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

• edcPisoFoam: A specialised application for turbulent combustion modelling (non-premixed and premixed) based on the OpenFOAM® technology.

1.4 DNS and LES

• PisoFoamSSD: A Low-Dissipative, Scale-Selective Discretization for PisoFOAM

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 Boussinesq 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 Particles(Eulerian)

• SbmFoam: A suspension balance solver developed during a PhD for rigid spheres in fluid flows. It accounts for particles migration phenomenon (as a continuum approach).

1.10 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

• RichardsFOAM: A solver for water flow in unsaturated porous media.

2 Other

These solvers don't fit into the standard scheme.

2.1 Turbulence Modeling

• turbFoamAverage with k-omega SST SAS: Includes the k-$\omega$ SST-SAS Equations and a modified version of turbFoam for this turbulence model.

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

• interTrackFoam: Tracks a moving interface with a moving mesh, so that the mesh boundary remains coincident with the interface.

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

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