OpenFOAM for Windows 10

cfd.direct · January 4, 2017, 11:06

The packaged distributions of OpenFOAM for Ubuntu 14.04LTS can now be installed directly on Microsoft Windows 10 using Bash on Ubuntu on Windows.

See OpenFOAM for Windows 10 for installation details.

Bash on Ubuntu on Windows provides a full compatibility layer for running Linux applications on Windows through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which performs real-time translation of Linux system calls into Windows OS system calls. The system can support graphical Linux applications, such as the version of ParaView that includes the OpenFOAM reader module, with additional X server software. Running OpenFOAM applications in parallel using WSL is reported to work effectively.

BlnPhoenix · June 27, 2019, 05:05

Hello,

i installed OpenFoam for Windows 10. If i want to modify existing models e.g. progamming in OpenFoam, how i can i do that? I don't find the location of the system files in Windows...

CFDFoundation · June 27, 2019, 06:01

You should edit files etc through the linux subsystem, not via the windows OS:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/7598...m-for-linux-an

S_teph_2000 · December 19, 2019, 00:33

Do you know if Distributed Parallel works with Windows 10 wsl nodes? any concrete/simple example?(Lid-driven cavity flow?)

Kazunobu

frantov · April 21, 2020, 05:29

Hi
how can I copy a file into ubuntu openfoam from windows?
lets say is a solver that I have in my c: drive in windows, and I want to copy it into ubuntu/openfoam to compile it and run it?

thanks in advance!

S_teph_2000 · April 21, 2020, 06:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by frantov

Hi
how can I copy a file into ubuntu openfoam from windows?
lets say is a solver that I have in my c: drive in windows, and I want to copy it into ubuntu/openfoam to compile it and run it?

thanks in advance!

hello,

suppose that on Windows, the full path of your file is "C:\winfolder\random.txt"
While in Ubuntu, you will to mount the windows drive. You will type:

Code:

cd /mnt/c/winfolder/

to access the windows folder for example.
and If you want to copy the windows file to the active Ubuntu folder:

Code:

cp /mnt/c/winfolder/random.txt .

don't forget the "space" followed by a "." at the end...

frantov · April 22, 2020, 08:08

Thank you Stephane, it worked like a charm, file copied, uncompressed, and compiled

January 4, 2017, 11:06	OpenFOAM for Windows 10	#1
cfd.direct New Member cfd.direct Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 23 Rep Power: 11	The packaged distributions of OpenFOAM for Ubuntu 14.04LTS can now be installed directly on Microsoft Windows 10 using Bash on Ubuntu on Windows. See OpenFOAM for Windows 10 for installation details. Bash on Ubuntu on Windows provides a full compatibility layer for running Linux applications on Windows through the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which performs real-time translation of Linux system calls into Windows OS system calls. The system can support graphical Linux applications, such as the version of ParaView that includes the OpenFOAM reader module, with additional X server software. Running OpenFOAM applications in parallel using WSL is reported to work effectively. anon_n, Ohbuchi, pbachant and 1 others like this.

June 27, 2019, 06:01		#3
CFDFoundation New Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 12	You should edit files etc through the linux subsystem, not via the windows OS: https://askubuntu.com/questions/7598...m-for-linux-an BlnPhoenix likes this.

April 21, 2020, 05:29	copying files into ubuntu folder from windows?	#5
frantov Member Francisco T Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 64 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 15	Hi how can I copy a file into ubuntu openfoam from windows? lets say is a solver that I have in my c: drive in windows, and I want to copy it into ubuntu/openfoam to compile it and run it? thanks in advance!

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