Howto DAKOTA OpenFOAM
Contents
1 Using DAKOTA with OpenFOAM
1.1 What is DAKOTA
Copy/Paste from their homepage -
DAKOTA contains algorithms for optimization with gradient and nongradient-based methods; uncertainty quantification with sampling, reliability, stochastic expansion, and epistemic methods; parameter estimation with nonlinear least squares methods; and sensitivity/variance analysis with design of experiments and parameter study methods.
DAKOTA is free and can be downloaded from their homepage. You just need to register. http://www.cs.sandia.gov/dakota/index.html
If you are new to DAKOTA I highly recommend that you also install JAGUAR, the java interface to setup DAKOTA runs. It is especially nice when you dont know the names of all the different methods or what parameters they require.
1.2 Finding the optimal spray settings
My example here will focus on how you can use DAKOTA to automatically find the best spray setting to fit your experimental data.
--Niklas 10:41, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
1.3 Tutorials on how to couple OpenFOAM and Dakota
- Tutorials by Tobias Holzmann (updated 09.10.2016)
- Dakota coupling with OpenFOAM (Boundary Condition Variation) Dakota Tesla's One-Way-Valve
- Dakota coupling with OpenFOAM (Geometric Variation) Geometric Variations
The tutorials show the coupling of both software packages, especially how to set-up the interface.
