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# -*- mode: org; -*-
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#+TITLE: *OpenFOAM release notes for version 1.6-ext*
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#+AUTHOR: Hrvoje Jasak.
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#+DATE: 12 November 2010
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#+LINK: http://www.extend-project.de
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#+OPTIONS: author:nil
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* Overview
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OpenFOAM-1.6-ext is a formal release of the community developments in the
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OpenFOAM software library, following the establishment of the -Extend Project
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and web portal.
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This release includes many improvements, including an automatic test harness
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which provides basic quality control by running OpenFOAM over a growing
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suite of tutorials and test cases.
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* Compatibility
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OpenFOAM-1.6-ext is compatible with the OpenFOAM-1.6.x and 1.7.1 versions
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of the code and incorporate most developments and changes from above versions
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and ensure top-level compatibility. In some cases, the differences are
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caused by bug fixes and algorithmic improvements, considered more important
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than inter-operability.
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The list of developments is a result of the work of numerous contributors.
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The Extend Project Admins would formally like to thank all contributors;
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the list will be updated with further code development
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* Fundamental developments
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Improvements in accuracy and stability on tetrahedral and tet-dominant meshes
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Implicit coupled multi-domain solver
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Block-implicit multi-equation matrix support
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Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) data analyss tools
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Rewrite of Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) and ODE solver classes
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Dynamic remeshing classes, based on tetrahedral edge swapping
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Radial Basis Function interpolation and mesh motion classes
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Turbomachinery features: GGI interface, cyclic GGI, partial overlap GGI
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Parallelisation of topological change engine
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Support for parallelisation and topological changes in the Finite Area Method
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Library preparation for Python/Swig interface for OpenFOAM: VulaSHAKA project
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(http://sourceforge.net/projects/vulashaka/)
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Basic implementation of OpenMP wrapping for multi-core support
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* Ongoing developments
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This section lists the applications that existed in versions of OpenFOAM
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but were abandoned by OpenCFD due to lack of expertise. In some cases, code
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may still be present but it is buggy or unusable. The -Extend project line
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maintains, validates and develops the features in contact with original
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authors and contributes new features and bug fixes.
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Working parallel point mesh and field tools, shared between interpolation
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and FEM discretisation solvers
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FEM-based automatic mesh motion solver, with working parallelisation
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Dynamic mesh features and topological mesh changes
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The Finite Area Method: parallelisation, volume-to-surface mapping
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New generation of linear equation solvers, including accelerated AMG
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* Developments to solvers (applications)
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Basic 6-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) solver
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POD solver tools: prototype
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Demonstration solver for fully implicit block-matrix coupling
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* Developments to utilities
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New parallel decomposition and reconstruction formulation, with support
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for topologically changing meshes
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Level-set support tools
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* Model development
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Transport models and top-level solver for visco-elasto-plastic flows
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Updates to internal combustion engine simulation tools
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Updated version of free surface tracking tools for free surface flows
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Updated fluid-structure interaction solver with parallelisation support
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Updated stress analysis tools, new large deformation solver formulation
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* Quality Control
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Integrated automatic and publicly available test harness with ~150 cases
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http://openfoam-extend.sourceforge.net/CDash/index.php
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Community-driven test-case base to enhance code quality and integrity.
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Contributions under
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http://www.extend-project.de/project-final/openfoam-extend-test-harness
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* Other
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The number of cumulative bug fixes compared to OpenFOAM-1.6.x is over
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5000; we will stop counting.
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