The solvers that are supplied with OpenFOAM. This page is structured according to the directory structure of the solver-sources.
Contents
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.
Note to editors: Use the solver name as the page name, when adding a new solver to this page.
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