Collection of the basics

These tutorials are perfect for beginners. You can slowly take your first steps in OpenFOAM.

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Basics

• Elbow case - In this tutorial you will get a first hands-on glimpse into the workflow of CFD simulations with OpenFOAM.

• Basic case setup - Using icoFoam solver, simulate 75 s of flow in an elbow.

• Cavity case - The cavity case is one of the most basics tutorials. You will get a fast walkthrough with a good explanation about the mesh, running the case and postprocessing the results.

• Basics about OpenFOAM - Here you will find a video on the very basics, history and philosophy of OpenFOAM.

• Cavity case revisited - Here you will be taken into the depth of an OpenFOAM case in order to understand all the important in- and outputs required for a CFD simulation in OpenFOAM.

• Taylor Couette flow - In this short tutorial you will experience your first steady state simulation, where you can directly compare your results with experiments from literature.

• T-junction case - In this tutorial you will try a simple simulation with the your newly acquired knowledge on CFD in OpenFOAM.

• Introductory course - In these videos you will hear a detailed introduction to OpenFOAM by Professor Hrvoje Jasak.

• Simulation project of an exhaust manifold - These screencasts will guide you through an entire CFD simulation project with an exhaust manifold.

• Basic Introduction to OpenFOAM - These pdfs will give you an excellent start into CFD with OpenFOAM.

• Introduction to OpenFOAM - Here you will find and introduction to OpenFOAM.

• Running your first case on your own - Here you can test your knowledge on the basics of OpenFOAM by trying to run a case on your own.

• Discretization – Part 2 - Use the scalarTransportFoam solver, do simulate the movement of a circular scalar spot region at the middle of a 100 × 100 cell mesh (10 m × 10 m), then move it to the right, to the top and diagonally.

• Hagen Poiseuille flow - Here you will find a basic tutorial on the Hagen Poiseuille flow.

• Session A: Getting to know OpenFOAM - Here you can find a basic talk about OpenFOAM.

• Drag coefficient of a monkey head - Here you learn how to calculate the drag coefficient of a body.