The course is a 5-day course aimed at users new to OpenFOAM and covers OpenFOAM basics and good practices. Every day the programme is from 9:00-16:30 with a lunch break 12:00-13:00. Also, we invite you to join us for pizza nights on Monday and Wednesday between 18:30-21:30.

Day 1

A walk through a simulation case from setting it up to analysing the results. Topics include:

• OpenFOAM versions and installing OpenFOAM
• Meshing tools and strategies (blockMesh)
• Boundary and initial conditions
• Numerical schemes and settings
• Diagnosing simulation during runtime
• Data visualisation with Paraview

Day 2

We dig deeper into the setup and analysis of simulation cases. Topics include:

• Basic meshing workflow using snappyHexMesh
• Turbulence modelling
• Running in serial, parallel and on clusters
• Mapping of fields between meshes
• Sampling and post-processing with functionObjects

Day 3

We look at how to use Python with an external optimisation routine that we will write in Python. This will be in an industrial context. Topics include:

• Parametric studies in OpenFOAM using Python
• Optimise geometries with OpenFOAM and Python in an industrial context

Day 4

We look at efficient workflows in OpenFOAM and code customisation. Topics include:

• Using Paraview efficiently
• Introduction to C++ programming in OpenFOAM
• Writing a new solver

Day 5

We take a deeper look at the OpenFOAM source code. Topics include:

• The OpenFOAM code base and its documentation
• Writing a new boundary condition
• Writing a new function object

The progams may be subject to minor changes.