OpenFOAMTutorialStandardSolvers

boundaryFoam

======== Steadystatesolverfor1Dturbulentflow,typicallytogenerateboundarylayerconditions ataninlet,foruseinasimulation ExampleProblems: boundaryLaunderSharma boundaryWallFunctions modelwhichhastheabilitytoinmodelcasesandpredict bypasstransition,usingtheLaunderequations. solvesa1Dturbulentmodelwithtwowallsandonecyclic boundaries.

bubbleFoam

======== Solverforasystemoftwoincompressiblefluidphaseswithonephasedispersed,e.g.gas bubblesinaliquid ExampleProblem: bubbleColumnclassic bubblecolumnproblemwithaninletandoutletforthefoamand bubblesandtwowalls.

buoyantFoam
========= TransientSolverforbuoyant,turbulentflowofcompressiblefluidsforventilationand heattransfer ExampleProblem: hotRoom 3Denvironmentwithoneinlet,thefloor,whichtheuser canmakeanytemperatureandwatchthethermaleffects. i.e.,thermalplumeemanatingfroma600degree sourceonthefloor

buoyantSimpleFoam

============= Steadystatesolverforbuoyant,turbulentflowofcompressiblefluidsforventilationand heattransfer ExampleProblem:

hotRoom

sameasthefirsthotroom,howeverthissolverissteady state,showingalongerprocess,ratherthantransient.

buoyantSimpleRadiationFoam

=================== Steadystatesolverforbuoyant,turbulentflowofcompressiblefluidswithradiation,for ventilationandheattransfer ExampleProblem: hotRadiationRoom amuchfinermeshroomthantheprevioustwohotRoom cases,alongwithanelevatedheatingsource,radiation

channelOodles

========= Incompressiblelargeeddysimulation(LES)solverforflowinachannel ExampleProblem: channel395 solvesforchannelflow,withseveralcyclicpatchesand onlytwotopandbottomwalls.Abletokeepthemassflow rateinthechannelconstant,bycalculatingthevelocityat eachstep,takesalongtimetorun.

chtMultiRegionFoam

============= Solverthatcouplesconjugateheattransferinasolidtoabuoyancydrivenflow simulation ExampleProblem: multiRegionHeater sameasthehotRoomexampleproblems,howeverthis hasmultiplesourcesforheat,notjustone

compressibleLesInterFoam
================= Solverfor2compressible,isothermalimmisciblefluidsusingavolumeoffluid(VOF) phasefractionbasedinterfacecapturingapproach,withLES ExampleProblems: depthCharge2D modeledonascale,achargeisblowninthemixture andtheturbulenceismodeledina2Denvironment basedofftheruntimeandasinglemomentumequation

depthCharge3D

samethingasthefirst,butina3Denvironment.

coodles

===== CoodlesisagenericsinglephasecompressibleLESsolver ExampleProblem: pitzDaily asimple2Dcompression,inletturbulencecasewith propaneforthefluid,withanapplicablemesh

dieselFoam

======= Dieselsprayandcombustioncode ExampleProblem: aachenBomb blockfilledwithair,adieselinjectorisplacedonthetop centeroftheblockandnHeptaneisinjected,evaporates andcombusts

dnsFoam
====== Directnumericalsimulationsolverforboxesofisotropicturbulence ExampleProblem: boxTurb16 aboxmadeupofsixcyclicpatchestomodelisotropic turbulence

electrostaticFoam
=========== Solverforelectrostatics ExampleProblem: chargedWire anelectrostaticsolverwithuserinputvaluesfortheelectric fieldstrength

engineFoam

======== Solverforinternalcombustionengines ExampleProblem: kivaTest averycomplexmeshofacombustionengineofacylinder fourpistons

financialFoam

========= SolvestheBlackScholesequationtopricecommodities ExampleProblem: europeanCall givesthepriceCofthetradingcostS,themeshis1D

gnemdFoam
======== Generalpurposemoleculardynamicssolvertosimulateatomsinarbitraryshaped domainsandaverageatomic/molecularquantitiestothemeshtocreatefielddata ExampleProblems: constrictedChannel demonstratesmultiplespecies,tetheredmolecules,field plotsandtheflexibilityofferedbymolConfig achannelwithacomplexshapeofsolidwalls,wherea sectionofneonisdrivenalongwithmixesofargon,used todemonstratemoleculedemonstration

nanoNozzle

icoDyMFoam
========= Transientsolverforincompressible,laminarflowofNewtonianfluidswithdynamic mesh ExampleProblem: movingCone adynamicmovingmeshthattheusercanmanipulateto producedesiredoutcome,simplestmovingmesh

icoFoam

====== Transientsolverforincompressible,laminarflowofNewtonianfluids ExampleProblems: cavity cavityClipped cavityGrade enclosedsquareflowfieldwithonemovingboundary thesamecavity,butasquareoflengthof0.04mis removedfromthebottomrightofthecavity sameasthecavitymesh,howevertherearenowfour individualblocksinthecavity

elbow

modelsthesamesimulationasthecavitycases,howeverit isnotthetraditionalblockmesh,butbentintoanelbow

interDyMFoam

========== Solverfor2incompressiblefluids,whichcapturestheinterfaceusingaVOFmethodwith optionalmeshmotion ExampleProblems: damBreakWithObstacle sloshingTank2D sloshingTank2D3DoF sloshingTank3D sloshingTank3D3DoF sloshingTank3D6DoF awallofwaterfalls,andcrashesintoanobstacleinsidea 3Denvironment a2Denvironmentthatcreatessloshingwatertosimulate crashingandoscillatingwaves Couldntfindanything a3Denvironmentthatcreatedsloshingwatertosimulate crashingandoscillatingwaves Couldntfindanything Couldntfindanything

interFoam

======= Solverfor2incompressiblefluids,whichcapturestheinterfaceusingaVOFmethod ExamplePromblem: damBreak: simulationofabreakingwall,thewaterrunsintoanobject andisprojectedaroundthe2Denvironment,modeledfrom userdefinedtimesteps

laplacianFoam
========= SolvesasimpleLaplaceequation,e.g.forthermaldiffusioninasolid ExampleProblem: flange acomplexmeshofaflange,showsthermaldiffusion throughthesolid

lesCavitatingFoam
============ TransientcavitationcodewithLESturbulence ExampleProblems: throttle a2Dmeshconsistingoftwomainchambersandasmall connectingtube,fromthetubethereisathrustingsource

throttle3D

samecaseasseenin3D

lesInterFoam

========= Solverfor2incompressiblefluidscapturingtheinterface.Turbulenceismodeledusinga runtimeselectableincompressibleLESmodel ExampleProblem: nozzleFlow2D anozzleisinsertedintothebottomleftofawedge container,pouringinaliquid,veryapplicablebutruns slowerthanrasInterFoam

mdEquilibrationFoam

============== Solverthatequilibratesand/orpreconditionsmoleculardynamicssystems ExampleProblem: periodicCube acubicdomainwithaperiodicboundaryineachdirection, thereisalatticeofmolecules,eachinablock,heatedtoa targettemperature

mhdFoam
======= Solverformagnetohydrodynamics(MHD):incompressible,laminarflowofaconducting fluidundertheinfluenceofamagneticfield ExampleProblem: hartmann thissolvesthecoupledMaxwellNavierStokesequations foranincompressiblefluid,withapresumedconstant electricalconductivity

MRFSimpleFoam
=========== SteadystatesolverforincompressibleturbulentflowwithMultipleReferenceFrames regions ExampleProblem: mixerVessel2D a2Drotatororimpellorworkinginaconstantflow,can workatanyRPM

multiphaseInterFoam
============== Solverforanarbitrarynumberofincompressibleimmisciblefluids,capturingthe multipleinterfacesusingaVOFmethod ExampleProblem: damBreak4phase damBreak4phaseFine sameasthedamBreakcase,howeverthiscasecontains differentfluidsatdifferentlevelsinthemesh same,justwithafinermeshforgreaterresolution

nonNewtonianIcoFoam
=============== Transientsolverforincompressible,laminarflowofnonNewtonianfluids ExampleProblem: offsetCylinder sameastheicoFoamtutorial,howeverinthemeshthereis acylinder,anditismadetoinvestigatelaminarflow aroundthecylinder

oodles

==== IncompressibleLESsolver ExampleProblems: pitzDaily pitzDailyDirectMapped sameasthecoodlescasewithaveryfinemesh,244kcells. Soitrunsveryslowly thesameasthepitzDailycasewithalongerinlet, themeshisstillcomposedofmainlywalls

potentialFoam

========= SimplepotentialflowsolverwhichcanbeusedtogeneratestartingfieldsforfullNavier Stokescodes ExampleProblems: cylinder nonorthogonalmesh,investigatepotentialflowarounda cylinder

pitzDaily

sameastheotherpitzDailyexampleshowever,thiscase considerstheNavierStokesequationsandcanbeanyfluid

rasCavitatingFoam

============ TransientcavitationcodewithRASturbulence ExampleProblem: throttle samethrusterproblemjustasinlesCavitatingFoam, however,itdoesntuseLESturbulenceforthethrust

rasInterFoam

========= Solverfor2incompressiblefluidscapturingtheinterface.Turbulenceismodeledusinga runtimeselectableincompressibleRASmodel ExampleProblem: damBreak sameastheotherdamBreakcases,howeverthishasaRAS liquid,thereforetheturbulenceisntasgreatfromtheother cases

rhoCentralFoam

=========== Densitybasedcompressibleflowsolverbasedoncentralupwindschemes ExampleProblems: biconic2555Run35 forwardStep LadenburgJet60psi obliqueShock shockTube wedge15Ma5 arathersimplemeshmadeforthermodynamics,withan andafieldstream,thiscasecontainsaperfectgas aflowofMach3ataninlettoarectangulargeometrywith astepneartheinletregionthatgeneratesshockwaves,can generateasupersonicflow CouldntFindAnything 2Daerodynamictestproblem,thereisasupersonicinlet intothesimplerectangularmesh,madetorepresentthe reflectionofanobliqueshock,suchasaplanegoingmach traditionalshocktubeproblem,a2Denvironmentinwhich ashockwaveisproducedandthehighpressureand temperaturegassesareshown verysimilartotheobliqueshockcase,howeverthemeshes bottomrightsidehasbeencutout,thesupersonicinlethas nowbeenmovedtothevertexofthecut

rhoPimpleFoam

========== Transientsolverforturbulentflowofcompressiblefluidsforventilationandheattransfer ExampleProblem: angledDuct asimplemeshofaductthatisbentatanangle,gasisthrust throughtheinletandmakesitswaytotheoutletwhile heatingthemeshaswell

rhoPorousSimpleFoam
============== Steadystatesolverforturbulentflowofcompressiblefluidswithimplicitorexplicit porositytreatment ExampleProblems: angledDuctExplicit angledDuctImplicit ductwitharectangularcrosssectionwithasharp45_bend atthecenter.Theporousmediaisaddedwheretheductis bendinganditgoeshalfwayuptheangledduct sameastheothersolver,thedifferenceistheporosityof examples,thisexamplehasafinermesh,andthereforeis farmorerobust

rhopSonicFoam

========== Pressuredensitybasedcompressibleflowsolver ExampleProblems: shockTube wedge15Ma5 aonedimensionalunsteadycasewhereadiscontinuity, normallyinpressure,isintroducedinthemiddleofthe domain sameasthefirstwedgecase,withouttheupwardscheme, asthesolverisalsopressurebased

rhoSonicFoam
========= Densitybasedcompressibleflowsolver ExampleProblems: forwardStep sameasthefirstforwardstepwithouttheappliedupward scheme

shockTube

sametubeandsolveragain,howeverthisoneisneither pressureorcentralupwindschemebased

rhoTurbFoam

========= Transientsolverforcompressible,turbulentflow ExampleProblem: cavity thesameastheicoFoamcasehoweverthisisntalaminar flow,aswellthelidisnolongerthetransientsidebutthe backwall

rhoTurbTwinParcelFoam
================ Transientsolverforcompressible,turbulentflowwithtwothermoclouds ExampleProblem: simplifiedSiwek multiregionlagrangianclouds,inasquar2Dmeshwitha longinletinthetopleftcorner,showsturbulentflowinto compressionofthegas

scalarTransportFoam

============== Solvesatransportequationforapassivescalar ExampleProblem: pitzDaily scalartransport,swirltest:nonuniforminitialfield,using fieldalgebra

settlingFoam

======== Solverfor2incompressiblefluidsforsimulatingthesettlingofthedispersedphase ExampleProblems: dahl tank3D averyfine2Dmeshinwhichtwo2fluidsarereleased,one onefromthetopandtheotherfromthebottom,theythen settletogether Couldntfindanything

simpleFoam

======== Steadystatesolverforincompressible,turbulentflowofnonNewtonianfluids ExampleProblems: airFoil2D pitzDaily pitzDailyExptInlet a2Dairfoilinalargesquaremesh,thatisputintotheflow ofturbulentnonNewtonianfluids sameasalltheothers,howeverthisversionhasaturbulent flow samethingwithadifferentinlet

simpleSRFFoam
========== Steady,incompressible,rotatingreferenceframe ExampleProblem: mixer alarge3Drotor,canbeappliedinmanydifferentways

snappyHexMesh

========== Automaticmeshingtool ExampleProblems: iglooWithFridges motorBike exactlyasadvertised,anigloowith2fridgesinit,simply usedtoshowhowthetoolworks onceagain,simplyheretoshowhowthetoolworks

solidDisplacementFoam
=============== Transientsegregatedfinitevolumesolveroflinearelastic,smallstraindeformationofa solidbody,withoptionalthermaldiffusionandthermalstresses ExampleProblem: plateHole asquaremeshwithaquartercirclecutoutofthebottom leftcorner,pressureisappliedtotheplateforstress analysis

solidEquilibriumDisplacementFoam

====================== Steadystatesegregatedfinitevolumesolveroflinearelastic,smallstraindeformationof asolidbody ExampleProblem: beamEndLoad arectangularbeamisstrained,testingtheelasticproperties ofthematerial,aswellstressisshowninthebeam

sonicFoam
======= Transientsolverfortranssonic/supersonic,laminarflowofacompressiblegas. ExampleProblems: forwardStep shockTube sameastheotherforwardStepproblems,howeverthis containsalaminarflowratherthanturbo anotherversionofashocktubeproblemwithalaminar flowandcompressiblegas

sonicLiquidFoam
=========== Transientsolverfortranssonic/supersonic,laminarflowofacompressibleliquid ExampleProblem: decompressionTank asimpletankunderhighpressurebecomesdecompressed byanozzleinsertedinthesideofthetank

sonicTurbFoam
========== Transientsolverfortranssonic/supersonic,turbulentflowofacompressiblegas ExampleProblems: nacaAirfoil prism asupersonicflowarounda2DNACAairfoil asupersonicflowblownarounda2Dprism

turbFoam

====== Transientsolverforincompressible,turbulentflow ExampleProblem

cavity

sameasthelastcavitycase,howeveritcontains incompressiblegas

twoPhaseEulerFoam
============= Solverforasystemof2incompressiblefluidphaseswithonephasedispersed,e.g.gas bubblesinaliquid ExampleProblems: bed bed2 bubbleColumn asimulationofafluidizedflowtoshowatwophaseflow withthesolver,throughasimple2Dmesh sameasthebedproblem,bubblingfluidizedbed simulations,exceptthenaturalorientationofthemeshis differentandthemeshisfiner abubblecolumnmoduleusingatwoflowphaseforthe base

XiFoam
===== Compressiblepremixed/partiallypremixedcombustionsolverwithturbulencemodeling ExampleProblem: moriyoshiHomogeneous basedontheWellerameletcombustionmodelwitha meshthismodulehaspremixedgassesthatarereadyto combust

Xoodles
===== Compressiblepremixed/partiallypremixedcombustionsolverwithlargeeddysimulation (LES)turbulencemodeling ExampleProblems: pitzDaily pitzDaily3D ajetisblowingapremixedfuelintothemeshforignition, otherwiseitsthesameastheotherpitzDailycases thesamecaseexceptwithafinermeshandin3D