OpenFOAM snappyHexMesh
MRF vs sliding mesh for a marine propeller in OpenFOAM: NCC and AMI against the PPTC towing-tank data
TL;DR Why this comparison Every rotating-machinery CFD job starts with the same choice: freeze the rotor in a multiple reference frame (MRF) and run steady, or actually move the mesh and pay for a transient run. OpenFOAM now offers two mature sliding-mesh interfaces that live in the two OpenFOAM distributions: Read more