Computational Fluid Dynamics

Version Status Summary
Converge

  • 1.3.1
  • Installed and Supported
  • Licenced, restricted use; see notes
 CONVERGE™ is a revolutionary CFD code that eliminates the grid generation bottleneck from the simulation process.
OpenFoam

  • 1.7

  • 1.6

  • 1.5
  • Installed and Supported
 OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.
STAR-CD

  • 4.16.010

  • 4.14.026

  • 4.12.016

  • 4.10.036 (Default)
  • Installed and Supported
  • Licenced, restricted use; see notes
 STAR-CD is a Computational Fluid Dynamics code that uses proprietary numerical schemes for steady and transient simulations. It can accept almost any mesh structure and/or cell shape making it ideal for adaptive meshing. Other specialist options include rotating systems, buoyancy-driven flows and combustion modelling.
StarCCM

  • 7.02

  • 6.06.011 (Default)

  • 6.04.014

  • 6.02.007

  • 5.04.008

  • 5.02.009

  • 4.06.011
  • Installed and Supported
  • Licenced, restricted use; see notes
 STAR-CCM+ is a commercial computer-aided engineering package developed by CD-adapco. Originally developed for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations.