[m.nichols19]

Howdy FOAMers!

Just two months ago I couldn't tell you the first thing about CFD, let alone OpenFOAM. After many trials and tribulations during my summer internship, I now feel as if I have a grasp on the software. The road block that I ran into time and again during my research was the lack of proper documentation. Of course, there are the user guide and tutorial cases, which are both very useful, but documentation is not at the same level as other software.

In the interest of increasing OpenFOAM knowledge, I attached a link to a download of a report and three cases I created this summer. You must note that I am an undergraduate student, was working solo, and had no previous knowledge of the software before early June, so what I documented isn't groundbreaking; however, something like this would have been invaluable to me in the beginning of my research. It is in essence a condensed version of the user guide mixed with my tips and tricks.

The three cases are as follows:
1. Air flow through a heated cylindrical mesh (one region)
2. Air flow through a heated iron pipe (two regions)
3. Air flow around a heated aluminum heat sink (two regions)

Please note the heat sink case is working incorrectly because the boundary conditions are not properly set-up for natural convection, but it is 95% complete.

Also, please note there may be random grammatical errors because the report is not 100% complete.

***I do have one request: If you look over the report, PLEASE leave me some feedback! If you are an advanced OpenFOAM user, I would be very grateful if you did so!***

Finally, the link: http://www.mediafire.com/?fbbwubvee36pfqf

best regards,
Matthew Nichols