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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• rhoSonicFoam Density-based compressible 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.

• 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.

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 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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