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Old   November 18, 2009, 06:07
Question Software for modelling natural convection
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Hello everyone,

I wonder if you can suggest suitable CFD software for modelling natural convection inside a building. The problem is actually quite simple, I just need to calculate approximately the air exchange rate between a lower and an upper domain when the flow is caused by a temperature/density difference. It is ok for the domains to be 2D and rectangular. The software has to be free and easy to learn.

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Old   November 20, 2009, 07:21
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Old   November 20, 2009, 10:45
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Thank you weiz, but I don't have a budget for buying commercial software to solve this single problem, so therefore I am wondering if anyone can recommend suitable free open-source software instead.
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