OpenFOAM README for version 1.7.1

OpenFOAM is a free, open source computational fluid dynamcis (CFD) software package produced by a commercial company, OpenCFD Ltd. It has a large user base across most areas of engineering and science, from both commercial and academic organisations. OpenFOAM has an extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical reactions, turbulence and heat transfer, to solid dynamics and electromagnetics.

OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. See the file COPYING in this directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/, for a description of the GNU General Public License terms under which you can copy the files.

• To install the Ubuntu/Debian (.deb) pack, see http://www.OpenFOAM.com/download/ubuntu.php
• To install the source (.gtgz) pack, see http://www.OpenFOAM.com/download/source.php
• To install from the Git repository, see http://www.OpenFOAM.com/download/git.php

http://www.OpenFOAM.com/docs

http://www.OpenFOAM.com/support

http://www.OpenFOAM.com/bugs