COOLFluiD is a component based scientific computing environment that handles high-performance computing problems with focus on complex computational fluid dynamics (CFD) involving multiphysics phenomena.
It features a Collaborative Simulation Environment where multiple physical models and multiple discretization methods are implemented as components within the environment. These components form a component-based architecture where they serve as building blocks of customized applications.
Capabilities
Kernel Component based architecture Dynamic loading of external plugins Interpolation and integration on arbitrary elements Transparent MPI parallelization Parallel writing and reading from solution files Support for XML case files Unstructured 2D/3D hybrid meshes in many formats
Numerical Methods Cell Center finite volume solver Residual distribution solver High order finite element solver Spectral Finite Volume solver Spectral Finite Difference solver Discontinuous Galerkin method solver Residual Distribution solver (dedicated to incompressible flow)
Physical Models Compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes Equations Perfect and Real Gas (from low Mach to hypersonic) Chemical reacting mixtures Thermal and Chemical non-equilibrium flows Incompressible Navier-Stokes Linearized Euler (for Aeroacoustics) Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics Structural Elasticity Multi-ion Electrochemistry Heat transfer Multiple Scalar Advection models
External links New COOLFluiD website on GitHub VKI is the research institute responsible for the majority of the developments.