This is a list of computational fluid dynamics software — including multiphysics simulation, finite-element, finite-volume, finite difference, boundary element, riemann solver, dissipative particle dynamics, smoothed particle hydrodynamics, direct numerical simulation, turbulence modeling, aerodynamic potential-flow code, thermal hydraulics, lattice Boltzmann methods and more.
Table + List of computational fluid dynamics softwarehttps://us.metoree.com/categories/fluid-analysis/https://www3.technologyevaluation.com/c/computational-fluid-dynamics-cfd Name Developer / Organization License Notes ADCIRC University of North Carolina & USACE Coastal circulation and storm surge modeling ADINA ADINA R&D, Inc. Multiphysics FEM, includes CFD Advanced Simulation Library Avtech Scientific GPU-accelerated multiphysics simulations Autodesk Simulation Autodesk Multiphysics and CFD software, includes structural and thermal analysis CalculiX Open-source community Finite element solver with CFD capabilities CATHARE CEA (France) Thermal-hydraulic simulation for nuclear reactors CFD-ACE+ Applied Materials Inc. Multiphysics CFD software for fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical reactions in engineering applications CFD-FASTRAN NASA Aerodynamics and aerospace CFD CFD General Notation System (CGNS) NASA CFD data standard library code_saturne EDF R&D General-purpose CFD solver COMSOL Multiphysics COMSOL Multiphysics solver with CFD capabilities, including laminar and turbulent flow, heat transfer, and fluid-structure interaction CONVERGE CFD Convergent Science Automatic meshing CFD software for engines and complex flows Coolfluid Open-source community Modular multiphysics framework Elmer FEM solver CSC – IT Center for Science (Finland) Multiphysics finite element solver including CFD, structural, heat transfer, and electromagnetics FEATool Multiphysics Precise Simulation GUI-driven multiphysics, includes CFD FEniCS Project FEniCS Project community Finite element library for solving PDEs, including CFD, heat transfer, and other multiphysics problems FLACS GexCon CFD for industrial explosions and safety FLOW-3D Flow Science, Inc. Free surface flow CFD solver for multiphysics simulations Gerris Open-source community Adaptive CFD solver for fluid dynamics KIVA Los Alamos National Laboratory Engine combustion CFD MFEM Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Finite element library for high-performance multiphysics, including CFD MOOSE Idaho National Laboratory Multiphysics finite element framework Nek5000 Argonne National Laboratory Spectral element CFD solver Nektar++ Open-source community High-order spectral/hp element CFD OpenFOAM OpenFOAM Foundation General-purpose CFD solver OpenLB Open-source community Lattice Boltzmann CFD solver openTELEMAC openTELEMAC-Mascaret consortium Hydrodynamics and free-surface flow CFD OVERFLOW NASA Overset-grid CFD solver for aerodynamic analysis of aircraft and spacecraft Pumplinx XRG Simulation GmbH HVAC and building CFD QBlade QBlade community Wind turbine aerodynamic simulation and CFD-based rotor analysis for wind turbine design RELAP5-3D Idaho National Laboratory Thermal-hydraulic and nuclear reactor CFD SU2 code Stanford University Aerodynamics and CFD research framework Simcenter Flomaster Siemens 1D thermo-fluid systems simulation, transient solver, pressure surge, system-level fluid modeling Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Siemens Multiphysics CFD and engineering simulations SimScale SimScale GmbH Cloud-based CFD and FEA platform for engineering simulations SimulationX ITI GmbH Model-based simulation software for multi-domain systems, including thermo-fluid, mechanical, electrical, and control systems Tecplot Tecplot, Inc. CFD visualization and analysis WindSim WindSim AS CFD software for wind flow over complex terrain and wind farm design XFlow Dassault Systèmes Particle-based CFD solver for complex, free-surface and transient flows
See also
Ansys CFD in buildings Combustion models for CFD Computational fluid dynamics List of computational physics software Lists of engineering software List of finite element software packages List of numerical analysis software List of plasma physics software List of computer simulation software RWDI
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