doc/UserGuide/applications/index.txt

   1 [[chap_foamApplications]]
   2 == Applications and libraries
   3 ((({project},applications))) (((applications))) ((({project},libraries)))
   4 (((libraries)))
   5
   6 We should reiterate from the outset that {project} is a {cpp} library used
   7 primarily to create executables, known as 'applications'. {project} is
   8 distributed with a large set of precompiled applications but users also have
   9 the freedom to create their own or modify existing ones. Applications are
  10 split into two main categories:
  11
  12 solvers::
  13   that are each designed to solve a specific problem in computational continuum
  14   mechanics;
  15 utilities::
  16   that perform simple pre-and post-processing tasks, mainly involving data
  17   manipulation and algebraic calculations.
  18
  19 {project} is divided into a set of precompiled libraries that are dynamically
  20 linked during compilation of the solvers and utilities. Libraries such as those
  21 for physical models are supplied as source code so that users may conveniently
  22 add their own models to the libraries. This chapter gives an overview of
  23 solvers, utilities and libraries, their creation, modification, compilation and
  24 execution.
  25
  26 include::language.txt[]
  27
  28 include::compiling.txt[]
  29
  30 include::running.txt[]
  31
  32 include::running-parallel.txt[]
  33
  34 include::solvers.txt[]
  35
  36 include::utilities.txt[]
  37
  38 include::libraries.txt[]