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	Main CFD Forum (92 Viewing) Topics that do not have a dedicated forum below. Do not post Fluent questions here!	The convection term in... by Happy11 Today 04:45	32,417	115,794
	System Analysis (2 Viewing) 1D solution of fluid, thermal and mechanical systems.	Thin film over rotating roll by Heerwurmyu July 1, 2022 07:08	137	243
	Structural Mechanics (4 Viewing) FEM/FEA topics including both linear and nonlinear analysis of solids.	Mixed RVE-bc in Abaqus by jackjohn June 29, 2022 16:18	559	1,074
	Electromagnetics (1 Viewing) Analysis of electromagnetic fields, circuit design and electronic systems.	Electric Motor Design using... by ElizabethHelza June 29, 2022 09:20	82	152
	CFD Freelancers (7 Viewing) Looking for short-term help with a CFD related project? Post your requests here. Be descriptive!	Packed column CFD services by zoglingullible Today 05:26	664	1,997
	Hardware (9 Viewing) Computers, networks, clusters, CPUs, GPUs, memory, graphic cards, ... hardware used for CFD simulations.	AM4 cpu upgrade by 3nhu1 July 2, 2022 07:45	973	6,854
	Lounge (2 Viewing) Anything non-CFD related. Discuss life, politics, travels or whatever you like with your CFD friends.	Somewhere to ask some very... by LuckyTran June 23, 2022 10:16	254	947
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	ANSYS (314 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages sold by ANSYS Inc. Sub-Forums: CFX, FLUENT, ANSYS Meshing & Geometry	Cylinder hex mesh refined... by Benzouz Today 05:49	92,245	324,833
	Autodesk Simulation CFD (1 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages sold by Autodesk Inc. (prev. CFdesign / Blue Ridge Numerics).	Combined linear-angular... by wainscotvisa June 1, 2022 21:11	171	441
	AVL FIRE (2 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages sold by AVL List GmbH.	AVL start problem :MPI issue by vivirichard007 June 21, 2022 02:27	246	701
	CONVERGE (2 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages sold by Convergent Science.	Backwards Flow in Impinging... by rvigneshwar June 30, 2022 10:54	806	3,327
	FloEFD, FloWorks & FloTHERM Topics related to the software packages sold by Mentor Graphics Corporation.	Best practices for modeling a... by g7sznAc4 May 14, 2022 12:57	548	2,341
	FLOW-3D (2 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages sold by Flow Science Inc.	Can particles change the... by Xiao_Zheng July 2, 2022 21:16	1,460	4,844
	NUMECA (7 Viewing) Topics related to the OMNIS software packages sold by Cadence (previously Numeca)	Flow solver crashes abruptly... by colinda1 June 21, 2022 03:18	647	2,044
	OpenFOAM (228 Viewing) Topics related to the OpenFOAM software. Sub-Forums: OpenFOAM News & Announcements, OpenFOAM Installation, OpenFOAM Meshing & Mesh Conversion, OpenFOAM Pre-Processing, OpenFOAM Running, Solving & CFD, OpenFOAM Post-Processing, OpenFOAM Programming & Development, OpenFOAM Verification & Validation, OpenFOAM Community Contributions, OpenFOAM Journal, OpenFOAM Bugs	difference volVectorField and... by olesen Today 05:53	51,104	251,103
	Phoenics (5 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages sold by CHAM Ltd.	Normalized residuals by danielusa June 1, 2022 03:24	1,464	4,289
	REEF3D (2 Viewing) Topics related to the REEF3D open-source hydrodynamics software Sub-Forums: REEF3D News & Announcements	Modelling of porous plate by Aak Yesterday 07:30	180	822
	Siemens (33 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages sold by Siemens. Sub-Forums: STAR-CCM+, STAR-CD	Thermal runaway in Li-Ion... by Dronzer Yesterday 16:22	10,440	36,019
	SU2 (16 Viewing) Topics related to the SU2 open-source software Sub-Forums: SU2 News & Announcements, SU2 Installation, SU2 Shape Design	Issue when I try to switch... by cristopher_morales Yesterday 06:47	2,368	8,353
Mesh Generation & Pre-Processing Software
	ANSA (3 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages sold by BETA CAE Systems S.A	Does Ansa have a "volume... by rmaries May 19, 2022 07:42	220	778
	enGrid (1 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages developed by enGits GmbH.	Current Status of Engrid by AndyR October 29, 2021 15:58	124	578
	GridPro (1 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages sold by Program Development Company.	Meshing of propeller by vimaero July 1, 2021 05:07	28	93
	Pointwise & Gridgen (2 Viewing) Topics related to the meshing software packages sold by Cadence.	Meshing results out of a... by hkchm1997 June 1, 2022 04:05	624	2,662
Visualization & Post-Processing Software
	EnSight (2 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages developed by CEI Inc. owned by ANSYS Inc.	Scaling view on ensight by Gla June 28, 2022 08:20	153	578
	FieldView Topics related to the software packages developed by Intelligent Light.	Q criterion by FieldView by Duc-Hoang September 13, 2019 06:23	41	72
	ParaView (14 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages developed by Kitware Inc.	[General] Visualise liquid film by Antus June 17, 2022 05:27	2,526	8,920
	Tecplot (3 Viewing) Topics related to the software packages developed by Tecplot Inc.	Visualizing Velocity Vectors... by wsfowler June 26, 2022 23:04	705	1,869
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	Mesh Generation & Pre-Processing (4 Viewing) Topics that do not have a dedicated software forum.	Dynamic mesh using... by Abhinav Dixit June 29, 2022 10:53	619	1,148
	Visualization & Post-Processing (1 Viewing) Topics that do not have a dedicated software forum.	Postprocessing the simulation... by foo_bar June 24, 2022 17:18	165	298
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	Site News & Announcements Official news about CFD Online. Only administrators can post new threads here, but anyone can reply.	CFD Online Site Up Again by flotus1 April 28, 2021 10:27	86	192
	Site Help, Feedback & Discussions (1 Viewing) Talk about the CFD Online site; help and problems, current and future services, suggestions etc.	Guide: Writing Equations in... by FluidKo May 19, 2022 03:19	135	549
	CFD-Wiki (1 Viewing) A meeting place for CFD-Wikians who contribute to CFD-Wiki.	bugs in SIMPLE algorithm code by Waliur Rahman February 23, 2020 10:31	165	639
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