[Other] Beginner on OpenFoam

Paul.M · July 15, 2013, 06:58

Hi,
I am a beginner on OpenFoam and new to CFD entirely as my only previous experience is preforming 2D analysis on an airfoil section in Ansys CFX over the last 4 weeks.
I currently have 6 weeks left to preform 3D analysis on a wind turbine. So far i have OpenFoam 2.2.0 installed on ubunto 11 via VirtualBox. I have been attempting tutorials and so far my understanding is that I must copy a suitable tutorial file that is similar to my requirements and edit the files within?? I am completly lost where to begin and how to operate OpenFoam to this extent. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mirage12 · July 15, 2013, 09:13

https://www.youtube.com/user/comflics?feature=watch enjoy

Paul.M · July 15, 2013, 09:24

Thanks a million

pbachant · August 24, 2013, 17:28

It's been almost six weeks now. How are things coming along? The propeller tutorial is probably the closest to a wind turbine.

Paul.M · August 26, 2013, 05:56

Hi,
I have stopped working with OpenFoam for the meanwhile due to my laptop not being powerful enough to run it effectively and the lack of free computers within the college. Instead I have turned to using CFX and ICEM to mesh and solve the problem at hand. I hope to return to OpenFoam in the near future however.

July 15, 2013, 06:58	Beginner on OpenFoam	#1
Paul.M New Member Paul Mannion Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 13	Hi, I am a beginner on OpenFoam and new to CFD entirely as my only previous experience is preforming 2D analysis on an airfoil section in Ansys CFX over the last 4 weeks. I currently have 6 weeks left to preform 3D analysis on a wind turbine. So far i have OpenFoam 2.2.0 installed on ubunto 11 via VirtualBox. I have been attempting tutorials and so far my understanding is that I must copy a suitable tutorial file that is similar to my requirements and edit the files within?? I am completly lost where to begin and how to operate OpenFoam to this extent. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

July 15, 2013, 09:13	1. step	#2
Mirage12 Member Amin Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 76 Rep Power: 13	https://www.youtube.com/user/comflics?feature=watch enjoy

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July 15, 2013, 09:24		#3
Paul.M New Member Paul Mannion Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 13	Thanks a million

August 24, 2013, 17:28		#4
pbachant Senior Member Pete Bachant Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 173 Rep Power: 14	It's been almost six weeks now. How are things coming along? The propeller tutorial is probably the closest to a wind turbine.

August 26, 2013, 05:56		#5
Paul.M New Member Paul Mannion Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 13	Hi, I have stopped working with OpenFoam for the meanwhile due to my laptop not being powerful enough to run it effectively and the lack of free computers within the college. Instead I have turned to using CFX and ICEM to mesh and solve the problem at hand. I hope to return to OpenFoam in the near future however.