COOLFluiD is a component based scientific computing environment that handles high-performance computing problems with focus on complex computational fluid dynamics (CFD) involving multiphysics phenomena.

It features a Collaborative Simulation Environment where multiple physical models and multiple discretization methods are implemented as components within the environment. These components form a component-based architecture where they serve as building blocks of customized applications.

Capabilities

Kernel

• Component based architecture

• Dynamic loading of external plugins

• Interpolation and integration on arbitrary elements

• Transparent MPI parallelization

• Parallel writing and reading from solution files

• Support for XML case files

• Unstructured 2D/3D hybrid meshes in many formats

Numerical Methods

• Cell Center finite volume solver

• Residual distribution solver

• High order finite element solver

• Spectral Finite Volume solver

• Spectral Finite Difference solver

• Discontinuous Galerkin method solver

• Residual Distribution solver (dedicated to incompressible flow)

Physical Models

Compressible Euler and Navier-Stokes Equations

• Perfect and Real Gas (from low Mach to hypersonic)

• Chemical reacting mixtures

• Thermal and Chemical non-equilibrium flows

• Incompressible Navier-Stokes

• Linearized Euler (for Aeroacoustics)

• Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics

• Structural Elasticity

• Multi-ion Electrochemistry

• Heat transfer

• Multiple Scalar Advection models

External links

• New COOLFluiD website on GitHub

• VKI is the research institute responsible for the majority of the developments.