ANSYS Fluent vs OpenFOAM
A side-by-side look at ANSYS Fluent and OpenFOAM. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
ANSYS Fluent
Science & Engineering
ANSYS Fluent is computational fluid dynamics software used to model flow, turbulence, heat transfer and reactions for industrial applications. It utilizes finite volume method to solve fluid flow problems.
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OpenFOAM
Science & Engineering
OpenFOAM is an open source computational fluid dynamics software package used to simulate fluid flow problems. It includes tools for meshing, solvers, parallel processing, visualization, etc.
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