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tahanson43206

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Registered: 2018-04-27

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OpenFOAM

OpenFOAM is a software package (with related supporting software) that provides Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations at no charge.

There are major players in the CFD industry.  FLOW-3D is a company I've been following for some time.

FLOW-3D
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This topic is offered for collecting information about OpenFOAM and it's use.

According to ChatGPT4, OpenFOAM has improved and developed significantly since I first encountered the program several years ago.

The only book available at the time was written in German, and I was unable to use it effectively, so I donated it in hopes someone would find it useful.

OpenFOAM would be useful for analysis of many problems under discussion in the NewMars forum.  As just one example, it might be possible to model Ballistic Delivery of non-perishable supplies to Mars.  The hypothesis in play is that costs of preparing delivery packages and related support services would be less than the cost of gentle delivery of those supplies using chemical rockets.

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tahanson43206

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Registered: 2018-04-27

Posts: 19,382

Re: OpenFOAM

The transcript at the link below covers discussion of a stretched centrifugal pump, Blender and OpenFOAM.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hIs … sp=sharing

I had not realized OpenFOAM has progressed so far since I first investigated it some years ago.

This new topic is available for anyone to provide updates on the package, and examples of it's use.

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