• User Training
  • OpenFOAM Training Introduction
    • Few notes on this training
    • What is OpenFOAM?
    • The open code
    • What we can find in each OpenFOAM distribution?
    • OpenFOAM Documentation
    • General CFD Workflow
    • OpenFOAM Workflow Software
    • OpenFOAM in Linux and in Windows
      • Supported package for Windows:
      • Supported package for Linux:
  • OpenFOAM Structure
    • Before start working, source OpenFOAM software version
      • 
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    • OpenFOAM Installation Directory
    • OpenFOAM applications Directory
      • Solvers
      • Utilities
    • OpenFOAM Libraries (src Directory)
    • OpenFOAM tutorials Directory
    • OpenFOAM bin Directory
    • OpenFOAM etc Directory
    • OpenFOAM wmake Directory
    • OpenFOAM Executables (Binaries)
    • OpenFOAM User Directory
    • System Variables and Aliases
    • Meshes in OpenFOAM
      • Mesh location
  • Test case: Cavity
    • Physics
    • Copying Tutorial
    • Working with the test case
    • Working with files
      • Notes on editing files in Linux
    • Using blockMesh generator
      • File blockMeshDict
      • Running blockMesh
    • Test case setup
      • Boundary and initial condition
      • Physical properties setup
      • Reynolds number
      • Computation setup
      • Numerical solution setup
    • Running test case
      • Simulation Solver
      • Running the Simulation
      • Iteration output
    • Postprocessing
      • Data conversion
      • paraFoam
    • Modifications for practice
      • Finer mesh
      • When the options are unknown …
  • Test case: Backward-Facing-Step
    • Test case introduction
    • Test case set-up
    • Creating computational mesh using blockMesh
      • File blockMeshDict
      • Running blockMesh
      • Viewing the mesh
    • Computation set-up
      • Initial and boundary conditions for  and
      • Turbulent quantities
      • Initial and boundary conditions for turbulent quantities
      • Physical model set-up
      • Computation set up
      • Numerical solution parameters
    • Running test case
    • Postprocessing
      • Data conversion
      • paraFoam
    • Evaluating pressure coefficient  at the top wall of the channel
    • Evaluating mass flow at the domain boundaries
    • Monitoring the convergence
    • Running in parallel
      • Parallel decomposition
      • Parallel run
      • Parallel reconstruction of solution
  • Boundary conditions in OpenFOAM
    • Boundary types
    • Boundary conditions
    • Inlet Boundary Conditions
      • Fixed Value Velocity Family of Inlet Boundary Conditions
      • Total Pressure Family of Inlet Boundary Conditions
      • Flow Rate Family of Inlet Boundary Conditions
      • Inlet Boundary Conditions for Turbulent Kinetic Energy –
      • Boundary Conditions for Specific Dissipation Rate of TKE –
      • Inlet Boundary Conditions for Dissipation Rate of TKE –
    • Outlet Boundary Conditions
      • Fixed Static Pressure Family of Outlet Boundary Conditions
      • Zero Gradient Family of Outlet Boundary Conditions
      • Periodic (Cyclic) Family of Boundary Conditions
    • Slip vs noSlip BC
  • Meshing with snappyHexMesh
    • About snappyHexMesh
    • Tutorial case
    • Mesh generation process
      • Background mesh
      • SnappyHexMesh mesh
      • snappyHexMesh log
      • Mesh quality check
      • Mesh quality visualization
  • Test case: motorBike
    • Test case description
    • Mesh generation
      • Generally about meshes for turbulent RANS flows
      • Analysis for cell restriction at the wall
      • OBJ model preparation
      • Meshing
      • Run snappyHexMesh
    • Relaxation of the computation
    • Test case set-up
    • Gnuplot – convergence monitoring
      • Convergence monitoring using foamLog
      •  Instant convergence monitoring during computation
      •  Instant convergence monitoring during computation
    • Aerodynamic coefficients  and
    • Function probe
  • Rotation using OpenFOAM
    • Test case: mixerVessel
      • Test case description
      • Test case set-up
    • Test case: Multiphase Mixer
    • Preprocessing
      • Partial meshes
      • The wholeMesh
      • Initial and boundary conditions
    • Multiple Reference Frame – MRF
    • Solid Body Motion
  • Dynamic Meshes in OpenFOAM
    • Solid body motion
      • Test case: sloshingTank2D
    • Internal motion
      • Test case: wingMotion
    • Dynamic mesh refinement
      • Test case: damBreakWithObstacle
    • Combination of dynamic and static mesh
      • Test case: Propeller
  • Adjoint Shape Optimization
    • Introduction
    • Adjoint pitzDaily Tutorial
      • Adjoint pitzDaily Tutorial Comments
      • Adjoint pitzDaily Tutorial Evaluation
    • Duct Tutorial
      • Duct Tutorial Settings
      • Duct Tutorial Comments
      • Duct Tutorial Run
      • Duct Tutorial Evaluation
    • Manifold Tutorial
      • Manifold Tutorial Settings
      • Manifold Tutorial Run
      • Manifold Tutorial Evaluation
    • Homework
      • Velocity Sensitivity
      • Adjoint Method Coefficients Sensitivity
      • Split into Individual Regions
• Advanced Training
  • OpenFOAM Solvers
    • An overview of OpenFOAM solvers
    • Algorithms PISO and SIMPLE
      • PISO
      • SIMPLE
    • simpleFOAM Solver General Properties
      • Incompressible Gas Flow
      • Unstructured Grid
      • Finite Volume Method
      • Three Dimensional
      • Steady-State
      • Segregated Solver
      • Cell Centered Approach
      • Under-Relaxation
      • System of Linear Equations
      • SIMPLE Algorithm
      • Spatial Integration Numerical Scheme
      • Temporal Integration Numerical Scheme
      • Non-Orthogonal Correctors
      • Turbulent Flow
      • MRF (Multiple Reference Frame) Method for Rotation of Rotating Parts
      • Message Passing Interface (MPI)
  • Creating new OpenFOAM solver
    • Physical model description
    • New solver
    • Implementation
    • Test case set up
    • Running test case using new solver
  • Creating new boundary condition in OpenFOAM
    • New boundary condition definition
    • codedFixedValue
    • uniformFixedValue
  • Test case: longMixerVessel
    • Basic test case
      • Geometry description
      • Test case set up
      • Phase ratio initialization
    • Test case modification
      • Computational mesh modification
      • Initial and boundary conditions
      • Phase ratio initialization
      • Physical set up
      • Gravity
      • Rotation
      • Running the case
      • Mesh refinement using refineMesh utility
      •  Watching phase volumes in the domain
      •  Watching phase volumes in the domain
  • Test case: multiRegionHeater
    • Test case geometry description
    • Script Allrun
  • Test case: roomWithRadiator
    • Test case geometry description
    • Test case geometry dimensions
    • Mesh generation
    • Test case setup parameters
    • Radiation setup
      • Radiation boundary conditions
      • Radiation properties
    • Scripts
      • Running test case
  • Test case: External Aerodynamics of a Car
    • Test case description
    • Parabolic velocity profile in boundary layer
    • The Flow around the Car without an Engine Compartment
      • Computational grid preparation
      • Running the simulation
    • The Flow around a Car with an Engine Compartment
      • Mesh generation
      • Heat exchanger as a porous zone
      • Defining porosity using Darcy law
      • Defining porosity using Power law
      • Running the simulation and evaluation of results
    • Flow around the car on a fine mesh
      • snappyHexMesh setup
      • Results visualization
  • Test case: Wind Turbine
    • Mesh generation
      • Mesh of rotating part
      • Mesh of non-rotating part
      • Merging meshes of rotating and non-rotating parts together
    • Simulation and Evaluation set up
      • Dynamic Mesh
      • Evaluation of the torque
    • Running the simulation
      • Deleting of unnecessary fields during the simulation
      • Plotting the torque
  • C++ basics
    • Preprocessor
    • Classes
    • Inheritance
    • Multiple files
    • Templates
    • Templates and inheritance
  • Thermodynamic library in OpenFOAM – its desing and implementation
    • OpenFOAM Source-Code C++ Documentation
      • Generating OpenFOAM Source-Code C++ Documentation
    • Structure and compilation
      • Settings and compilation
      • Specie
      • Equation of state
      • Thermodynamical model
      • Type of energy
      • Thermo
      • Transport model
      • Mixture type
      • Thermophysical model
  • Appendix: Fluid Mechanics
    • Fluid dynamics constitutive relations
      • Shear stress
      • Viscosity
    • Balance equations in fluid dynamics
      • Continuity equation
      • Momentum equation
      • Energy equation
      • Equation of state
    • System of Navier-Stokes equations
    • System of Navier-Stokes equations in vector form
    • System of governing equations in dimensionless form
    • Modelling Navier-Stokes equations in laminar regimes
• Turbulence Training
  • Turbulence Training Introduction
    • Few Notes on This Training
    • Important Resources
    • Google and YouTube
  • Turbulence Modeling Introduction
    • What is Turbulence?
      • Reynolds number
      • Laminar vs. Turbulent Flow
      • Turbulence Fluctuations
      • Mean Velocity Profile
      • Developed Boundary Layer
      • Boundary Layer Thickness
      • Momentum Thickness
      • Reynolds number
      • Reynolds number
      • Turbulent Boundary Layer
      • Friction Coefficient
      • Pressure Coefficient
    • How to model turbulence?
      • Turbulence Modeling Scheme
      • RANS – Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Equations
      • DNS – Direct Numerical Simulation
      • LES – Large Eddy Simulation
      • DES – Detached Eddy Simulation
    • Big Decisions to Make
      • Transient or Steady-state?
      • If RANS, wall functions? Or resolved to the wall (low-Reynolds models)?
      • If RANS, Reynolds Stress Models (RSM)?
      • If RANS, Fully Turbulent? Or the Transition?
    • Notes on Turbulence Modeling
  • Turbulence Modeling in OpenFOAM
    • Turbulence Directory Structure
    • RANS Models
    • Description of  turbulence model
    • View of the source code of turbulence model
    • Example of creating new turbulence model
      • Turbulence model modification
      • Testing new turbulence model
  • Flat Plate Test Case
    • Case Description
    • Run the Flat Plate Case & Play Around
      • Configuration Script Allrun.sh
      • Notes on Convergence
    • Flat Plate Simulation Results Description
      • Friction Coefficient vs. Reynolds-X
      • Friction Coefficient vs. Reynolds-Theta
      • Turbulent Boundary Layer
    • RANS,  model, lowRe (reolved to the wall)
    • RANS,     model, wall functions
  • NACA4412 Test Case
    • Case Description
    • Run the NACA4412 Case & Play Around
      • Configuration Script Allrun.sh
      • Notes on Convergence
    • NACA4412 Simulation Results Description
      • Pressure Coefficient  around the Airfoil Profile
    • RANS,  turbulence model, lowRe
    • RANS, , lowRe, Grid Convergence
    • RANS vs. URANS vs. DES vs. LES
  • Appendix: RANS Theory
    • Reynolds decomposition (averaging) with respect to time
    • The closure problem
    • Algebraic turbulence models
      • Prandtl’s mixing length hypothesis
    • Baldwin – Lomax algebraic model
      • System of governing equations including Baldwin-Lomax model
      • Performance, applicability and limitations of the Baldwin-Lomax model
    • Spalart – Allmaras model
      • Finite volume method applied on Spalart-Allmaras model
      • System of governing equations including Spalart-Allmaras model
      • Model’s initial and boundary conditions
      • Performance, applicability and limitations of the Spalart-Allmaras model
• Preprocessing Training
  • Preprocessing Training Introduction
    • Preface
    • Few Notes on This Training
    • SALOME
    • OpenFOAM
    • Other CFD Friendly Software
  • Cyclone Separator Preprocessing
    • Objectives of this Tutorial
    • Cyclone Geometry
    • SALOME example – Cyclone Preprocessing
      • Computational Mesh in SALOME
      • Surface Mesh
  • Cyclone Separator OpenFOAM Tutorial
    • OpenFOAM tutorial – Cyclone case – Euler-Euler approach
      • Physical setup
      • Case structure
      • Running the case with SALOME mesh
      • SnappyHexMesh and running the case
      • Basic postprocessing
    • OpenFOAM tutorial – Cyclone case – Euler-Lagrange approach
      • Physical setup
      • Case structure
      • Running the case
      • Basic postprocessing
  • Water Valve Preprocessing
    • Objectives of This Tutorial
    • Water Valve Tutorial Resources
    • The Perfect Surface Model for CFD
    • Typical Workflow of CFD Preprocessing
    • SALOME example – Water Valve Preprocessing
      • Load & Explode & Clean the Valve Body
      • Explode & Clean the Valve Plug
      • Create the inlet and the outlet
      • Move the Valve Plug and Create Model Groups
      • Model Meshing and Export
  • Water Valve OpenFOAM Tutorial
    • Water Valve Case
      • Tutorial Folder
      • Running the case and results
      • Usage of your SALOME STL files
• Bibliography
• Index

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