Fourth OpenFOAM Workshop, June 1-4 2009, Montreal, Canada

Advanced Basic Training Outline

This is a preliminary outline of the advanced training on 1st of June 2009 in conjunction with the fourth OpenFOAM workshop in Montreal:

Overview of OpenFOAM structure
Five basic classes in detail:
Space and Time
Computational Mesh
Field Variable
Matrix and Linear System
Discretisation Method
Hands-on session: Development of turbulence model
Equation analysis
Turbulence modelling hierarchy
Model implementation and numerics
Model constants
Boundary conditions
Near-wall treatment, wall distance calculation, low-Re and wall functions
Parallelisation, profiling and validation
Dynamic mesh features:
Automatic mesh motion
Topological changes
Dynamic mesh classes
General Grid Interface (GGI) and its variants