The Complete Introduction to OpenFOAM

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Philip Baldock

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01 - Introduction

001 Introduction.mp4

04:50

002 The Structure of This Course.mp4

05:12

003 What You Will Learn.mp4

02:16

004 Why OpenFOAM.mp4

08:52

005 Side Note - For Windows 10 Users Part 1.mp4

06:39

006 Side Note - For Windows 10 Users Part 2.mp4

04:34

007 Side Note - Windows 10 Summary + Part 3 The Best Solution (is XMing).mp4

06:23

008 Installing OpenFOAM 7 Part 1.mp4

06:18

009 Installing OpenFOAM 7 Part 2.mp4

02:45

010 Installing OpenFOAM 7 Part 3.mp4

04:11

011 Installing OpenFOAM 7 Part 4 - Aliases.mp4

06:23

02 - Fundamentals of Case Structure

001 OpenFOAM 7 Tutorials.mp4

05:27

002 The Run Folder.mp4

06:46

003 OpenFOAM Case Architecture Part 1.mp4

04:55

004 OpenFOAM Case Architecture Part 2.mp4

04:26

005 OpenFOAM Case Architecture Part 3.mp4

05:05

006 OpenFOAM Case Architecture Part 4.mp4

04:59

007 The .Allrun Bash Script and blockMesh.mp4

05:44

008 ParaView.mp4

05:06

009 A First Look at Our Mesh.mp4

03:19

010 Running the Solver.mp4

04:34

011 First Look at the Solution.mp4

06:24

012 The Initial Values Directory Part 1.mp4

06:21

013 The Initial Values Directory Part 2.mp4

03:27

014 The Initial Values Directory Part 3.mp4

05:15

03 - Practical Meshing and Boundary Conditions

001 The Fundamentals of blockMesh Part 1.mp4

05:01

002 The Fundamentals of blockMesh Part 2.mp4

04:15

003 The Fundamentals of blockMesh Part 3.mp4

06:26

004 The Fundamentals of blockMesh Part 4.mp4

06:35

005 The Fundamentals of blockMesh Part 5.mp4

05:42

006 The Fundamentals of blockMesh Part 6.mp4

03:09

007 The Fundamentals of blockMesh Part 7.mp4

05:04

008 Installing Blender and swiftBlock.mp4

04:38

009 Running Blender Compatibly.mp4

03:56

010 Blender Basics Part 1.mp4

03:16

011 Blender Basics Part 2.mp4

02:34

012 Blender Basics Part 3.mp4

03:22

013 Blender Basics Part 4.mp4

02:44

014 Blender Basics Part 5.mp4

03:02

015 Blender Basics Part 6.mp4

03:22

016 Blender Basics Part 7.mp4

04:12

017 Blender Basics Part 8.mp4

02:25

018 swiftBlock - Blocking.mp4

04:08

019 swiftBlock - Preview Meshing.mp4

04:03

020 swiftBlock - Setting Edges.mp4

04:43

021 swiftBlock - Setting Boundaries.mp4

05:25

022 swiftBlock - Export blockMeshDict.mp4

04:51

023 swiftBlock - Unpack blockMeshDict and Build.mp4

03:56

024 swiftBlock - Reading a swiftBlock blockMeshDict.mp4

06:24

025 swiftBlock - Initial Values Setup Part 1.mp4

05:13

026 swiftBlock - Initial Values Setup Part 2.mp4

05:29

027 swiftBlock - Initial Values Setup Part 3.mp4

05:00

028 swiftBlock - Initial Values Setup Part 4.mp4

04:04

029 GMSH Part 1.mp4

03:50

030 GMSH Part 2.mp4

04:48

031 GMSH Part 3.mp4

03:18

032 GMSH Part 4.mp4

03:52

033 GMSH Part 5.mp4

05:27

034 GMSH Part 6.mp4

02:13

035 GMSH Part 7.mp4

03:41

036 GMSH Part 8.mp4

03:50

037 GMSH Part 9.mp4

04:26

038 First Section Summary.mp4

04:01

04 - Advanced Solid Mechanics With Foam-Extend

001 Gaining Modelling Experience.mp4

08:17

002 Installing Foam-Extend 4.1 Part 1.mp4

07:04

003 Installing Foam-Extend 4.1 Part 2.mp4

04:39

004 Installing Foam-Extend 4.1 Part 3.mp4

04:20

005 Installing Foam-Extend 4.1 Part 4.mp4

05:03

006 Installing Foam-Extend 4.1 Final + First Look.mp4

06:03

007 First Look at the Foam-Extend PlateHole Case.mp4

05:57

008 plateHole Case The Analytical Solution.mp4

03:39

009 plateHole Case Increasing Mesh Fineness.mp4

07:10

010 plateHole Case Increasing Mesh Fineness Further.mp4

05:34

011 plateHole Case Extending the Domain Size Part 1.mp4

04:52

012 plateHole Case Extending the Domain Size Part 2.mp4

05:15

013 Convergence Part 1.mp4

07:27

014 Convergence Part 2.mp4

05:38

015 Convergence Part 3.mp4

04:47

016 Convergence Part 4.mp4

05:10

017 Convergence Part 5.mp4

06:15

018 Post Processing Part 1.mp4

03:43

019 Post Processing Part 2.mp4

03:50

020 Post Processing Part 3.mp4

04:42

021 Post Processing Part 4.mp4

03:39

05 - Advanced Solid Mechanics Modelling

001 Time Varying Cases Part 1.mp4

04:33

002 Time Varying Cases Part 2.mp4

03:11

003 Time Varying Cases Part 3.mp4

05:55

004 Plasticity Part 1.mp4

05:12

005 Plasticity Part 2.mp4

03:52

006 Plasticity Part 3.mp4

03:44

007 Plasticity Part 4.mp4

03:09

008 Friction Part 1.mp4

03:03

009 Friction Part 2.mp4

04:44

010 Friction Part 3.mp4

03:31

011 Friction Part 4.mp4

01:54

012 Thermal Models Part 1.mp4

02:51

013 Thermal Models Part 2.mp4

03:34

014 Thermal Models Part 3.mp4

05:13

015 Conclusion.mp4

13:38

016 Course Completed.mp4

02:07

Description

Learn CFD through Solid Mechanics with OpenFOAM and the FOAM-Extend Solid Mechanics library

What You'll Learn?

Understand the basic requirements of OpenFOAM computational modelling
Be able to take any tutorial file in OpenFOAM, set the case up for yourself and use geometries and boundaries of your choosing. Though we can't cover the majority of solvers, you should be in a position to explore particular solvers for yourself and learn on your own.
Create meshes and set up boundaries/initial conditions compatible with OpenFOAM
Be able to use the FOAM-Extend solid mechanics solver library.
Understand the foundations of steady/time dependent Linear Elasticity, Thermal Conduction, Friction and Plasticity for use in Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing engineering applications

Who is this for?

Beginner engineers looking to learn the full power of computational modelling but frustrated with the mostly incomprehensible material available online.

Researchers and professionals looking for a simple and tractable introduction to getting OpenFOAM to work.

What You Need to Know?

Basic geometry and engineering skills

A passion for science and engineering

CFD is at its core a way to solve calculus problems without actually doing calculus - an understanding of what differential equations mean is highly beneficial but you don't need to be able to solve them on a blackboard.

A Linux installation or emulation is not essential but greatly simplifies use of OpenFOAM and hence this course uses the terminal extensively. That said, no prior Linux experience is necessary, all Bash scripting is supplied in course.

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Description
Computational modelling is already central to modern engineering and industry with the demand for skilled professionals steadily rising with time. Unfortunately the software suitable for these roles often costs tens of thousands of dollars for a license and/or is prohibitively complicated to learn and put into practice. Being opensource and used in many active companies today, OpenFOAM is an excellent way to learn these methods and greatly enhance your ability to solve engineering problems. While structured in a way that makes it highly flexible and ideal for making your own projects, learning OpenFOAM without help can be a daunting prospect.
The purpose of this course is to give a simple and straightforward introduction to OpenFOAM covering common bugs and mistakes so that you can easily pass through the steep initial learning curve at your own pace. While the lessons learned here can be applied to any OpenFOAM solver (of which there is a substantial range), the focus is on solid mechanics since the implementation is typically much simpler than more popular applications (high speed flow, etc.). In addition, since solid mechanics is necessary for most engineering disciplines even if it isn't that discipline's primary interest (aerodynamics centres around the interaction between solid objects and fluid flows for example), solid mechanics is an excellent core skill to have and a necessary theoretical precursor to a healthy understanding of fluid dynamics of all forms.
Disclaimer:
This course is not a substitute for a degree in aerospace engineering or specialist consultancy, by purchasing this course you agree that the course instructor is in no way liable for any disputes, claims, losses, injuries, or damage of any kind that might arise out of or relate to the content of this course or any supporting communications between instructor and student.
Who this course is for:
Beginner engineers looking to learn the full power of computational modelling but frustrated with the mostly incomprehensible material available online.
Researchers and professionals looking for a simple and tractable introduction to getting OpenFOAM to work.

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Philip Baldock

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I graduated with an MSci in Physics at the University of Birmingham in 2011 and went on to do research in the radiation damage of advanced composites.Studying at the University of Birmingham, I remember my friends from other fields and even outside academia having so much passion for human endeavours, particularly in engineering. I could spot the creative energy of budding engineers and scientists in seconds but, in most cases, they felt like it was just too complicated to do anything with themselves. We’d watch Sci-Fi and play video games and I’d see their passion trying to get out. It always felt like such a shame that so much of the mathematical sciences are taught in so formal and impersonal a way that so few people actually take these subjects at university.That’s why I decided to start making courses on Udemy, to make the creativity and the freedom I experienced learning the physical sciences available to anyone with a burning passion for them.Of course, designing a rocket launch vehicle or a city on the Moon is hard and in many cases irreducibly so but every finished blueprint sent to a billion dollar factory must start out as a few simple lines of highschool level mathematics scribbled on a few sheets of paper.My intention through these courses is to give the many great people I grew up with a way to connect with this beautiful material and to pursue their own dreams and ideas in a practical and mathematically sound way without having to gain a PhD beforehand.I’m humbled and grateful to the countless people who have expressed interest in these projects and, if this sounds good to you, I hope you’ll come along with me in my courses.

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