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Butterfly
ADDON. Version 0.0.05. Released on 2019-Feb-23. Provides 59 components. Created by Mostapha Sadeghipour Roudsari. Features 3 video tutorials.
A light python API for creating and running OpenFoam cases for CFD simulation.
00::Create
| Refinement Region Butterfly refinement range. - | |
| Create Case from Geometries Create an OpenFOAM Case from geometries. - | |
| Wind Tunnel Parameters Wind tunnel parameters. - | |
| Update block Mesh Dict Update blockMeshDict. - | |
| Create Case from Tunnel Create Case from wind tunnel. - | |
| Meshing Parameters Set meshing parameters for blockMesh and snappyHexMesh. | |
| Location Refinement Mode Inside/Ouside region refinement. - | |
| Butterfly This component downloads butterfly library from github to: C:sersUSERNAME%ppDataoamingcNeelhinoceros.0criptsutterfly - | |
| Create Butterfly Geometry Create Butterfly surface. - | |
| Distance Refinement Mode Distance refinement. - | |
| Make2d Parameters Make a case 2d. | |
| Create Case from Folder Create an OpenFOAM Case from an existing case in a local folder. - | |
| Wind Vector Wind vector. - |
03::Mesh
| Segment Grading Segment Grading. Use this component to create a grading for a segment of the block based on ratio or length. - | |
| Load Points Load points from the case for preview. - | |
| chek Mesh Chek the metrics about the mesh. - | |
| Grading XYZ Grading XYZ Create a grading for different XYZ. - | |
| wind Tunnel Grading Windtunnel auto grading This component generates gradingXYZ for an outdoor study (wind tunnel). - | |
| snappy Hex Mesh Dict Set parameters for snappyHexMeshDict. Read more about snappyHexMeshDict here: https://openfoamwiki.net/images/f/f0/Final-AndrewJacksonSlidesOFW7.pdf | |
| Multi Grading MultiGrading Create a grading for multiple segment_gradings. - | |
| snappy Hex Mesh snappyHexMesh - | |
| Load Mesh Load mesh from the case for preview. - | |
| block Mesh blockMesh - |
08::Etc
| decompose Par Dict simple Simple decomposeParDict. Dictionary for parallel runs. - | |
| Get Geometry Update fvSchemes values based on mesh orthogonalities. - | |
| div Schemes library Generate fvSchemes based on mesh non-orthogonalities. - | |
| Fv Schemes from Non-orthogonality Generate fvSchemes based on mesh non-orthogonalities. - | |
| decompose Par Dict scotch Scotch decomposeParDict. Dictionary for parallel runs. - | |
| Look Up Case Folder Look Up Case Folder. - | |
| purge Case Purge case folder. - |
02::BoundaryCondition
| epsilon Wall Function Epsilon Wall Function boundary condition. - | |
| kq RWall Function kqR Wall Function boundary condition. - | |
| nutk Wall Function nutk Wall Function boundary condition. - | |
| fixed Value Fixed value boundary condition. - | |
| zero Gradient Zero gradient boundary condition. - | |
| calculated calculated boundary condition. - |
06::Solution
| Solution Run recipes using OpenFOAM. - | |
| Solution Parameter Solution Parameter. | |
| control Dict Set parameters for runDict | |
| Function Object Function Object. | |
| probes Create Butterfly probes | |
| Solution Parameters Solution Parameters. |
01::Boundary
| Outlet Boundary Create an outlet boundary with uniform pressure value. - | |
| Wall Boundary Create a wall boundary. - | |
| Boundary Create a custom boundary. - | |
| Inlet Flow-Rate Boundary Create an inlet boundary with flow rate in m3/s. - | |
| Inlet Boundary Create an inlet boundary with uniform velocity value. - |
07::PostProcess
| Load Probes Load probes from a folder. - | |
| Load Probes Value Load results for a field in probes. - | |
| Sample Case Sample the results for a case. Use this component yo load the results for a case that you have ran already. - | |
| Plot Residuals Load residual values for a case. - | |
| Load Skipped Probes Load results for a field in probes. - |
05::Recipe
| residual Control Set residual control convergance values. | |
| Steady Incompressible Recipe Steady Incompressible Recipe. - | |
| relaxtion Factors Set relaxtionFactors values | |
| Heat Transfer Recipe Heat Transfer Recipe. - |
04::Turbulence
| Laminar Turbulence Model Laminar turbulence modelling. Read more: http://cfd.direct/openfoam/user-guide/turbulence/ Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu_4ppppQmw | |
| RAS Turbulence Model Reynolds-averaged simulation (RAS) turbulence model. Read more: http://cfd.direct/openfoam/user-guide/turbulence/ Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu_4ppppQmw | |
| LES Turbulence Model Large eddy simulation (LES) modelling. Read more: http://cfd.direct/openfoam/user-guide/turbulence/ Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu_4ppppQmw |
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Site co-created by Andrew Heumann.
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