List of computational fluid dynamics software

This is a list of computational fluid dynamics software — including multiphysics simulation, finite-element, finite-volume, finite difference, boundary element, riemann solver, dissipative particle dynamics, smoothed particle hydrodynamics, direct numerical simulation, turbulence modeling, aerodynamic potential-flow code, thermal hydraulics, lattice Boltzmann methods and more.

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List of computational fluid dynamics software[1][2]
Name Developer / Organization License Notes
ADCIRC University of North Carolina & USACE Open-source Coastal circulation and storm surge modeling
ADINA ADINA R&D, Inc. Commercial Multiphysics FEM, includes CFD
Advanced Simulation Library Avtech Scientific Open-source GPU-accelerated multiphysics simulations
Autodesk Simulation Autodesk Commercial Multiphysics and CFD software, includes structural and thermal analysis
CalculiX Open-source community Open-source Finite element solver with CFD capabilities
CATHARE CEA (France) Commercial Thermal-hydraulic simulation for nuclear reactors
CFD-ACE+ Applied Materials Inc. Commercial Multiphysics CFD software for fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical reactions in engineering applications
CFD-FASTRAN NASA Commercial Aerodynamics and aerospace CFD
CFD General Notation System (CGNS) NASA Open-source CFD data standard library
code_saturne EDF R&D Open-source General-purpose CFD solver
COMSOL Multiphysics COMSOL Commercial Multiphysics solver with CFD capabilities, including laminar and turbulent flow, heat transfer, and fluid-structure interaction
CONVERGE CFD Convergent Science Commercial Automatic meshing CFD software for engines and complex flows
Coolfluid Open-source community Open-source Modular multiphysics framework
Elmer FEM solver CSC – IT Center for Science (Finland) Open-source Multiphysics finite element solver including CFD, structural, heat transfer, and electromagnetics
FEATool Multiphysics Precise Simulation Commercial GUI-driven multiphysics, includes CFD
FEniCS Project FEniCS Project community Open-source Finite element library for solving PDEs, including CFD, heat transfer, and other multiphysics problems
FLACS GexCon Commercial CFD for industrial explosions and safety
FLOW-3D Flow Science, Inc. Commercial General-purpose CFD software
Gerris Open-source community Open-source Adaptive CFD solver for fluid dynamics
KIVA Los Alamos National Laboratory Open-source Engine combustion CFD
MFEM Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Open-source Finite element library for high-performance multiphysics, including CFD
MOOSE Idaho National Laboratory Open-source Multiphysics finite element framework
Nek5000 Argonne National Laboratory Open-source Spectral element CFD solver
Nektar++ Open-source community Open-source High-order spectral/hp element CFD
OpenFOAM OpenFOAM Foundation Open-source General-purpose CFD solver
OpenLB Open-source community Open-source Lattice Boltzmann CFD solver
openTELEMAC openTELEMAC-Mascaret consortium Open-source Hydrodynamics and free-surface flow CFD
OVERFLOW NASA Proprietary Overset-grid CFD solver for aerodynamic analysis of aircraft and spacecraft
Pumplinx XRG Simulation GmbH Commercial HVAC and building CFD
QBlade QBlade community GPL Wind turbine aerodynamic simulation and CFD-based rotor analysis for wind turbine design
RELAP5-3D Idaho National Laboratory Open-source Thermal-hydraulic and nuclear reactor CFD
SU2 code Stanford University Open-source Aerodynamics and CFD research framework
Simcenter Flomaster Siemens Commercial 1D thermo-fluid systems simulation, transient solver, pressure surge, system-level fluid modeling
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Siemens Commercial Multiphysics CFD and engineering simulations
SimScale SimScale GmbH Commercial Cloud-based CFD and FEA platform for engineering simulations
SimulationX ITI GmbH Commercial Model-based simulation software for multi-domain systems, including thermo-fluid, mechanical, electrical, and control systems
Tecplot Tecplot, Inc. Commercial CFD visualization and analysis
WindSim WindSim AS Commercial CFD software for wind flow over complex terrain and wind farm design
XFlow Dassault Systèmes Commercial Particle-based CFD solver for complex, free-surface and transient flows

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