3 #+TITLE: OpenFOAM README for version 1.7.x
6 #+LINK: http://www.openfoam.com
7 #+OPTIONS: author:nil ^:{}
8 # Copyright (c) 2010 OpenCFD Ltd.
11 OpenFOAM is a free, open source computational fluid dynamcis (CFD) software
12 package produced by a commercial company, OpenCFD Ltd. It has a large user
13 base across most areas of engineering and science, from both commercial and
14 academic organisations. OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve
15 anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and
16 heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.
19 OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
20 terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
21 Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
22 version. See the file =COPYING= in this directory or
23 [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/]], for a description of the GNU General Public
24 License terms under which you can copy the files.
26 * Download and installation instructions
27 + To install the Ubuntu/Debian (.deb) pack, see
28 [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/download/ubuntu.php]]
29 + To install the source (.gtgz) pack, see
30 [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/download/source.php]]
31 + To install from the Git repository, see
32 [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/download/git.php]]
35 [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/docs]]
37 * Support and development contracts
38 [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/support]]
40 * Reporting Bugs in OpenFOAM
41 [[http://www.OpenFOAM.com/bugs]]