] 0x000000001c96689b bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00288923

[ 23] 0x000000001c963c62 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00277602

[ 24] 0x000000001ca3ebc1 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01174465 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00300969

[ 25] 0x000000001ca3ea7b bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01174139 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00300643

[ 26] 0x000000001ca3e9d7 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01173975 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00300479

[ 27] 0x000000001ca3e5bb bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01172923 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00299427

[ 28] 0x000000001c964c0c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00281612

[ 29] 0x000000001cacfc09 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01768457 MathWorks::lxe::StartupLxeEngine+00220181

[ 30] 0x000000001c956d4d bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00224589

[ 31] 0x000000001c958fca bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00233418

[ 32] 0x000000001c959ecd bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00237261

[ 33] 0x000000001c959abf bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00236223

[ 34] 0x000000001caa4ab0 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01591984 MathWorks::lxe::StartupLxeEngine+00043708

[ 35] 0x000000001c962592 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00271762

[ 36] 0x000000001c958355 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00230229

[ 37] 0x000000001c95746c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00226412

[ 38] 0x000000001c972f11 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00339729

[ 39] 0x000000001c957270 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00225904

[ 40] 0x000000001c956d9c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00224668

[ 41] 0x000000001bb1f3a0 bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00062368 AutoPushingExecutionFrame::~AutoPushingExecutionFrame+00002336

[ 42] 0x000000001bb1ea2d bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00059949 Mfh_file::dispatch_with_reuse+00000045

[ 43] 0x000000001c96689b bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00288923

[ 44] 0x000000001c963c62 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00277602

[ 45] 0x000000001ca3ebc1 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01174465 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00300969

[ 46] 0x000000001ca3ea7b bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01174139 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00300643

[ 47] 0x000000001ca3e9d7 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01173975 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00300479

[ 48] 0x000000001ca3e5bb bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01172923 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00299427

[ 49] 0x000000001c964c0c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00281612

[ 50] 0x000000001cacfc09 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01768457 MathWorks::lxe::StartupLxeEngine+00220181

[ 51] 0x000000001c956d4d bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00224589

[ 52] 0x000000001c958fca bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00233418

[ 53] 0x000000001c959ecd bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00237261

[ 54] 0x000000001c959abf bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00236223

[ 55] 0x000000001caa4ab0 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01591984 MathWorks::lxe::StartupLxeEngine+00043708

[ 56] 0x000000001c962592 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00271762

[ 57] 0x000000001c958355 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00230229

[ 58] 0x000000001c95746c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00226412

[ 59] 0x000000001cb365b5 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+02188725 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binaryTerm_oarchive,MathWorks::lxe::MatlabIrTree>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binaryTerm_oarchive,MathWorks::lxe::MatlabIrTree>+00021997

[ 60] 0x000000001c957250 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00225872

[ 61] 0x000000001cacf371 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01766257 MathWorks::lxe::StartupLxeEngine+00217981

[ 62] 0x000000001bba5f2d bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00614189 Mfh_file::dispatch_file_common+00000165

[ 63] 0x000000001bba55ad bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00611757 Mfh_error::lookup+00006517

[ 64] 0x000000001bba5e81 bin\win64\pgo\m_dispatcher.dll+00614017 Mfh_file::dispatch+00000045

[ 65] 0x000000001c965795 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00284565

[ 66] 0x000000001c968530 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00296240

[ 67] 0x000000001c964c0c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00281612

[ 68] 0x000000001ca8929d bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01479325 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00605829

[ 69] 0x000000001c96355b bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00275803

[ 70] 0x000000001cac52f4 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01725172 MathWorks::lxe::StartupLxeEngine+00176896

[ 71] 0x000000001c962fd0 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00274384

[ 72] 0x000000001c958355 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00230229

[ 73] 0x000000001c95746c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+00226412

[ 74] 0x000000001ca49957 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01218903 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00345407

[ 75] 0x000000001ca49837 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01218615 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00345119

[ 76] 0x000000001ca4972e bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01218350 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00344854

[ 77] 0x000000001ca4a17c bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01220988 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00347492

[ 78] 0x000000001ca4a12a bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+01220906 mwboost::archive::detail::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>::oserializer<mwboost::archive::binary_oarchive,foundation::msg_svc::eventmgr::BaseEvent>+00347410

[ 79] 0x000000001e43e020 bin\win64\pgo\m_lxe.dll+28434464 MathWorks::lxe::profiler::IMexProfilingSupport::~IMexProfilingSupport+00083224

[ 80] 0x00000000fb61b19c C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\libmwbridge.dll+00176540 mnParser+00001212

[ 81] 0x000000001b9ad5f7 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00906743 mcrInstance::releaseThread+00002647

[ 82] 0x000000001b8ea0ca C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00106698 mcrOptions::set_use_license_manager+00068938

[ 83] 0x000000001b90a334 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00238388 mcrOptions::set_use_license_manager+00200628

[ 84] 0x00000000fd02047e C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\iqm.dll+00590974 iqm::PackagedTaskPlugin::execute+00000878

[ 85] 0x00000000fd020303 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\iqm.dll+00590595 iqm::PackagedTaskPlugin::execute+00000499

[ 86] 0x000000001b9537de C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00538590 mcr::runtime::setInterpreterThreadSingletonToCurrent+00188382

[ 87] 0x00000000fcffca21 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\iqm.dll+00444961 iqm::Iqm::setupIqmFcnPtrs+00101969

[ 88] 0x00000000fcfd3ab7 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\iqm.dll+00277175 iqm::Iqm::create+00009159

[ 89] 0x00000000fcfd326d C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\iqm.dll+00275053 iqm::Iqm::create+00007037

[ 90] 0x000000001b93120f C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00397839 mcr::runtime::setInterpreterThreadSingletonToCurrent+00047631

[ 91] 0x000000001b9317fe C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00399358 mcr::runtime::setInterpreterThreadSingletonToCurrent+00049150

[ 92] 0x000000001b93040c C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mcr.dll+00394252 mcr::runtime::setInterpreterThreadSingletonToCurrent+00044044

[ 93] 0x000000001b9f27d6 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mcr.dll+01189846 mcr::mvm::detail::activateMcr+00016598

[ 94] 0x000000001b820dbf C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\MVMLocal.dll+00396735 mvm_server::inproc::LocalFactory::terminate+00187135

[ 95] 0x00000000fa9e7c10 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mvm.dll+01801232 mvm::detail::SessionImpl::initWithOptions+00000736

[ 96] 0x00000000fa9e8941 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mvm.dll+01804609 mvm::detail::SessionImpl::runMain+00000081

[ 97] 0x00000000fa9e8bc7 C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\mvm.dll+01805255 mvm::detail::SessionImpl::runMatlabDesktop+00000279

[ 98] 0x000000014000782c C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\MATLAB.exe+00030764 mwboost::serialization::singleton_module::unlock+00001180

[ 99] 0x000000014000870a C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2019b\bin\win64\MATLAB.exe+00034570 mwboost::serialization::singleton_module::unlock+00004986

[100] 0x00007ff87ee17bd4 C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL+00097236 BaseThreadInitThunk+00000020

[101] 0x00007ff87fa8ced1 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll+00446161 RtlUserThreadStart+00000033

I hope someone could help me, thanks,

Niccolò.

[frank cheng]

I encountered the same issue, did you solve it?

[Alessandro De Bortoli]

I got the same problem

Answer 1

[frank cheng]

After replacing REFPROP with CoolProp (refer to: http://www.coolprop.org/), the problem of crash was temporarily solved. I hope this is helpful to those encounter similar problems.

[Alessandro De Bortoli]

Is there any solutions to work with REFPROP?

[frank cheng]

Not found yet. Seem a bug between MATLAB and REFPROP but not solved so far.

https://github.com/usnistgov/REFPROP-wrappers/issues/2

[frank cheng]

A new solution: Invoking REFPROP via CoolProp seems to work fine. REFPROP interface is available in CoolProp (http://www.coolprop.org/coolprop/REFPROP.html).

Also, a python environment is needed using CoolProp in MATLAB (http://www.coolprop.org/coolprop/wrappers/MATLAB/index.html#calling-low-level-interface-through-dll).

BTW, a similar MATLAB wrapper via python is provided since REFPROP 10 (https://github.com/usnistgov/REFPROP-wrappers/tree/master/wrappers/MATLAB). You can have a try with a license.

[Sena Pad]

I had encountered the same problem and your solution helped me with this issue;however the calculation is too slow now. do you know any way to speed up the calculations while matlab is linked to python and refprop is invoked vie coolprop?

[frank cheng]

Now in MATLAB you can generate fluid property tables from REFPROP or CoolProp database directly. After that, invoking data from these property tables may speed up the calculations.

Please refer to: https://uk.mathworks.com/help/physmod/simscape/ref/twophasefluidtables.html.