openfoam for windows.

zaynah04 · November 3, 2012, 07:26

Dear All,

this is my first time with open foam...i have all my meshing in gambit.

I wish to export to openfoam and process it then post processing.

can anyone please guide me, as i have no idea how to proceed.

regards
zaynah

nimasam · November 3, 2012, 11:18

1- export as .msh file
2- put it in your test case directory
3-use fluentMeshToFoam or fluent3DMeshToFoam commandto import it
4-assign appropriate BC to it
5-run your solver

look at elbow test case in tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/elbow

zaynah04 · November 3, 2012, 11:45

Dear nimasam,
Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply to me..

I had read this a lot of places , but i do not understand what directory you meant... is it the open foam console?

zaynah

nimasam · November 3, 2012, 12:09

as i told before look at elbow test case, look where elbow.msh has been put

zaynah04 · November 3, 2012, 13:52

i found all test cases for linux...

None of them work for my windows openfoam..

November 3, 2012, 07:26	openfoam for windows.	#1
zaynah04 Senior Member zaynah K. Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mauritius Posts: 138 Rep Power: 13	Dear All, this is my first time with open foam...i have all my meshing in gambit. I wish to export to openfoam and process it then post processing. can anyone please guide me, as i have no idea how to proceed. regards zaynah

November 3, 2012, 11:18		#2
nimasam Senior Member Nima Samkhaniani Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tehran, Iran Posts: 1,266 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 24	1- export as .msh file 2- put it in your test case directory 3-use fluentMeshToFoam or fluent3DMeshToFoam commandto import it 4-assign appropriate BC to it 5-run your solver look at elbow test case in tutorials/incompressible/icoFoam/elbow __________________ My Personal Website (http://nimasamkhaniani.ir/) Telegram channel (https://t.me/cfd_foam)

November 3, 2012, 12:09		#4
nimasam Senior Member Nima Samkhaniani Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tehran, Iran Posts: 1,266 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 24	as i told before look at elbow test case, look where elbow.msh has been put __________________ My Personal Website (http://nimasamkhaniani.ir/) Telegram channel (https://t.me/cfd_foam)

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November 3, 2012, 11:45		#3
zaynah04 Senior Member zaynah K. Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mauritius Posts: 138 Rep Power: 13	Dear nimasam, Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply to me.. I had read this a lot of places , but i do not understand what directory you meant... is it the open foam console? zaynah

November 3, 2012, 13:52		#5
zaynah04 Senior Member zaynah K. Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Mauritius Posts: 138 Rep Power: 13	i found all test cases for linux... None of them work for my windows openfoam..