Dynamic meshes (sliding meshes or sloshing applications)
Conjugate heat transfer analysis
The case setup is strongly simplified by solver templates for each application
CastNet gives warnings in case certain settings are missing or do not agree with the standard OpenFOAM® solver requirements. E.g., if gravity is required by the selected solver but the definition is missing, a warning will appear.
CastNet defines the boundary by patch, not by field. For the user, there is no need to define zero gradient conditions or special wall conditions for all fields explicitly.
CastNet helps the user with many defaults in the background. E.g., CastNet selects the thermo-class automatically or sets up valid time loop parameters for the chosen solver. These defaults can be modified by the user in a configuration file.
Beside the standard solvers, the user can also define solution settings and boundary conditions for custom solvers and custom fields. The CastNet output is fully compatible with standard OpenFOAM® releases. Therefore, the user can extend the output manually for own developments or not supported features.
Simple configuration of settings for parallel runs
Probes definition and post-processing output options
Fully automated setup for conjugate heat transfer and sliding mesh applications
Convenient definition of boundary conditions using derived OpenFOAM® patches
Easy and stable initialisation with potentialFoam before the final run
Definition of local initial conditions, e.g. specification of volume fractions in particular regions
Support of baffle faces, fan faces, cyclic boundary conditions and two-dimensional modelling
Time dependent boundary conditions and support of groovyBC
Definition for incompressible (Newtonian/Non-Newtonian), multiphase or thermophysical materials
Second solver run for particle tracking
CastNet: Modelling platform for
open source solver technology
CastNet for OpenFOAM® functionality
CastNet modelling for OpenFOAM®
(ESI-Linux versions and the blueCFD-Core Windows versions)
CastNet supports OpenFOAM® for steady-state/transient analysis
(ESI-Linux versions and the blueCFD-Core Windows versions)
CastNet provides a strong user support for OpenFOAM® during the case setup
Further CastNet functionalities for OpenFOAM® usage are: