Main ContribSolvers

Contributed solvers

1 Solvers that fit into the OpenFOAM classification

These solvers fit into the classification, that is given by the directory structure of the solver-sources.

1.1 Basic

• potentialWaveFoam: A one-line solver that solves a wave equation, fvm::d2dt2(phi) == c * c * fvc::laplacian(phi).

1.2 Combustion

• reactingFoam Adding ignition to reactingFoam.
• alternateReactingFoam A library and a solver based on it that allow the usage of different chemistry engines for reacting flows

1.5 Electromagnetics

• EHDFoam A Numerical Model to simulate the multiphase flow in the electrostatic field, based on the Taylor-Melcher Leaky Dielectric Model

1.7 Heat transfer

• boussinesqBuoyantSimpleFoam Incompressible thermal flow solver under Bussinesq approximation

• massBuoyantBoussinesqSimpleFoam Steady-state solver for buoyant, turbulent, incompressible flows with vapor and contaminant scalar transport for HVAC and similar applications

1.8 Incompressible

• simpleScalarFoam Steady-state incompressible laminar flow solver with scalar transport and mass transfer coefficient and Sherwood number calculation

• turbScalarFoam Unsteady incompressible laminar flow solver with scalar transport and mass transfer coefficient and Sherwood number calculation

• icoBlockedCellFoam Unsteady incompressible laminar flow solver with the possibility to exclude definite FV cells from the flow calculations

• icoDyMFoam Unsteady incompressible laminar flow solver with the dynamically refined mesh according to the transported scalar distribution

1.9 Multiphase

Solvers for two or more interacting liquids

• compressibleMixingPhaseChangeFoam - Solver for two-phase flow of liquids with inter-phase mass change, buoyancy, temperature and pressure dependence for density

2 Other

These solvers don't fit into the standard scheme.

2.1 Turbulence Modeling

• k-omega SST SAS

2.2 Technology Demos

Solvers that demonstrate concepts, but haven't got a fully implemented physics.

• icoLagrangianFoam Incompressible solver with particles. Demonstrates the use of Lagrangian-particles outside the dieselFoam solver

• icoStructFoam Fluid-Structure interaction. Demonstrates the use of two coupled solvers and mesh motion

• interTrackFoamTracks a moving interface with a moving mesh, so that the mesh boundary remains coincident with the interface.

• solidParticleFoamA minimalistic code and case set-up as an example of how to use the solidParticleCloud class.

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