ESI OpenCFD Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of OpenFOAM v1912.

This December marks the 15 year anniversary since OpenCFD first brought
you OpenFOAM, free and open source.

This December's release includes significant new functionality, including:
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• new adjoint-based automated shape optimisation tools
• new interface-tracking dynamic meshes
• new turbulence stabilisation for incompressible multiphase systems
• new expressions engine that offers greater control and flexibility
  over your case set-ups
• new collimated radiaion modelling
• new k-epsilon-phit-f RANS tubulence model closure
• new binary file compatibility
• new weighted flux differencing scheme
• and much more!

For more information, visit

OpenFOAM.com/releases/OpenFOAM-v1912

OpenCFD is pleased to announce the release of OpenFOAM-v1906.

This release extends OpenFOAM-v1812 features across many areas of the code. The new functionality represents development sponsored by OpenCFDs customers, internally funded developments, and the integration of features and changes from the OpenFOAM community.


Among other developments it features:
- New adjoint shape optimisation capabilities,
- dry-run option for SnappyHexMesh,
- new relaxed patch regioning in SnappyHexMesh,
- new mixed-precision single/double precision running,
- new overset-enabled buoyant solver,
- new synthetic turbulence generation method for LES/DES



... and many other developments or improvements from OpenFOAM team or contributors.


The detailed list can be found at: http://openfoam.com/releases/openfoam-v1906/


OpenFOAM-v1906 can be downloaded as:

- source code
- precompiled Docker images for Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems
- MS windows cross-compiled native executable distribution
- available also in the spack HPC package manager via the 'openfoam-com' package.

Details can be found on http://openfoam.com/download/installation.php

From the Release Announcement...


The OpenFOAM Foundation is pleased to announce the release of version 7 of the OpenFOAM open source CFD toolbox. Version 7 is a snapshot of the OpenFOAM development version which, through sustainable development, is always-releasable. It provides new functionality and major improvements to existing code, with strict demands on usability, robustness and extensibility.
OpenFOAM 7 includes the following key developments.

• Heat transfer: consolidated solvers and improved convergence and robustness.
• Particle tracking: improved robustness and optimized computation.
• Multiphase: wave damping, configurable inlet phase properties, better settling numerics.
• Reacting multiphase models: heat transfer, population balance, breakup, coalescence.
• Reactions/combustion: simplified case setup.
• Turbulence: improved consistency and stability of wall functions, added sources.
• Thermophysical: thermodynamic functions, temperature-strain-dependent viscosity.
• Other models: atmospheric, rigid body dynamics, boundary conditions, sources.
• Mesh: standardized dynamic mesh capability, improved motion solvers.
• Case Configuration: improved data visualization, setup tools, function objects.
• Computation: improvements to containers, fields, parallel running, etc.
• Approximately 550 code commits, 250+ resolved issues
• ISO/IEC 14882:2011 (C++11): tested for GCC v4.8+, Clang v7.0+, Intel ICC v18.0+.

OpenFOAM 7 is packaged for the following platforms, with ParaView 5.6.0 including Mesa with LLVM/Gallium acceleration for systems without a (supported) graphics card:

• Ubuntu Linux: packaged installation for Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04 and 19.04;
• Other Linux: installation with a Docker container; or compilation from source code;
• Windows 10: installation using Windows Subsystem for Linux with Ubuntu packs;
• macOS: installation with a Docker container.

The OpenFOAM 7 Source Pack can be compiled on suitable Linux platforms.

Credits

OpenFOAM 7 was produced by:

• Core Team (CFD Direct): Henry Weller (co-founder & lead developer); Chris Greenshields (co-founder), Will Bainbridge
• Developers/Maintainers: Mattijs Janssens (co-founder), Juho Peltola, Timo Niemi, Fabian Schlegel, Ronald Oertel, Bruno Santos
• Patch Contributors: Francesco Contino, Lorenzo Trevisan, Federico Piscaglia, Robert Lee, SeongMo Yeon, Alberto Passalacqua

Licence

OpenFOAM 7 is distributed under the General Public Licence v3 by the OpenFOAM Foundation.

CFD with OpenFOAM course, 60 hours online, 3rd April 2020, price is 400€

Students will require approximately 60 hours to acquire a intermediate OpenFOAM level and obtain a certificate diploma. Nevertheless, additional material is provided for students who want to spend more than 60 hours and acquire a higher level.

The course is structured as follows:
- 11 theoretical chapters (each chapter includes a text and a videolesson)
- 8 basic exercises (each exercise includes a text and a videotutorial)
- 7 intermediate exercises (each exercise includes a text and a videotutorial).

The whole material (videolessons, exercises and texts) is available from the first day and there is no schedule. Videolessons are recorded. This enables each student to progress according to his learning pace.

More information & registration under: http://www.technicalcourses.net/port...php?curso_id=8

Dear FOAMer,

we are happy to announce the
4th German OpenFoam User meetiNg -- GOFUN 2020

on 22. April 2020 at the

Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany

organized by
Institute of Scientific Computing, TU Braunschweig
Institute of Modelling & Simulation, Univ. Rostock
silentdynamics, Rostock

Feel free to participate, exchange your ideas, get help and talk to other OpenFOAM users in a pleasant environment.

Participation is free of charge, but registration mandatory.

More information, confirmed speakers, registration and talk submission under

http://www.foamacademy.com/gofun

See you in Braunschweig.

Best Regards

Johann

Detailed info can be found here: http://www.cfd.aau.dk

Symposium on OpenFOAM® Technology - 22 April 2020 - Melbourne, Australia

The Symposium on OpenFOAM® Technology (SOFT), will bring together people who utilise software based on OpenFOAM (variants and forks). It provides an opportunity to spread the use of OpenFOAM in industrial and academic contexts in Australia.

The main objective of the symposium is to facilitate sharing of knowledge at all levels between beginners through to expert. Providing a common platform for students, academics and industry for learning, understanding and contributing to the OpenFOAM community in Australia.

Participants attending the symposium will gain further insight to the wide range of applications of OpenFOAM whilst meeting other practitioners. Everyone of all levels is invited to take part in the symposium.

Keynote Speakers include:
Dr Aleksandar Jemcov, University of Notre Dame.
Dr Rick Matus, Pointwise, Inc.

Registration: $35 (inc GST) includes lunch and refreshments

For more information and to register visit
https://www.appliedccm.com/symposium...am-technology/

Last chance to register for our training next week on "OpenFOAM for Turbomachinery Applications"!
We have extended the scope to also include examples for overset mesh.
Please see our website for registration:
https://www.foamacademy.com/events/e...opeller-turbo/

OpenFOAM introductory training. July 13-17, 2020. Genova, Italy. (https://bit.ly/2SuMoQa)

This course is offered in cooperation with the University of Genova and Wolfdynamics (http://www.wolfdynamics.com). The course last five days, which we think is the minimum time needed to introduce all the concepts of OpenFOAM as a general CFD and multiphysics solver, advanced topics, and the CAD/Meshing/Visualization tools.

This training is aimed at those with little or no experience in the use of OpenFOAM, or those who want to improve their skills using OpenFOAM as a general-purpose CFD and Multiphysics solver. During the lectures, the attendees will be introduced to all aspects of OpenFOAM as a general-purpose CFD solver, from structure and organization of the library to setting cases from scratch, to assessing the convergence, to post-processing, to basic programming. Additionally, we will also address solid modeling and scientific visualization. During this training, we also cover the following advanced physical models: turbulence modeling, multiphase flows, heat transfer, moving bodies, and source terms. Hands-on sessions will be organized, where the participants will have the opportunity to solve predefined cases (or their own cases) with the assistance and guidance of the course trainers. To help the learning process, a short introduction to the finite volume method will also be provided. The course prepares the attendees to conduct end-to-end CFD studies, that is, CAD → Meshing → Simulations → Design exploration → Data analytics, using the numerical library OpenFOAM®.

Prerequisites: no prior knowledge of OpenFOAM®, C++ or Linux is required. However, a basic knowledge of Linux is beneficial. A basic knowledge of CFD is also desirable.

Training material: every participant will get a copy of the printed lecture notes and a USB key with the supporting material.

Teaching method: lectures and hands-on sessions to validate the acquired knowledge. A training certificate is provided to all attendees who complete the course.

Additional notes: attendees are not required to bring their own laptop since workstations with pre-installed software will be available. The inscription fee includes lunch and refreshments.

For more information, visit the following link https://bit.ly/2SuMoQa


Hurry up and get your seat right now to take advantage of the early registration discount.