ESI OpenCFD Release OpenFOAM® v2212

OpenCFD is pleased to announce the December 2022 release of OpenFOAM® v2212. This release extends OpenFOAM-v2206 features across many areas of the code. The new functionality represents development sponsored by OpenCFD's customers, internally funded developments, and integration of features and changes from the OpenFOAM community.

OpenFOAM is distributed by OpenCFD under the GPL License. In addition to source code packages suitable for compilation on a variety of Linux and other POSIX systems, this release also has a number of pre-compiled binary packages

  • Ubuntu Linux: packaged installation for Ubuntu 22.04 (LTS), 20.04 (LTS), 18.04 (LTS), 22.10
  • openSUSE Linux: packaged installation for Leap15.4, Leap15.3
  • Redhat Linux variants: packaged installation for CentOS/Rocky 8, 7 and Fedora 37, 36, 35, ...

Windows users have three options for pre-compiled packages (more information):

  • Using Windows Subsystem for Linux (based on Ubuntu, openSUSE etc.)
  • Native executables with cross-compiled
  • A docker installation

OpenFOAM apptainer support is provided via description files rather than pre-assembled images

Mac OSX users have the option to compile from source, or use Docker containers for pre-compiled packages (more information).

Upgrading

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Pre-processing

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  • Improved checkMesh more...
  • Improved changeDictionary utility more...
  • New snappyHexMesh curvature-based refinement more...
  • Improved setFields more...
  • New clipPlane topo-set more...

Numerics

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Solvers and physical models

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  • Improved view factor radiation modelling more...
  • Community contribution: Improved DES turbulence models more...
  • Improved heat exchanger modelling more...
  • New zone-based thermophysical properties more...
  • Improved Lagrangian output controls more...
  • Improved finite area faOptions more...
  • Improved finite area film contact angle force more...
  • New finite area film dripping model more...
  • New finite area film height limiting more...
  • New liquid film conditional splashing more...
  • New solid reaction-rate model more...

Boundary conditions

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Post-processing

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  • New EnSight mesh reader more...
  • Improved Ensight output more...
  • Improved ensightWrite, vtkWrite function objects more...
  • Improved surface writers more...
  • Improved noise utility more...
  • New turbulence resolution quality estimation more...
  • Improved histogram generation more...
  • Improved heat transfer coefficient function object more...
  • Improved fvOption output more...
  • Improved turbulenceFields function object more...

Parallel

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  • New multiple master processor support for GAMG agglomeration more...
  • Improved finite area mesh creation more...

Usability

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  • Improved make and compilation more...

About us

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OpenFOAM is produced by the core ESI-OpenCFD team

  • Andrew Heather
  • Mattijs Janssens
  • Mark Olesen
  • Prashant Sonakar
  • Pawan Ghildiyal
  • Kutalmış Berçin
  • Roger Almenar
  • Matej Forman
  • Praveen Jaganathan
  • Chiara Pesci
  • Sebastien Vilfayeau
  • Martin Werther
  • Tobias Holzmann
  • Ann Ronchetti
  • Fred Mendonça
  • Swapnil Salokhe
  • Jiri Polansky
  • Venkata Ramana Eaga

With wider support from the global ESI team

  • ESI Group (GmbH)
  • ESI Group (ESI Software (India) Private Limited)
  • ESI Group (North America)
  • ESI Group (Nihon ESI)
  • ESI webteam

And contributions from