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Old   April 19, 2009, 18:47
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m a second year student.....

i havent ever worked with CFD. i want to plot stream functions and potential functions of basic flows like that around a cylinder or around an aerofoil....... and hence draw streamlines...........

which software should i use to start with....???

and m open to better suggestions, to help me getting started with CFD......
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Old   April 20, 2009, 09:07
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You can use gnuplot, which is free. I've already used it to visualize streamlines, among many other things.
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Old   April 20, 2009, 16:26
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thanx for the starter...... i'll definitely try......
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