Main OFSolvers

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The solvers that are supplied with OpenFOAM. This page is structured according to the directory structure of the solver-sources.

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.

2 Combustion

  • engineFoam Solver for internal combustion engines.
  • 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 flow solver using density-weighted variables.
  • 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)

  • dnsFoam Direct numerical simulation solver for boxes of isotropic turbulence.
  • oodles Incompressible LES solver.

5 Electromagnetics

  • 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.

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.
  • 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 Multiphase flow

  • bubbleFoam Solver for a system of 2 incompressible fluid phases with one phase dispersed, e.g. gas bubbles in a liquid.
  • 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, using a runtime-selectable incompressible LES model.
  • rasInterFoam Solver for 2 incompressible fluids capturing the interface, using a runtime-selectable incompressible RAS model.
  • settlingFoam Solver for 2 incompressible fluids for simulating the settling of the dispersed phase.

10 Stress analysis of solids

  • contactStressFoam Transient/steady-state solver of linear-elastic, small-strain deformation of solid bodies in contact.
  • stressedFoam Transient/steady-state segregated finite-volume solver of linear-elastic, small-strain deformation of a solid body, with optional thermal diffusion and thermal stresses.
  • stressFemFoam Steady-state segregated finite-element solver of linear-elastic, small-strain deformation of a solid body.

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