18-06-2012, 01:14 PM
List of CFD simulation software and numerical tools
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CFD Simulation codes
OpenFOAM : OpenFOAM is a free, open source CFD software package produced by a commercial company, OpenCFD Ltd. It has a large user base across most areas of engineering and science, from both commercial and academic organisations. OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.
OpenFlower : OpenFlower is a free and open source CFD code (for Linux and Windows) mainly intended to solve the turbulent incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with a LES approach. It can deal with arbitrary complex 3D geometries with its finite volume approach.
FLASH : A modular, parallel adaptive-mesh code initially designed for thermonuclear runaway problems but now capable of a wide variety of astrophysical problems. Includes modules for MHD, nuclear burning, radiative cooling, self-gravity, particle dynamics, and cosmological expansion. I can give you the most help with this code since I am one of the principal authors. FLASH is described in Fryxell et al. 2000, ApJS, 131, 273; extensive current documentation is available at
GADGET : A parallel N-body tree plus smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code. Gadget can be used to address a wide array of astrophysically interesting problems, ranging from colliding and merging galaxies, to the formation of large-scale structure in the Universe. With the inclusion of additional physical processes such as radiative cooling and heating, Gadget can also be used to study the dynamics of the gaseous intergalactic medium or to address star formation and its regulation by feedback processes. Gadget is described in Springel 2005, MNRAS, 364, 1105 and in documentation available at its web site.
HYDRA : Adaptive particle-particle-particle-mesh (AP3M) plus smoothed-particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code. Designed for (but not restricted to) cosmological simulation (includes a cosmological initial conditions generator). The following astro-ph references discuss Hydra in detail: 9409058, 9603116, 9703183. Current documentation is available with the Hydra source code.
ZEUS-MP : Parallel, non-adaptive hydro- and magnetohydrodynamics code with self-gravity and radiation. Zeus-MP is extensively discussed in astro-ph/0005109 and references therein.
ANSYS CFX ANSYS CFX computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software delivers best-in-class technology no matter what level of CFD is required. Using ANSYS DesignModeler, ANSYS CFX works with your CAD package. The ANSYS Workbench platform is used through all stages of a complete CFD simulation providing consistency, persistence of information and a convenient work flow. ANSYS CFX guides the user through the physics setup process. Post-processing provides graphics and hard numbers as well as animations that can be used by themselves or in presentations. ANSYS CFX also includes a freely-distributable 3-D viewer for sharing 3-D designs with colleagues. In addition, the ANSYS CFX suite contains industry-leading CFD solver capabilities using a unique multigrid linear solver, essentially linear parallel CPU scalability and access to a broad set of models that provide accurate answers to deliver real world results. With ANSYS CFX it is simple to add more functionality while continuing to seamlessly support and leverage the investments in existing CAE assets.ANSYS CFX delivers the ability to apply the most powerful and precise CFD technology to virtually every fluid engineering problem.Explore in depth the technology and advantages of ANSYS CFX using the chart below or menu on the left.
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CFD Simulation codes
OpenFOAM : OpenFOAM is a free, open source CFD software package produced by a commercial company, OpenCFD Ltd. It has a large user base across most areas of engineering and science, from both commercial and academic organisations. OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.
OpenFlower : OpenFlower is a free and open source CFD code (for Linux and Windows) mainly intended to solve the turbulent incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with a LES approach. It can deal with arbitrary complex 3D geometries with its finite volume approach.
FLASH : A modular, parallel adaptive-mesh code initially designed for thermonuclear runaway problems but now capable of a wide variety of astrophysical problems. Includes modules for MHD, nuclear burning, radiative cooling, self-gravity, particle dynamics, and cosmological expansion. I can give you the most help with this code since I am one of the principal authors. FLASH is described in Fryxell et al. 2000, ApJS, 131, 273; extensive current documentation is available at
GADGET : A parallel N-body tree plus smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code. Gadget can be used to address a wide array of astrophysically interesting problems, ranging from colliding and merging galaxies, to the formation of large-scale structure in the Universe. With the inclusion of additional physical processes such as radiative cooling and heating, Gadget can also be used to study the dynamics of the gaseous intergalactic medium or to address star formation and its regulation by feedback processes. Gadget is described in Springel 2005, MNRAS, 364, 1105 and in documentation available at its web site.
HYDRA : Adaptive particle-particle-particle-mesh (AP3M) plus smoothed-particle hydrodynamics (SPH) code. Designed for (but not restricted to) cosmological simulation (includes a cosmological initial conditions generator). The following astro-ph references discuss Hydra in detail: 9409058, 9603116, 9703183. Current documentation is available with the Hydra source code.
ZEUS-MP : Parallel, non-adaptive hydro- and magnetohydrodynamics code with self-gravity and radiation. Zeus-MP is extensively discussed in astro-ph/0005109 and references therein.
ANSYS CFX ANSYS CFX computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software delivers best-in-class technology no matter what level of CFD is required. Using ANSYS DesignModeler, ANSYS CFX works with your CAD package. The ANSYS Workbench platform is used through all stages of a complete CFD simulation providing consistency, persistence of information and a convenient work flow. ANSYS CFX guides the user through the physics setup process. Post-processing provides graphics and hard numbers as well as animations that can be used by themselves or in presentations. ANSYS CFX also includes a freely-distributable 3-D viewer for sharing 3-D designs with colleagues. In addition, the ANSYS CFX suite contains industry-leading CFD solver capabilities using a unique multigrid linear solver, essentially linear parallel CPU scalability and access to a broad set of models that provide accurate answers to deliver real world results. With ANSYS CFX it is simple to add more functionality while continuing to seamlessly support and leverage the investments in existing CAE assets.ANSYS CFX delivers the ability to apply the most powerful and precise CFD technology to virtually every fluid engineering problem.Explore in depth the technology and advantages of ANSYS CFX using the chart below or menu on the left.