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New version of OpenFOAM-v2206

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.


Full information about the release can be found at https://www.openfoam.com/news/main-news/openfoam-v2212

Among the new features, users may find:

Pre-processing

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

Numerics

• Improved overset mesh
• Community contribution: New adjoint objective functions
• New parallel-consistent geometry scheme
• New finite area least squares edge interpolation
• Improved MappedFile
• Community contribution: Improved DEShybrid scheme

Solvers and physical models

• Improved view factor radiation modelling
• Community contribution: Improved DES turbulence models
• Improved heat exchanger modelling
• New zone-based thermophysical properties
• Improved Lagrangian output cont.
• New liquid film conditional splashing
• New solid reaction-rate model

Boundary conditions

• New sorption conditions

Post-processing

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

Parallel

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

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 for Linux and MS Windows.


Full information about the release can be found at https://www.openfoam.com/news/main-news/openfoam-v2212