OpenFOAM courses
Before founding AirShaper, our team delivered OpenFOAM® training to engineering companies seeking to integrate CFD into their CAD and CAE design workflows.
To support the engineering community, we have made our training materials available to help users develop and run their own custom CFD simulations.
Understand the fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), including fluid flow behavior and the key steps involved in a simulation workflow.
StartPro's and con's of wind tunnel testing & CFD simulations
Fluid & flow aspects laminar vs turbulent flow, vortex shedding, ...
Steps in CFD: modeling, discretization, iteration
Gain an overview of OpenFOAM® and the workflow used to set up, run, and analyze CFD simulations.
StartChallenges of OpenFOAM®: interface, learning curve, link to CAD
Benefits of OpenFOAM®: community, solvers, parallel computing, ...
OpenFOAM® workflow: meshing, 3D modeling, post-processing
Learn how to generate and refine computational meshes that provide accurate and efficient simulation results.
StartblockMesh & surface feature extraction
snappyHexMesh steps: castellated mesh, snapping, layers
Refinement & quality controls
Understand the different boundary condition types in OpenFOAM® and their impact on simulation accuracy and physical behavior.
StartBase patch types: wall, symmetry, cyclic, ...
Primitive patch types: fixedValue, zeroGradient, ...
Derived patch types: inletOutlet, totalPressure, ...
Learn how to configure incompressible flow simulations by selecting appropriate solvers, models, and numerical settings.
StartSolver types: laminar/turbulent, steady/unsteady
Model properties: turbulence model, fluid properties
Solver properties: numerical schemes, relaxation factors, ...
Explore the methods available for modeling rotating components and understand the applications of MRF and AMI approaches.
StartPro's and con's of MRF and AMI
MRF: cellZones, rotation properties, ...
AMI: patch creation, AMI interface, ...
Learn how to calculate and monitor forces and torques to assess the performance of simulated designs and systems.
StartSetup: controlDict, forces function
Output: file structure
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This offering is not approved or endorsed by OpenCFD® Limited, producer and distributor of the OpenFOAM® software via www.openfoam.com, and owner of the OPENFOAM™ and OpenCFD™ trade marks.