CFD Direct OpenFOAM

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CFD Direct will provide a packed programme of talks, demos, discussions and training at The OpenFOAM Foundation Expo 2026. If you are a current, new or prospective user of Foundation #OpenFOAM, don't miss it. Book Chicago (Naperville) USA or London UK. cfd.tips/expo

Our #OpenFOAM Training is the only place to get authoritative advice about how to do #CFD with OpenFOAM. Why? Because we design and produce the software so only we know how it is meant to be used. So sign up for out training. cfd.tips/trng

Internet searches and AI assistants can help users of #OpenFOAM. But they fail to explain the process of planning, building and running simulations and processing data that effective #CFD requires. Instead, our OpenFOAM Training teaches this process. cfd.tips/trng

New mesh zones make it much easier to initialise cases. Hear Aidan Wimshurst on "New dynamic mesh zones for better case initialisation" at The #OpenFOAM Foundation Expo. Book a place now for Chicago (Naperville) USA 1-3 June or London UK 15-17 June. cfd.tips/expo

Learn from experts to write quality, C++ code in #OpenFOAM with our acclaimed #Programming #CFD course, #Virtual Americas, 28-30 Apr 2026. Book your place now: cfd.tips/tva3

You can pick up some good tips from Aidan Wimshurst (the man behind Fluid Mechanics 101) demonstrating "Tools to simplify OpenFOAM case setup" at The #OpenFOAM Foundation Expo. Book a place now in Chicago (Naperville) USA 1-3 June or London UK 15-17 June. cfd.tips/expo

Looking ahead to what is coming in #OpenFOAM? Will Bainbridge, OpenFOAM core developer, will discuss "Medium-term development plans for OpenFOAM" at The #OpenFOAM Foundation Expo. Book a place for Chicago (Naperville) USA 1-3 June or London UK 15-17 June. cfd.tips/expo

New sectionalForceProbes and sectionalForceGraph function objects calculate fluid forces and moments on section-planes through specified patches in #OpenFOAM-dev; the sectionalForceGraph data can be used for shear force and bending moment diagrams github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenF…

Day 1 of #Programming #CFD Training Course, #Cologne, Germany using the latest version of #OpenFOAM (v13).

Users of #OpenFOAM often don't know about the tools that can simplify their #CFD workflows and make them more robust. When people come on our OpenFOAM Training, they discover new tools and learn how to find more. cfd.tips/trng

The best #OpenFOAM users are getting wise to "coding case files for pre-processing". Chris Greenshields, author of Notes on #CFD, will demo this at The #OpenFOAM Foundation Expo. Book a place in Chicago (Naperville) USA 1-3 June or London UK 15-17 June. cfd.tips/expo

Final Seats! Book now for our Essential and Applied #CFD #OpenFOAM training, 13-17 Apr 2026, Live, Virtual Asia-Pacific (early European start). cfd.direct/openfoam-train…

Added a new set of energy flux function objects, including energyAdvectiveFlux for advected energy, heatFlux for diffusive (conducted) energy, and energyFlux for the combined energies in #OpenFOAM-dev github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenF…

"Keeping up to date with OpenFOAM" is difficult given the speed we develop the code. Join the discussion about it with the CFD Direct team at The #OpenFOAM Foundation Expo. Book a place now for Chicago (Naperville) USA 1-3 June or London UK 15-17 June. cfd.tips/expo

The patchFlux and faceZoneFlux packaged function objects can calculate the flux of any property, not just velocity, in #OpenFOAM-dev github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenF…

Our Productive #CFD #OpenFOAM courses teaches the difficult skill of planning simulations making appropriate assumptions. It uses coded tools to extract diagnostic data to find mistakes and revise assumptions, essential for high quality CFD cfd.tips/tprd

The specieFlux function object is now extensive, i.e. includes the face areas instead of being per unit area, in #OpenFOAM-dev github.com/OpenFOAM/OpenF…

"How to define a CFD model" is something users of #OpenFOAM struggle with, but will be explained by Chris Greenshields, OpenFOAM co-founder, at The #OpenFOAM Foundation Expo. Book a place now for Chicago (Naperville) USA 1-3 June or London UK 15-17 June. cfd.tips/expo

Working on "Eulerian multiphase simulation in OpenFOAM"? Will Bainbridge, the man behind the code, is demonstrating exactly that at The #OpenFOAM Foundation Expo, so don't miss it. Book for Chicago (Naperville) USA 1-3 June or London UK 15-17 June. cfd.tips/expo

Having trouble programming in #OpenFOAM? Watch Aidan Wimshurst (the man behind Fluid Mechanics 101) demonstrate "Tools that help with OpenFOAM Programming" at The #OpenFOAM Foundation Expo. Book Chicago (Naperville) USA 1-3 June or London UK 15-17 June. cfd.tips/expo