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Revision as of 19:21, 29 December 2005
An OpenFOAM Wiki
- Please consult these Guidelines before adding content.
- Feel free to use the discussion pages to propose changes and suggest content. Especially for the FAQ
- the discussion pages are only for discussions about the Wiki. If you have questions about OpenFOAM that are not answered here, go to the OpenFOAM Message Board
- Use the Testing site if you haven't worked with a Wiki before.
If you experience any problems with this Wiki please contact me at my EMail (which can be found at User:Bgschaid).
Significant changes to the status of this Wiki can be found at Current_events.
Contents
1 General
1.1 About OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM is an OpenSource CFD Toolbox. If you haven't heard about it before check it out at the official Website. A list of the features can be found here.
This Website is only supplementary to the official Website. If they contradict each other the official Website is right.
1.2 About Wikis
TODO: Wikis, for those who have never seen one
1.3 Other Sites with OpenFOAM content
There is a Wiki with trainings material by Hrvoje Jasak.
2 OpenFOAM-Stuff in this Wiki
The main portion of this Wiki: all the things that have to do with OpenFOAM.
2.1 Documentation
Stuff that is meant to supplement the official documentation.
- FAQ: Everything you always wanted to know about OpenFOAM, but were afraid to ask (because someone might have asked before)
- Addenda: Remarks about the official documentation (extensions, proposals for extensions, outdated information, comments)
2.1.1 The applications
Descriptions of and other information about the executables that come with OpenFOAM.
- Solvers: The solvers that come with OpenFOAM
- Utilities: All those useful utilities
- The Tutorial Cases: Descriptions of the tutorial cases (and what the results should look like)
OK. The last point stretches the definition of application a bit.
2.1.2 Development
These things are for those who want to develop their own OpenFOAM-solver or utility
- Conventions and Style: How to write your code.
- Structure of the src-directory: What can be found where in the src-directory
- Code snipplets: How common tasks are done with the classes OpenFOAM provides
2.1.3 Usage
These things help you to become a better Foamer.
- How-To do things: Articles about specific topics. For instance how to set up a specific kind of simulation
- Tips and Tricks: Short snipplets of information. How to make certain things work. What might be wrong if a certain solver doesn't converge. Articles from this section might be moved to the FAQ.
- Known Bugs: Things that are known not to work in the current release of OpenFOAM
2.2 User Pages
Who is using OpenFOAM and for what purposes.
- Users: Persons and Institutions that use OpenFOAM
- Projects: Examples of projects that have used OpenFOAM (or are still using it)
2.3 Contributions
Utilities, Solvers and Examples that people want to make available to the public.
- Solvers: Solvers based on OpenFOAM
- Utilities: Utilities contributed by users
- Examples: Example cases
- Other: Contributions that don't fit the above categories
3 Editor's Stuff
Please read this before editing this Wiki.
- Policy and conventions: If you want to add something to this Wiki please honor these guidelines.
- The basics of editing: Basic editing commands, extensions installed in this Wiki etc
- Testing site: if there is something that you want to try out: do it here
--Bgschaid 14:09, 31 May 2005 (CEST)
