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OpenCFD is pleased to announce release of OpenFOAM-v1806. This release extends OpenFOAM-v1712 features across many areas of the code. The new functionality represents development sponsored by OpenCFDs customers, internally funded developments, and integration of features and changes from the OpenFOAM community.


Among other developments it features:
- Directional refinement of the mesh in snappyHexMesh
- New dry-run solver option for set-up check
- Improved field mapping in parallel
- New blended scheme for stabilisation
- New laser melting solver
- New swirl fan velocity boundary condition
- New In-situ processing with ParaView Catalyst
- New solvers documentation
- New fvOption documentation

Among the community contributions:
- Consolidation of moving mesh solvers
- Moving mesh functionality added to interIsoFoam
- New wave-mangrove interaction

... and many other features

The detailed list can be found at: http://openfoam.com/releases/openfoam-v1806/

OpenFOAM-v1806 can be downloaded as source code, precompiled Docker images for Linux, Windows and Mac operating systems from http://openfoam.com/download/installation.php or is available also in the spack HPC package manager via the 'openfoam-com' package.