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PART 1: Overview of OpenFOAM

A set of generic tools to simulate complex physics on real, 3D cases

OpenFOAM is a programmable toolkit:
- Supplied with source code and compilers, customised applications are created for specific problems. . .
- . . . using functionality built into generic libraries (modules)
OpenFOAM provides off-the-shelf solutions:
- Numerous applications are pre-configured for complex fluid flows, solid dynamics, pre-/post-processing, mesh generation, etc.