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* [[turbFoam]] Transient solver for incompressible, turbulent flow. | * [[turbFoam]] Transient solver for incompressible, turbulent flow. | ||
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| + | == Molecular dynamics == | ||
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| + | * [[gnemdFoam ]] General purpose molecular dynamics solver to simulate atoms in arbitrary shaped domains and average atomic/molecular quantities to the mesh to create field data | ||
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| + | * [[mdEquilibrationFoam]] Solver that equilibrates and/or preconditions molecular dynamics systems | ||
== Multiphase flow == | == Multiphase flow == | ||
* [[bubbleFoam]] Solver for a system of 2 incompressible fluid phases with one phase dispersed, e.g. gas bubbles in a liquid. | * [[bubbleFoam]] Solver for a system of 2 incompressible fluid phases with one phase dispersed, e.g. gas bubbles in a liquid. | ||
| − | + | * [[compressibleLesInterFoam]] Solver for 2 compressible, isothermal immiscible fluids using a volume of fluid (VOF) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach, with LES. | |
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| + | * [[interDyMFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible fluids, which captures the interface using a VOF method with optional mesh motion. | ||
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* [[interFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible fluids, which tracks the interface and includes the option of mesh motion. | * [[interFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible fluids, which tracks the interface and includes the option of mesh motion. | ||
| − | * [[lesInterFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible fluids capturing the interface | + | * [[interPhaseChangeFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible, isothermal immiscible fluids with phase-change, e.g. cavitation, using a VOF method. |
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| − | * [[rasInterFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible fluids capturing the interface | + | * [[lesCavitatingFoam]] Transient cavitation code with LES turbulence. |
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| + | * [[lesInterFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible fluids capturing the interface. Turbulence is modelled using a runtime selectable incompressible LES model. | ||
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| + | * [[multiphaseInterFoam]] Solver for an arbitrary number of incompressible immiscible fluids, capturing the multiple interfaces using a VOF method. | ||
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| + | * [[rasCavitatingFoam]] Transient cavitation code with RAS turbulence. | ||
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| + | * [[rasInterFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible fluids capturing the interface. Turbulence is modelled using a runtime selectable incompressible RAS model. | ||
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* [[settlingFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible fluids for simulating the settling of the dispersed phase. | * [[settlingFoam]] Solver for 2 incompressible fluids for simulating the settling of the dispersed phase. | ||
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| − | * [[twoPhaseEulerFoam]] Solver for a system of 2 incompressible fluid phases with one phase dispersed, | + | * [[twoLiquidMixingFoam]] Solver for mixing 2 incompressible fluids. |
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| + | * [[twoPhaseEulerFoam]] Solver for a system of 2 incompressible fluid phases with one phase dispersed, e.g. gas bubbles in a liquid. | ||
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== Stress analysis of solids == | == Stress analysis of solids == | ||
| − | + | * [[ solidDisplacementFoam]] Transient segregated finite-volume solver of linear-elastic, small-strain deformation of a solid body, with optional thermal diffusion and thermal stresses. | |
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| − | + | * [[solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam]] Steady-state segregated finite-volume solver of linear-elastic, small-strain deformation of a solid body. | |
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'''Note to editors''': Use the solver name as the page name, when adding a new solver to this page. | '''Note to editors''': Use the solver name as the page name, when adding a new solver to this page. | ||
Revision as of 08:27, 23 April 2009
The solvers that are supplied with OpenFOAM. This page is structured according to the directory structure of the solver-sources.
Contents
1 Basic CFD codes
- laplacianFoam Solves a simple Laplace equation, e.g. for thermal diffusion in a solid.
- potentialFoam Simple potential flow solver which can be used to generate starting fields for full Navier-Stokes codes.
- scalarTransportFoam Solves a transport equation for a passive scalar.
2 Combustion
- coldEngineFoam Solver for cold-flow in internal combustion engines.
- dieselEngineFoam Diesel engine spray and combustion code.
- dieselFoam Diesel spray and combustion code.
- engineFoam Solver for internal combustion engines.
- PDRFoam compressible premixed/partially-premixed turbulent combustion solver that includes porosity/distributed resistance (PDR) modelling to handle regions containing solid blockages that cannot be resolved by the mesh.
- reactingFoam Chemical reaction code.
- XiFoam Compressible premixed/partially-premixed combustion solver with turbulence modelling.
- Xoodles Compressible premixed/partially-premixed combustion solver with large-eddy simulation (LES) turbulence modelling.
3 Compressible flow
- rhopSonicFoam Pressure-based compressible inviscid flow solver using density-weighted variables.
- rhoSonicFoam Density-based compressible inviscid flow solver.
- sonicFoam Transient solver for trans-sonic/supersonic, laminar flow of a compressible gas.
- sonicFoamAutoMotion Transient solver for trans-sonic/supersonic, laminar flow of a compressible gas with mesh motion.
- sonicLiquidFoam Transient solver for trans-sonic/supersonic, laminar flow of a compressible liquid.
- sonicTurbFoam Transient solver for trans-sonic/supersonic, turbulent flow of a compressible gas.
4 Direct numerical simulation (DNS) and large eddy simulation (LES)
- channelOodles Incompressible LES solver for flow in a channel.
- coodles Compressible LES solver.
- dnsFoam Direct numerical simulation solver for boxes of isotropic turbulence.
- oodles Incompressible LES solver.
5 Electromagnetics
- electrostaticFoam Solver for electrostatics.
- mhdFoam Solver for magnetohydrodynamics (MHD): incompressible, laminar flow of a conducting fluid under the influence of a magnetic field.
6 Finance
financialFoam Solves the Black-Scholes equation to price commodities.
7 Heat transfer
- buoyantFoam Transient solver for buoyant, turbulent flow of compressible fluids for ventilation and heat-transfer.
- buoyantSimpleFoam Steady-state solver for buoyant, turbulent flow of compressible fluids for ventilation and heat-transfer.
- buoyantSimpleRadiationFoam Steady-state solver for buoyant, turbulent flow of compressible fluids with radiation, for ventilation and heat-transfer.
- chtMultiRegionFoam Solver that couples conjugate heat transfer in a solid to a buoyancy-driven flow simulation.
- lesBuoyantFoam Transient solver for buoyant, turbulent flow of compressible fluids for ventilation and heat-transfer with LES turbulence modelling.
8 Incompressible flow
- boundaryFoam Steady-state solver for 1D turbulent flow, typically to generate boundary layer conditions at an inlet, for use in a simulation.
- icoFoam Transient solver for incompressible, laminar flow of Newtonian fluids.
- icoFoamAutoMotion Transient solver for incompressible, laminar flow of Newtonian fluids with mesh motion.
- icoTopoFoam Refine a polyhedral mesh.
- nonNewtonianIcoFoam Transient solver for incompressible, laminar flow of non-Newtonian fluids.
- simpleFoam Steady-state solver for incompressible, turbulent flow of non-Newtonian fluids.
- turbFoam Transient solver for incompressible, turbulent flow.
9 Molecular dynamics
- gnemdFoam General purpose molecular dynamics solver to simulate atoms in arbitrary shaped domains and average atomic/molecular quantities to the mesh to create field data
- mdEquilibrationFoam Solver that equilibrates and/or preconditions molecular dynamics systems
10 Multiphase flow
- bubbleFoam Solver for a system of 2 incompressible fluid phases with one phase dispersed, e.g. gas bubbles in a liquid.
- compressibleLesInterFoam Solver for 2 compressible, isothermal immiscible fluids using a volume of fluid (VOF) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach, with LES.
- interDyMFoam Solver for 2 incompressible fluids, which captures the interface using a VOF method with optional mesh motion.
- interFoam Solver for 2 incompressible fluids, which tracks the interface and includes the option of mesh motion.
- interPhaseChangeFoam Solver for 2 incompressible, isothermal immiscible fluids with phase-change, e.g. cavitation, using a VOF method.
- lesCavitatingFoam Transient cavitation code with LES turbulence.
- lesInterFoam Solver for 2 incompressible fluids capturing the interface. Turbulence is modelled using a runtime selectable incompressible LES model.
- multiphaseInterFoam Solver for an arbitrary number of incompressible immiscible fluids, capturing the multiple interfaces using a VOF method.
- rasCavitatingFoam Transient cavitation code with RAS turbulence.
- rasInterFoam Solver for 2 incompressible fluids capturing the interface. Turbulence is modelled using a runtime selectable incompressible RAS model.
- settlingFoam Solver for 2 incompressible fluids for simulating the settling of the dispersed phase.
- twoLiquidMixingFoam Solver for mixing 2 incompressible fluids.
- twoPhaseEulerFoam Solver for a system of 2 incompressible fluid phases with one phase dispersed, e.g. gas bubbles in a liquid.
11 Stress analysis of solids
- solidDisplacementFoam Transient segregated finite-volume solver of linear-elastic, small-strain deformation of a solid body, with optional thermal diffusion and thermal stresses.
- solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam Steady-state segregated finite-volume solver of linear-elastic, small-strain deformation of a solid body.
Note to editors: Use the solver name as the page name, when adding a new solver to this page.
