NEWS
[17th Dec 2011] COOLFluiD 2 release 2011.11 is out.
GReKO (Lang's extension to the SST model, including transition prediction) has been implemented.
ICP (Inductively Coupled Plasma) is now fully operative for second order calculations.
Backward compatibility has been restored for Ideal MHD and RANS (K-Omega, SST, BSL) models.
Extension of LES models from 2D to 3D has started.
[15 Sep 2011] The first user manual for COOLFluiD 2 (release 2011.4, aerothermodynamic solver) is out (see attachment in this page).
[8th Aug 2011] COOLFluiD 3 goes public and development continues in GitHub
Developer are targeting the 3.0.alpha2 release for October 2011.
[15th Apr 2011] COOLFluiD 2 release 2011.4 is out.
All modules of the aerothermodynamic solver in this version, including an interface to a radiation code and flow-radiation coupling algorithms, were delivered to the European Space Agency.
[21st Mar 2011] COOLFluiD 3.0.alpha1 was released.
This is the next generation kernel, but work continues on COOLFluiD 2 stable production series.
COOLFluiD : What do you want to solve?
COOLFluiD is a Collaborative Simulation Environment (CSE) focused on complex MultiPhysics simulations. It applies to a wide variety of fields, from Aerodynamics to Structural Analysis, from Aeroacoustics to Heat Transfer. It handles large computations with high-performance, showing a very good parallel scalability.
The CSE is based on components which plug into a Kernel. Components are solvers, equations, mesh formats, etc. Finite Volume, Finite Element methods and Navier-Stokes and Magnetohydrodynamics equations are examples of isolated components that collaborate together to form a simulation.
The Kernel combines the components together like Lego(R) bricks, using the best methodology for each application. This creates high-performant solvers, each dedicated to a specific application, while reusing the same components. This approach differs from typical monolithic solvers which employ only one methodology, and thus are sub-optimal in a variety of applications.
COOLFluiD is extremely flexible and every Physical Model or Numerical Method is a separate plug-in component which is loaded on demand. External developers contribute with their own components as plug-in's, in the form of numerical solvers, acceleration methods, new physical models, equation terms, etc...
The CSE is also a collaborative platform, where diverse European research centers join together their developments. Combining each other expertise we provide state-of-the-art solutions to complex multi-disciplinary problems.
We have a large library of components (~100) that we reuse in different configurations to obtain a variety of optimal solvers that cover a wide range of applications.
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Updated on 15th April 2011
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User manual for COOLFluiD aerothermodynamics v2011.04
