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3.5 Solver modules
From OpenFOAM version 11, application solvers, e.g. simpleFoam have been largely replaced by the generic foamRun solver which loads a solver module, e.g. incompressibleFluid that defines the flow solution. Solver modules are located in the $FOAM_APP/modules directory. The current solver modules distributed with OpenFOAM are listed below.
3.5.1 Single-phase modules
- fluid
- Solver module for steady or transient turbulent flow of compressible fluids with heat-transfer for HVAC and similar applications, with optional mesh motion and change.
- incompressibleDenseParticleFluid
- Solver module for transient flow of incompressible isothermal fluids coupled with particle clouds including the effect of the volume fraction of particles on the continuous phase, with optional mesh motion and change.
- incompressibleFluid
- Solver module for steady or transient turbulent flow of incompressible isothermal fluids with optional mesh motion and change.
- multicomponentFluid
- Solver module for steady or transient turbulent flow of compressible multicomponent fluids with optional mesh motion and change.
- shockFluid
- Solver module for density-based solution of compressible flow
- XiFluid
- Solver module for compressible premixed/partially-premixed combustion with turbulence modelling.
3.5.2 Multiphase/VoF flow modules
- compressibleMultiphaseVoF
- Solver module for the solution of multiple compressible, isothermal immiscible fluids using a VOF (volume of fluid) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes including adaptive re-meshing.
- compressibleVoF
- Solver module for for 2 compressible, non-isothermal immiscible fluids using a VOF (volume of fluid) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes including adaptive re-meshing.
- incompressibleDriftFlux
- Solver module for 2 incompressible fluids using the mixture approach with the drift-flux approximation for relative motion of the phases, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes including adaptive re-meshing.
- incompressibleMultiphaseVoF
- Solver module for the solution of multiple incompressible, isothermal immiscible fluids using a VOF (volume of fluid) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes including adaptive re-meshing.
- incompressibleVoF
- Solver module for for 2 incompressible, isothermal immiscible fluids using a VOF (volume of fluid) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes including adaptive re-meshing.
- isothermalFluid
- Solver module for steady or transient turbulent flow of compressible isothermal fluids with optional mesh motion and change.
- multiphaseVoFSolver
- Base solver module for the solution of multiple immiscible fluids using a VOF (volume of fluid) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes including adaptive re-meshing.
3.5.3 Solid modules
- solid
- Solver module for thermal transport in solid domains and regions for conjugate heat transfer, HVAC and similar applications, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes.
- solidDisplacement
- Solver module for steady or transient segregated finite-volume solution of linear-elastic, small-strain deformation of a solid body, with optional thermal diffusion and thermal stresses.
3.5.4 Film modules
- isothermalFilm
- Solver module for flow of compressible isothermal liquid films
- film
- Solver module for flow of compressible liquid films
3.5.5 Utility modules
- functions
- Solver module to execute the functionObjects for a specified
- movingMesh
- Solver module to move the mesh.
3.5.6 Base classes for solver modules
- fluidSolver
- Base solver module for fluid solvers.
- twoPhaseSolver
- Solver module base-class for for 2 immiscible fluids, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes including adaptive re-meshing.
- twoPhaseVoFSolver
- Solver module base-class for for 2 immiscible fluids using a VOF (volume of fluid) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes including adaptive re-meshing.
- VoFSolver
- Base solver module base-class for the solution of immiscible fluids using a VOF (volume of fluid) phase-fraction based interface capturing approach, with optional mesh motion and mesh topology changes including adaptive re-meshing.
OpenFOAM v11 User Guide - 3.5 Solver modules