Who has a version of code_saturane with English comments?

Hello,

I'm part of the Code_Saturne development team.

To my knowledge, no one has translated all the comments in the code, as of now. We are in the process of translating most of the code, but it takes some time and we intend to have the documentation and outputs translated before coping with the comments.

Nevertheless, if you have any specific question on part of the code, you can contact Code_Saturne support (saturne-support@edf.fr)

Best regards.

David

Thanks. At least I know something is being done. It is really difficult to drive the the code which explains key stuff in French. The code looks very nice (it is readable for me) and suitable to my research work. Hope a full English version comes up soon.

Hello David

Do you plan to spell the name as "Saturn" {the English spelling} or keep the French spelling.

By the way, I have just finished building the code on my "Open Suse" box. soon, I will start testing it, so expect an email or two.

Merci

The actual name of the code is "Code_Saturne", and there is little chance that this changes as it is registered. Thus, the name will remain with the French spelling

As regards your OpenSUSE box, there should be no major issue. IMO, using as many native packages as you can is the best way to proceed (at least, this is what I do on my Ubuntu laptop). But if you encounter any problems, please contact the support!

De rien

David

Considering that I cannot understand french, how hard will it be for me to implement my own turbulence model into the code saturne framework.

IMO, and depending on the complexity of your turbulence model, you can achieve something even if you don't read French, but with some patience! And it would be easier if your turbulence model is similar to one of Code_Saturne's already implemented ones: k-epsilon (standard and with linear production), Rij-epsilon (standard and SSG), LES (Smagorinsky and dynamic), v2f phi-model, k-omega SST.

You might want to have a look at the following subroutines, turbke.F and reseps.F, as an example (they implement the two k-epsilon models) and at the ITURB and ITYTUR variables which stand for the turbulence model number (e.g. "Rij-epsilon SSG") and type of turbulence model (e.g. "Rij-epsilon" models). Lastly the wall functions are implemented in the clptur.F subroutines.

Of course, you can contact Code_Saturne support if you need more details or any help.

David