Free Online Course on OpenFOAM

We in cooperation with Engineering Fluid Dynamics will be presenting the first series of “Introduction to OpenFOAM.” This course is useful for those who are new to CFD and OpenFOAM. The course consists of 11 online lectures, each 1 hour. The course starts on 02.0.7.2024 (one session per week).

More Information about the course

  • Lecturers:
  • Level: beginner
  • Starting: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
  • Time: Weekly, Tuesdays from 16:00 – 17:00 CET
  • Location: Online (link will be announced)

How to Register?

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Content

Lecture 1 (02.07.2024): Introduction to CFD

  • What is CFD
  • CFD vs other approaches
  • CFD workflow
  • CFD tools
  • Why OpenFOAM

Lecture 2 (09.07.2024): CFD fundamentals

  • Finite volume approach
  • Descritization
  • Pressure – Velocity coupling

Lecture 3 (16.07.2024): First steps in Linux

  • OpenFOAM on different operating systems
  • What is Linux and why Linux
  • Basic Linux know-how

Lecture 4 (23.07.2024): Basic OpenFOAM case setup

  • How to setup a case
  • Structure of different files and folders
  • Different settings in setup files
  • Case setup troubleshooting

Lecture 5 (06.08.2024): The interface to the rest of the world

  • Initial and boundary conditions
  • Time stepping

Lecture 6 (13.08.2024): OpenFOAM mesh – basic

  • Different mesh types
  • Basic mesh generation

Lecture 7 (20.08.2024): OpenFOAM mesh – real geometries

  • Let’s mesh something more realistic

Lecture 8 (27.08.2024): Models in OpenFOAM

  • Viscosity
  • Turbulence
  • Multiphase

Lecture 9 (03.09.2024): Beyond CFD

  • How to simulate particles
  • Is it possible to bring particles to fluid simulations

Lecture 10 (10.09.2024): Parallel processing

  • Why is needed?
  • How does it work?
  • How is it implemented in OpenFOAM and how to use it

Lecture 11 (17.09.2024): Under the hood

  • First glimpse into OpenFOAM code
  • Your first customization in OpenFOAM