Install Openfoam for Windows

Install OpenFOAM® for Windows

OpenFOAM® for Windows Description

Download OpenFOAM® for Windows

When running OpenFOAM® in Windows we recommend to use Cygwin software to keep the workflow consistent with Linux as much as possible. There are many other ways of using OpenFOAM® for Windows, depending on your previous experiences, preferred applications and other circumstances. This page describes just one of those ways.

After downloaded OpenFOAM® for Windows installation file, simply run it. We recommend to follow the installation default options.

Example 1 : first case run

run OpenFOAM for Windows
```
 $  mc  
```
mc command runs midnight commander, which is truly powerful tool when working in terminal, note you can always switch by ctrl+o to command line to run commands and again ctrl+o back to manage files
```
 $  run  
```
run alias jumps to your working directory

 $  cp -r $FOAM_TUTORIALS/incompressible/icoFoam/cavity/cavity ./

copy the cavity tutorial case here

```
 $  cd cavity
```
change directory to cavity
```
 $  blockMesh.exe
```
create the computational mesh
```
 $  icoFoam.exe
```
run the solver
```
 $  paraFoam
```
view results in ParaView

Example 2 : run OpenFOAM for Windows in parallel

run OpenFOAM for Windows
```
 $  mc  
```
```
 $  run 
```

 $  cp -r $FOAM_TUTORIALS/incompressible/simpleFoam/pitzDaily ./

```
 $  cd pitzDaily
```

 $  cp -r $FOAM_TUTORIALS/incompressible/simpleFoam/motorBike/system/decomposeParDict ./system/

```
 $  blockMesh.exe
```
```
 $  decomposePar.exe
```
```
 $  mpiexec -n 6 simpleFoam -parallel
```
```
 $  reconstructPar.exe
```
```
 $  paraFoam
```

Example 3 : create new solver (compilation)

run OpenFOAM for Windows
```
 $  mc  
```
```
 $  run
```
```
 $  mkdir myFirstWindowsOpenFOAMSolver
```
```
 $  cd myFirstWindowsOpenFOAMSolver
```

 $  cp -r $FOAM_SOLVERS/incompressible/icoFoam/* ./

 $  sed -i "s/\/icoFoam/\/myFirstWindowsOpenFOAMSolver/g" Make/files

```
 $  wmake
```
```
 $  run
```

 $  cp -r $FOAM_TUTORIALS/incompressible/icoFoam/cavity/cavity ./

```
 $  cd cavity/
```
```
 $  blockMesh.exe
```
```
 $  myFirstWindowsOpenFOAMSolver.exe
```
```
 $  paraFoam
```

Example 4 : motorBike

run OpenFOAM for Windows
```
 $  mc  
```
```
 $  run
```

 $  cp -r $FOAM_TUTORIALS/incompressible/simpleFoam/motorBike ./

```
 $  cd motorBike
```

 $  find ./ -type f | xargs sed -i "s/WM_PROJECT_DIR/OPENFOAM_INSTALL_PATH/g"

```
 $  ./Allrun
```
```
 $  paraFoam
```

Please contact us for further information.

Install Openfoam for Windows