Gildasd
Space fantasist
For my thesis project, I am looking for a free (I'm a student and POOR) CFD program.
Right now I'm using http://flowsquare.com/ for 2D approximations and visualisations.
This program has to be for compressible fluids. Our University has advanced software, but only for incompressibles (water) to test hulls and props. Any add on's price can be calculated in Corvettes Z06.
There literally 100's of CFD programs out there, most seem tuned to one need. Sorting this out for the uninitiated is a bit hellish.
I only need to model a 1x1x1m cube and some turbulence generators (another cube to simulate a crane, container - etc)
The program must, above all, give me numbers, ballpark, for drag (or force) - that's all - at different angles.
This is just to establish my premise for my thesis and illustrate the first pages.
I can't use hacked software for this...
3D is a plus.
Images is a plus.
I have Win7 64bit PC with 16GB of RAM and cannot afford anything else. All my funds will have to go in the test models (8 sensors, 2 Arduinos, WIFI shield, etc per cube) for a 3 month outdoor test.
Then data collection on a vessel in the North Sea (fingers crossed).
Thanks!
Right now I'm using http://flowsquare.com/ for 2D approximations and visualisations.
This program has to be for compressible fluids. Our University has advanced software, but only for incompressibles (water) to test hulls and props. Any add on's price can be calculated in Corvettes Z06.
There literally 100's of CFD programs out there, most seem tuned to one need. Sorting this out for the uninitiated is a bit hellish.
I only need to model a 1x1x1m cube and some turbulence generators (another cube to simulate a crane, container - etc)
The program must, above all, give me numbers, ballpark, for drag (or force) - that's all - at different angles.
This is just to establish my premise for my thesis and illustrate the first pages.
I can't use hacked software for this...
3D is a plus.
Images is a plus.
I have Win7 64bit PC with 16GB of RAM and cannot afford anything else. All my funds will have to go in the test models (8 sensors, 2 Arduinos, WIFI shield, etc per cube) for a 3 month outdoor test.
Then data collection on a vessel in the North Sea (fingers crossed).
Thanks!