UCL OpenFOAM Course Notes 2019

Abstract

The UCL OpenFOAM Course was initiated by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, totally free and registered under UCL doctoral school. It aims to popularise OpenFOAM among research students and help beginners to get through the initial painful stage dealing with the unfamiliar operation environment, also an excellent chance to exchange simulation skills and generate collaborations. In 2019, the course was held during 26-28 June, with our lecturers and 55 students attended. It was fantastic to see so many conversations getting started, and to feel that our UK/London community is getting stronger. We received very positive feedback, and more importantly, strong interests from worldwide users who wanted but could not join us in London. Thereby, this document is published online to demonstrate what we have taught. We hope this will be helpful for a wider audience. In Chapter 1-4, we present step-by-step guideline for installing/using/understanding OpenFOAM; subsequently, our Appendixes provides advanced tutorials for various purposes