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'''Title of script''':  Installing and Running OpenFOAM and Paraview
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Tutorial; Installing and Running OpenFOAM and Paraview
  
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'''Author''': Rahul Ashok Joshi
 
  
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'''Keywords''': Video Tutorial,Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
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Script and Narration : Rahul Joshi
  
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[http://spoken-tutorial.org/wiki/index.php/File:Tutorial1.tar.gz Click here for the slides]
 
  
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Keywords: Video tutorial,CFD,Installing OpenFOAM,Paraview.
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!Visual Cue
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!Narration
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| style="border:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| <center>Narration</center>
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| Slide 1
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Slide 1:
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Hello and welcome to the spoken tutorial on '''Installing and running OpenFOAM and paraView'''.
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Hello and welcome to the spoken tutorial on Installing and running OpenFOAM and paraView.
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| Slide 2: Learning Objective
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Slide 2: Learning Objectives
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|In this tutorial I will show you  
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how to install and run
 
  
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OpenFOAM 
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how to '''install and run'''
  
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ParaView , and
 
  
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How to solve the lid driven cavity.
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'''OpenFOAM '''
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'''Paraview''' and
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How to solve a '''lid driven cavity'''.
  
 
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| Slide 3: System Requirement
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|To record this tutorial  
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System Requirement
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To record this tutorial  
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I am using '''Linux Operating system Ubuntu 10.04'''
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'''OpenFOAM version 2.1.0'''
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I am using GNU / Linux Operating system Ubuntu 10.04
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'''ParaView version 3.12.0'''
  
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OpenFOAM version 2.1.0
 
  
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ParaView version 3.12.0
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'''Note that OpenFOAM does not run on Windows platform'''.
  
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Note that OpenFOAM does not run on Windows platform.
 
  
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Also Note OpenFOAM v 2.1.0 is compatible with linux version 10.04 and above.  
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Also Note '''OpenFOAM v 2.1.0''' is '''compatible''' with '''linux version 10.04''' and above.  
  
 
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| Slide 4:Prerequisites
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Slide 4
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|To practice this tutorial you should have some basic knowledge of
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Computational Fluid Dynamics.
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Prerequisites
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To practice this tutorial you should have some basic knowledge of
  
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Linux Commands.
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'''Computational Fluid Dynamics'''.
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And '''Linux Commands'''.
  
 
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| Slide 5
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|Let me introduce you to  OpenFOAM
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It is a Computational Fluid Dynamics Software.
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About OpenFOAM
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let me introduce you to '''OpenFOAM'''
  
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It contains a wide range of solvers for solving CFD problems of
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Open source software
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| It is an '''Open Source'''
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'''Computational Fluid Dynamics Software'''.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Wide range of solvers
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2d as well as 3d problems
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| It contains a wide range of '''solvers''' for solving '''CFD''' problems of
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'''2dimensional '''
  
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2dimensional
 
  
 
as well as  
 
as well as  
  
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3dimensionals.
 
  
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'''3dimensionals'''.
  
 
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|Now let me introduce you to Paraview:
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It is used for visualizing results obtained in OpenFOAM.
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About paraView
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It is used for '''visualizing results''' obtained in '''OpenFOAM'''.
  
 
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|Slide 7: Install Openfoam and Paraview
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''OpenFOAM and paraView''' can also be installed  
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OpenFOAM and Paraview can also be installed through Synaptic package manager
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through '''Synaptic package manager'''
  
 
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|Demonstration
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|For Synaptic Package Manager go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
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Type your password.
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Synaptic Package Manager
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In the Search Box type OpenFOAM .
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Enter your system password
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Type your '''password'''.
  
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You can see both OpenFOAM and Paraview
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Search box – type OpenFOAM
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the '''Search Box type OpenFOAM'''
  
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Mark both of them for installation
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| you can see '''openfoam as well as paraView'''.
  
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Click on mark and then Apply
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Mark both Openfoam and paraview
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Mark''' both of them for '''installation'''
  
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It make take some time to install.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on''' mark''' and then '''Apply'''
  
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OpenFOAM and Paraview are installed.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Installation''' may take some time.
  
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|Slide 7
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|For more details on Synaptic Package Manager  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''OpenFOAM and Paraview''' are '''installed'''.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Slide 7 :
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| For more details on '''Synaptic Package Manager '''
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please visit our '''website '''on this URL : http://www.spoken-tutorials.org
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|Demonstration and Slide 8
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|Alternately you can also install OpenFOAM and paraView from openfoam website on this url: http://www.openfoam.com/download
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Alternately''' you can also '''install OpenFOAM and paraView '''
  
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Open browser Firefox
 
  
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from '''openfoam''' website on this url:
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http://www.openfoam.com/download
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let me open up the '''browser '''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the browser URL type : [http://www.openfoam.com/download http://www.openfoam.com/download]
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Scroll Down and go to '''Ubuntu Deb pack '''
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Let me '''zoom''' this
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let me '''zoom out'''
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|From the first point of installation copy the command line and paste it in the terminal window.
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|Demonstration:Configure Software after Installation from Synaptic Package Manager or website
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|After the software has been installed we need to configure it, to do this we need to edit the bash file.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Switch back''' to the browser
  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Installation is incomplete
  
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if you follow the steps in the
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'''sequence 1-2-3-4''' you will be done through with the '''installation'''.
  
 
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|Demonstration:Set up working Directory
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|Now let me show you how to set up a working directory.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| I have already installed '''OpenFOAM'''
  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Configure the software and test its working
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now we need to '''configure''' the '''installed software'''
  
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Edit the bash file
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(Please note TUTORIAL,FOAM and RUN are capital)
 
  
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For viewing both the directories go to Places > Home Folder > OpenFOAM.
 
  
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This opens up the '''bash''' '''file''',
  
 
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|Demonstration:
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|If some errors occurs during downloading OpenFOAM and Paraview
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let me drag this to the '''capture area'''
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form the Ubuntu Deb pack from website or Synaptic Package Manager
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then you can download and install Openfoam and paraview from the
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source pack installation:
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Go to the Download page > Source Pack Installation
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Go to Packs and download the 2 tar files and save them.
 
  
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Create a folder in your Home Directory by any name of your choice
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Copy the downloaded files in this folder you just created.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Browser window
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now switch back to the '''browser'''
  
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Untar or unzip the files in the same folder.
 
  
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the tar files.
+
  
−
For installation we need to compile OpenFOAM and Paraview.
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Look at the second point
  
−
Follow the steps given below for Linux distribution for OpenFOAM and
 
−
Paraview.
 
  
−
Installation may take about 4 to 5 hours but this works always.
+
copy the source line
 +
 
 +
 
 +
paste it at bottom of bash file
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Look at the '''second point'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Copy this line
 +
 
 +
 
 +
And paste it at the botttom of the '''bash file'''
  
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Slide 9:Diagram
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|  
−
|
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Save''' it and Close the '''bash file.'''
−
Let us see how to Solve a problem in OpenFOAM with an example
+
  
−
Let me take “Lid Driven Cavity” as an example.
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now we need to test the '''installed application'''
  
−
It is a 2D problem where the upper plate moves with a certain velocity a
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Open new terminal window
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To do this open up a new '''command terminal''' terminal
  
−
and other three sides of the plate are fixed.
 
  
 +
Let me drag this to the capture area
  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Slide 10:Solver
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type in the terminal window
−
|The type of Solver I am using here is for incompressible flow-icofoam
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the '''command terminal''' type ''''icoFoam ('''Note that F here is capital)''' space -(dash) help '''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Press enter
  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Demonstration:Run OpenFOAM
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| A mesage in the command terminal
−
|Open a new terminal window.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| A '''usage message''' will appear.
  
−
Type 'run' in the command terminal.
+
You are now ready to start with O'''penFoam'''
  
−
This will direct you to the run directory. (Press Enter)
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Set up working directory
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now let me show you how to set up a '''working directory.'''
  
−
Type the path for Lid driven cavity problem:
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Create a '''project or a user directory''' by the name '''run'''
  
−
Now type cd tutorial    (Press Enter)
+
|-
−
                cd incompressible (Press Enter)
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| New terminal window
−
                cd icoFoam  (Press Enter)
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Open a new '''command terminal'''
−
                cd cavity  (Press Enter)
+
  
−
You can see three files : 0,constant and system.
 
  
−
Mesh the geometry using blockMesh utility
+
Let me drag this to the '''capture area''' again
−
In the command terminal type blockMesh (Note here that M is capital)
+
−
(Press Enter)
+
  
−
Now run the solver 'icoFoam' by typing in the terminal icoFoam
+
|-
−
(Note here that F is capital) and Press Enter.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Terminal window : mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the '''Command Terminal''' type : '''mkdir (space) -p (space) $FOAM_RUN'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
(Please note '''FOAM''' and '''RUN''' are in '''capital''')
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Press Enter
  
 
|-
 
|-
−
|Demonstration: Run Paraview
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Copy the tutorial directory
−
|
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Copy the '''tutorial''' '''directory''' from openfoam distribution to '''run directory'''
−
The iterations which are running can be seen in the terminal window.
+
  
−
Here we notice we have completed the solving point.
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| In terminal type : '''cp (space) -r (space) $FOAM_TUTORIALS (space) $FOAM_RUN '''
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| By typing in the '''terminal '''
  
−
To visualize these results let us open the paraview window.
+
'''cp (space) -r (space) $FOAM_TUTORIALS (space) $FOAM_RUN '''
  
−
To open paraView,  type “paraFoam” in the terminal.
 
−
(Note that 'F' is capital here) and press Enter
 
  
−
Let me shift this into the capture area.
+
'''('''Please note '''TUTORIAL''' and '''FOAM''' are in capital''')'''
  
−
On the left hand side,
 
  
−
In the object inspector menu,
+
'''and '''Press Enter
  
−
Click on  Apply to view the geometry.
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Both the '''directories''' are now created.
  
−
To view the moving and the fixed walls, scroll down the object inspector menu and go to Mesh Parts:
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| To view the OpenFOAM directories
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| For view the '''directories''' go to '''Places > Home Folder > OpenFOAM.'''
  
−
Uncheck Internel Mesh box. The geometry will disappear.
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Ttt-210, click on it
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| You can see '''ttt-210''', Click on it
  
−
Check the moving and fixed wall boxes.
+
|-
−
You can see the boundary conditions.
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Click on run
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Run and tutorials'''
  
−
Now uncheck the Moving wall checkbox.You can now see the fixedwalls and the moving wall which just now disappeared.
+
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Close this
  
−
Thus we are done with running openfoam and paraview.
 
−
In future we will come across more tutorials on solvers and post- processing the results of OpenFOAM.
 
  
 +
Now let me switch back to the '''slides'''.
  
 
|-
 
|-
−
| Slide 11:Summary
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Installation from source code
−
|In this tutorial we learnt how to install
+
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| If some errors occurs during '''downloading''' '''OpenFOAM and Paraview'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
form '''Synaptic Package Manager''' or '''Ubuntu Deb pack from website '''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
then you can '''download and install Openfoam''' and''' paraview '''from the''' source pack installation'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Download page of openfoam site
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Go to the '''Download''' page of '''openfoam website '''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Now let me '''zoom''' this
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Scroll down and click on '''Source Pack Installation '''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Go to packs
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now scroll down and '''Go to Packs '''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Download the two tar files
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Download these '''2 tar files and save them'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Go to your home directory
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| After this go to your '''home directory'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To do this go to '''Places > home folder'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Let me drag this to the '''capture area'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Create a folder
 +
 
 +
 
 +
put this as '''abc'''
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In your home '''directory''' create a '''folder''' by any name of your choice
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Let me put this as '''abc'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Copy the downloaded file in this folder
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Copy''' the '''downloaded''' files in the '''folder''' you just created.
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To do this , '''copy''' these two '''tar file'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
And '''paste''' it into the '''folder''' you just created
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Unzip or Untar''' these two files in the same '''folder'''.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
'''Right click > Extract here''', this make take a couple of minutes
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Open new terminal window
 +
 
 +
 
 +
In this go to your home folder
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| After this open a new '''command terminal'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
In this go to your '''home folder'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| type '''ls''' and press enter
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now go to the '''same folder where you have untared the two tar files'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type abc
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now type '''cd ( '''space )''' abc''' and press enter.
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To view the contents inside abc type '''ls''' and press enter
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Go to the downlaod page
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now go back to the '''Download page of OpenFOAM website'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
for '''source pack installation'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Follow the steps given on the website
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Follow the steps given below for '''ubuntu distribution'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
for '''OpenFOAM and Paraview'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Compile OpenFOAM and Paraview
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| We need to '''compile OpenFOAM and Paraview here'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| It may take about '''4 to 5 hours''' but this method always works .
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Slide 9 :
 +
 
 +
Diagram
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let us see how to '''Solve''' a problem in '''OpenFOAM''' with an example
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let me take “'''Lid Driven Cavity'''” as an example.
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Upper plate moves with a velocity and other plates are fixed
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| It is a '''2D problem''' where the upper '''plate''' moves with a certain velocity and
 +
 
 +
 
 +
other three sides of the '''plate '''are fixed
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Slide : Solver icoFoam
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The type of '''Solver''' I am using here is for '''incompressible flow'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Called as -'''icofoam'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Open a command terminal
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now Open a new '''command terminal''' again
 +
 
 +
 
 +
Let me drag this to the '''capture area'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Path for lid driven cavity
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Type the path for the '''lid driven cavity''' problem
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Already set up in openfoam
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Note that this '''problem''' has already been '''set up''' in '''OpenFOAM'''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| In terminal window type run
 +
 
 +
 
 +
run directory
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| in the '''command terminal''' Type ''''run''''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
This will direct you to the '''run directory''' of '''OpenFOAM'''
 +
 
 +
 
 +
-Press Enter
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type cd tutorials
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now type '''cd (space) tutorial '''(Press Enter)''' '''
 +
 
 +
|-
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type cd incompressible
 +
| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''cd (space) incompressible '''(Press Enter)''' '''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type cd icoFoam
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''cd (space) icoFoam (Note that F here is capital) '''(Press Enter)
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type cd cavity
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''cd (space) cavity '''(Press Enter)
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Type ls
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To view the content inside cavity '''type ls''' and press enter
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| See the three folders
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| You can see three files : '''0,constant and system'''
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now we need to '''mesh''' the geometry
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Meshing using blockMesh
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Meshing can be done '''blockMesh '''utility of OpenFOAM
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| In the terminal window type :
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blockMesh
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In the '''terminal window''' type '''blockMesh'''
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and Press Enter
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| '''Meshing''' has been done
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| In terminal window type :
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icoFoam
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now run the solver ''''icoFoam'''' by typing in the '''terminal '''
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'''''icoFoam'''''
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(Note here that '''F''' is capital)
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and Press Enter.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Look at the terminal window
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The '''iterations''' running can be seen in the '''terminal window'''
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Solving is done
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Here we notice we have '''completed''' the '''solving''' point.
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To '''visualise''' these results let us open the '''paraview window.'''
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| In the terminal window type : paraFoam
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To open '''paraView''', type “'''paraFoam” '''in the terminal.
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and press Enter
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| This open the '''paraview window'''
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Left hand side in object inspector menu
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Click APPLY
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| On the left hand side,
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Click '''Apply''' to view the '''geometry'''
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| You can see the Lid Driven Cavity
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Boundary condition
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Go to mesh parts
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| To see the boundary conditions, scroll down the object inspector menu
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and go to Mesh Parts
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Uncheck the internal mesh box
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Uncheck Internel Mesh and click Apply
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| The geometry disappear.
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| View the moving and fixed walls
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now for viewing the moving and fixedwalls
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Check both the boxes and click Apply
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Check and uncheck the boxes
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Now uncheck the Moving wall checkbox and click Apply
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Hover over the paraview window
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| You can now see the fixedwalls and the moving wall which just now disappeared.
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|-
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Thus we are done with running openfoam and paraview
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In future we will come across more tutorials on solvers and post- procesing the OpenFOAM result
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"|
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| Let me switch back to the slide
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0.097cm;"| Slide : Summary
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| style="border-top:none;border-bottom:0.05pt solid #000000;border-left:0.05pt solid #000000;border-right:0.05pt solid #000000;padding:0.097cm;"| In this tutorial we learnt how to install:
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OpenFOAM and Paraview through Synaptic Package Manager and the website
 
OpenFOAM and Paraview through Synaptic Package Manager and the website
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solved a lid driven cavity.
 
solved a lid driven cavity.
  
 
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please  install OpenFOAM and Paraview
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install OpenFOAM and Paraview
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This brings us to the end of the tutorial
 
This brings us to the end of the tutorial
  
 
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http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial  
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It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.  
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If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.  
 
If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.  
  
 
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-Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials
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It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.
  
 
More information on the same is available at the following URL link http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro
 
More information on the same is available at the following URL link http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro
  
 
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Thanks for joining.
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Latest revision as of 16:40, 6 March 2013

Tutorial; Installing and Running OpenFOAM and Paraview


Script and Narration : Rahul Joshi


Keywords: Video tutorial,CFD,Installing OpenFOAM,Paraview.


Visual Cue
Narration
Slide 1: Hello and welcome to the spoken tutorial on Installing and running OpenFOAM and paraView.
Slide 2: Learning Objectives In this tutorial I will show you


how to install and run


OpenFOAM


Paraview and


How to solve a lid driven cavity.

Slide 3:

System Requirement

To record this tutorial


I am using Linux Operating system Ubuntu 10.04


OpenFOAM version 2.1.0


ParaView version 3.12.0


Note that OpenFOAM does not run on Windows platform.


Also Note OpenFOAM v 2.1.0 is compatible with linux version 10.04 and above.

Slide 4

Prerequisites

To practice this tutorial you should have some basic knowledge of


Computational Fluid Dynamics.


And Linux Commands.

Slide 5

About OpenFOAM

Let me introduce you to OpenFOAM
Open source software It is an Open Source


Computational Fluid Dynamics Software.

Wide range of solvers


2d as well as 3d problems

It contains a wide range of solvers for solving CFD problems of


2dimensional


as well as


3dimensionals.

Slide 6:

About paraView

Now let me introduce you to Paraview:


It is used for visualizing results obtained in OpenFOAM.

Slide 7: OpenFOAM and paraView can also be installed


through Synaptic package manager

Demo:

Synaptic Package Manager

For Synaptic Package Manager go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
Enter your system password Type your password.
Search box – type OpenFOAM In the Search Box type OpenFOAM
you can see openfoam as well as paraView.
Mark both Openfoam and paraview Mark both of them for installation
Click on mark and then Apply
Installation may take some time.
OpenFOAM and Paraview are installed.
Slide 7 : For more details on Synaptic Package Manager


please visit our website on this URL : http://www.spoken-tutorials.org



Slide 8 : Alternately you can also install OpenFOAM and paraView


from openfoam website on this url:


http://www.openfoam.com/download

Open browser Let me open up the browser
In the browser URL type : http://www.openfoam.com/download


Press Enter

Scroll down and go to ubuntu deb pack installation Scroll Down and go to Ubuntu Deb pack


Let me zoom this

Go to Ubuntu deb pack installation


Click on it

Let me zoom out


Scroll down

Copy the first line to insert in command trminal


paste it in command terminal

From the first point of installation


copy the command line and


paste it in the terminal window



Open command terminal


Press Ctrl+Alt+t on keyboard


Application > Accessories > Terminal

To open up a the terminal window


press Ctrl,Alt and t keys simultaneously on your keyboard


or


go to Application > Accessories > Terminal

paste it in command terminal Open up a terminal window


Now copy this command line and paste it in the terminal window

Replace lsb_release -cs by the ubuntu version name Note that in place of 'lsb_release -cs'


replace it with the name of Linux version you are using

Switch back to the browser


Scroll up

Replace it by lucid for ubuntu 10.04 I will replace this by lucid


Press enter

Installation is incomplete


Follow steps for installation

Note that Installation here is incomplete


if you follow the steps in the


sequence 1-2-3-4 you will be done through with the installation.

I have already installed OpenFOAM


through Synaptic Pacakage Manage some while ago

Configure the software and test its working Now we need to configure the installed software
Edit the bash file To do this we need to edit the bash file
In command terminal


type gedit ~/.bashrc

Open a new command terminal.


In the command terminal type : 'gedit ~/.bashrc'

This opens up the bash file,

Let me drag this to the capture area


scroll down to the bottom of the bash file

Browser window Now switch back to the browser


Scroll down and go to user configration

Look at the second point


copy the source line


paste it at bottom of bash file

Look at the second point


Copy this line


And paste it at the botttom of the bash file

Save it and Close the bash file.
Now we need to test the installed application
Open new terminal window To do this open up a new command terminal terminal


Let me drag this to the capture area

Type in the terminal window In the command terminal type 'icoFoam (Note that F here is capital) space -(dash) help


Press enter

A mesage in the command terminal A usage message will appear.

You are now ready to start with OpenFoam

Set up working directory Now let me show you how to set up a working directory.
Create a project or a user directory by the name run
New terminal window Open a new command terminal


Let me drag this to the capture area again

Terminal window : mkdir -p $FOAM_RUN In the Command Terminal type : mkdir (space) -p (space) $FOAM_RUN


(Please note FOAM and RUN are in capital)


Press Enter

Copy the tutorial directory Copy the tutorial directory from openfoam distribution to run directory
In terminal type : cp (space) -r (space) $FOAM_TUTORIALS (space) $FOAM_RUN By typing in the terminal

cp (space) -r (space) $FOAM_TUTORIALS (space) $FOAM_RUN


(Please note TUTORIAL and FOAM are in capital)


and Press Enter

Both the directories are now created.
To view the OpenFOAM directories For view the directories go to Places > Home Folder > OpenFOAM.
Ttt-210, click on it You can see ttt-210, Click on it
Click on run Run and tutorials
Close this


Now let me switch back to the slides.

Installation from source code If some errors occurs during downloading OpenFOAM and Paraview


form Synaptic Package Manager or Ubuntu Deb pack from website


then you can download and install Openfoam and paraview from the source pack installation

Download page of openfoam site Go to the Download page of openfoam website


Now let me zoom this

Scroll down and click on Source Pack Installation
Go to packs Now scroll down and Go to Packs
Download the two tar files Download these 2 tar files and save them
Go to your home directory After this go to your home directory
To do this go to Places > home folder


Let me drag this to the capture area

Create a folder


put this as abc

In your home directory create a folder by any name of your choice


Let me put this as abc



Copy the downloaded file in this folder Copy the downloaded files in the folder you just created.
To do this , copy these two tar file


And paste it into the folder you just created

Unzip or Untar these two files in the same folder.


Right click > Extract here, this make take a couple of minutes

Open new terminal window


In this go to your home folder

After this open a new command terminal


In this go to your home folder

type ls and press enter
Now go to the same folder where you have untared the two tar files
Type abc Now type cd ( space ) abc and press enter.
To view the contents inside abc type ls and press enter
Go to the downlaod page Now go back to the Download page of OpenFOAM website


for source pack installation

Follow the steps given on the website Follow the steps given below for ubuntu distribution


for OpenFOAM and Paraview

Compile OpenFOAM and Paraview We need to compile OpenFOAM and Paraview here
It may take about 4 to 5 hours but this method always works .



Slide 9 :

Diagram

Let us see how to Solve a problem in OpenFOAM with an example
Let me take “Lid Driven Cavity” as an example.
Upper plate moves with a velocity and other plates are fixed It is a 2D problem where the upper plate moves with a certain velocity and


other three sides of the plate are fixed

Slide : Solver icoFoam The type of Solver I am using here is for incompressible flow


Called as -icofoam

Open a command terminal Now Open a new command terminal again


Let me drag this to the capture area

Path for lid driven cavity Type the path for the lid driven cavity problem
Already set up in openfoam Note that this problem has already been set up in OpenFOAM
In terminal window type run


run directory

in the command terminal Type 'run'


This will direct you to the run directory of OpenFOAM


-Press Enter

Type cd tutorials Now type cd (space) tutorial (Press Enter)
Type cd incompressible cd (space) incompressible (Press Enter)
Type cd icoFoam cd (space) icoFoam (Note that F here is capital) (Press Enter)
Type cd cavity cd (space) cavity (Press Enter)
Type ls To view the content inside cavity type ls and press enter
See the three folders You can see three files : 0,constant and system
Now we need to mesh the geometry
Meshing using blockMesh Meshing can be done blockMesh utility of OpenFOAM
In the terminal window type :

blockMesh

In the terminal window type blockMesh


(Note here that M is capital)


and Press Enter

Meshing has been done
In terminal window type :

icoFoam

Now run the solver 'icoFoam' by typing in the terminal

icoFoam


(Note here that F is capital)


and Press Enter.

Look at the terminal window The iterations running can be seen in the terminal window
Solving is done Here we notice we have completed the solving point.
To visualise these results let us open the paraview window.
In the terminal window type : paraFoam To open paraView, type “paraFoam” in the terminal.


(Note that 'F' is capital here)


and press Enter

This open the paraview window



Left hand side in object inspector menu


Click APPLY

On the left hand side,


In the object inspector menu,


Click Apply to view the geometry

You can see the Lid Driven Cavity
Boundary condition


Go to mesh parts

To see the boundary conditions, scroll down the object inspector menu


and go to Mesh Parts

Uncheck the internal mesh box Uncheck Internel Mesh and click Apply
The geometry disappear.
View the moving and fixed walls Now for viewing the moving and fixedwalls


Check both the boxes and click Apply

Check and uncheck the boxes Now uncheck the Moving wall checkbox and click Apply
Hover over the paraview window You can now see the fixedwalls and the moving wall which just now disappeared.
Thus we are done with running openfoam and paraview
In future we will come across more tutorials on solvers and post- procesing the OpenFOAM result
Let me switch back to the slide
Slide : Summary In this tutorial we learnt how to install:


OpenFOAM and Paraview through Synaptic Package Manager and the website

solved a lid driven cavity.

Slide : Assignment As as Assignment,

install OpenFOAM and Paraview

This brings us to the end of the tutorial

Slide 8:

About Spoken tutorials

Watch the video available at this URL:

http://spoken-tutorial.org/What_is_a_Spoken_Tutorial

It summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project.

If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it.

Slide 9:

About Spoken tutorials

The Spoken Tutorial Project Team

-Conducts workshops using spoken tutorials

-Gives certificates to those who pass an online test

-For more details, please write to

contact@spoken-tutorial.com

Slide 10:

Acknowledgement

Spoken Tutorials are part of Talk to a Teacher project,

It is supported by the National Mission on Education through ICT, MHRD, Government of India.

More information on the same is available at the following URL link http://spoken-tutorial.org/NMEICT-Intro

About the contributor This is Rahul Joshi from IIT BOMBAY signing off.

Thanks for joining.

Contributors and Content Editors

Chandrika, Rahuljoshi

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