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CFD with OpenSource Software, 2019

A first look at the source code of applications

Håkan Nilsson, Chalmers / Mechanics and Maritime Sciences / Fluid Dynamics 1


CFD with OpenSource Software, 2019

Finding the source code of the applications in OpenFOAM


• The source code for the applications is arranged in a structure that is useful for
finding the application you need.

• Use the pre-defined alias app to go to the applications directory: $FOAM_APP

• You will find: Allwmake solvers test utilities


(No test in foam-extend, but instead a bin)
(In 1706+, bin is instead here: $WM_PROJECT_DIR/platforms/$WM_OPTIONS)

• Allwmake is used to compile all the applications.

• solvers contains the source code of the solvers.

• utilities contains the source code of the utilities.

• test contains source code for testing specific features of OpenFOAM.

Håkan Nilsson, Chalmers / Mechanics and Maritime Sciences / Fluid Dynamics 2


CFD with OpenSource Software, 2019

Solvers in OpenFOAM
• In $FOAM_SOLVERS (use alias sol to go there) you find the source code for the
solvers arranged according to (version-dependent):

basic discreteMethods financial lagrangian


combustion DNS heatTransfer multiphase
compressible electromagnetics incompressible stressAnalysis

• In sub directory incompressible you find the solver source code directories:

adjointShapeOptimizationFoam nonNewtonianIcoFoam shallowWaterFoam


boundaryFoam pimpleFoam simpleFoam
icoFoam pisoFoam

• Inside each solver directory you find a *.C file with the same name as the direc-
tory. This is the main file, where you will find the top-level source code and a
short description of the solver. For icoFoam:

Transient solver for incompressible, laminar flow of


Newtonian fluids.

For a more complete description, you have the source code right there.

Håkan Nilsson, Chalmers / Mechanics and Maritime Sciences / Fluid Dynamics 3


CFD with OpenSource Software, 2019

Utilities in OpenFOAM
• In $FOAM_UTILITIES (use alias util to go there) you find the source code for the utili-
ties arranged according to (version-dependent):

doc miscellaneous postProcessing surface


mesh parallelProcessing preProcessing thermophysical

• In sub directory postProcessing you find:

dataConversion lagrangian miscellaneous postProcess


graphics lumped noice

• Inside each utility directory you find a *.C file with the same name as the directory. This
is the main file, where you will find the top-level source code and a short description of
the utility. For noise:

Utility to perform noise analysis of pressure data.

• The number of utilities have been greatly reduced in recent versions, since they are
being moved into functionObjects.

Håkan Nilsson, Chalmers / Mechanics and Maritime Sciences / Fluid Dynamics 4


CFD with OpenSource Software, 2019

A quick look at the icoFoam solver directory


• The icoFoam solver source code is located in $FOAM_SOLVERS/incompressible/icoFoam
where you can find two files, createFields.H and icoFoam.C, and a Make directory.

• The Make directory contains two files, files and options, that specifies how icoFoam
should be compiled.

• We will have a look at the code later.

Håkan Nilsson, Chalmers / Mechanics and Maritime Sciences / Fluid Dynamics 5

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