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OpenFOAM

OpenFOAM is a software module available on Comet.

OpenFOAM overview

To access OpenFOAM on Comet, run module load OpenFOAM. This will load the default version of OpenFOAM.

An overview of the module information is shown below (module -r spider ^OpenFOAM$):

OpenFOAM: OpenFOAM/v2406-foss-2023a
    Description:
      OpenFOAM is a free, open source CFD software package. 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.

    This module can be loaded directly: module load OpenFOAM/v2406-foss-2023a

    Help:
      
      Description
      ===========
      OpenFOAM is a free, open source CFD software package.
       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.
      
      More information
      ================
       - Homepage: https://www.openfoam.com/

If there are multiple versions of OpenFOAM listed, then you can load a specific version as follows:

$ module load OpenFOAM/version_string

You can find the most up to date information whilst logged on to Comet by running module -r spider ^OpenFOAM$.


OpenFOAM Help

The module OpenFOAM has the following embedded help text (module help OpenFOAM):

Description
===========
OpenFOAM is a free, open source CFD software package.
 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.

More information
================
 - Homepage: https://www.openfoam.com/


OpenFOAM Dependencies

The default version of the module OpenFOAM has the following dependencies:

  • foss/2023a
  • libreadline/8.2-GCCcore-12.3.0
  • ncurses/6.4-GCCcore-12.3.0
  • METIS/5.1.0-GCCcore-12.3.0
  • SCOTCH/7.0.3-gompi-2023a
  • KaHIP/3.16-gompi-2023a
  • CGAL/5.6-GCCcore-12.3.0
  • GMP/6.2.1-GCCcore-12.3.0
  • MPFR/4.2.0-GCCcore-12.3.0
  • ParaView/5.11.2-foss-2023a
  • gnuplot/5.4.8-GCCcore-12.3.0

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